Welcome to Flaxton!
Things to do!
Take a short 3 minute drive to Montville Art Gallery where they showcase over 40 of the regions best artists!
13 locals recommend
Montville Art Gallery
138 Main StTake a short 3 minute drive to Montville Art Gallery where they showcase over 40 of the regions best artists!
Maleny Botanical Gardens & Bird World is a great way to spend the day if you love nature and hanging with feathered friends! Hire a golf buggy and cruise around the gardens with style. Open from 9am-4:30pm everyday.
Approx 22 minutes drive away.
184 locals recommend
Maleny Botanic Gardens & Bird World
233 Maleny Stanley River RdMaleny Botanical Gardens & Bird World is a great way to spend the day if you love nature and hanging with feathered friends! Hire a golf buggy and cruise around the gardens with style. Open from 9am-4:30pm everyday.
Approx 22 minutes drive away.
Check out the Montville growers & Makers Market on a Saturday between 6-11am. Featuring stalls selling locally grown fresh fruit and vegetables; flowers and plants; homemade produce; fresh bread and cakes; organic foods and fair trade coffee; and natural juices and gardening products. It boasts a delicious, wholesome pancake breakfast and delicious treats to the dedicated market goer.
8 locals recommend
Montville Growers & Makers Market
Memorial CloseCheck out the Montville growers & Makers Market on a Saturday between 6-11am. Featuring stalls selling locally grown fresh fruit and vegetables; flowers and plants; homemade produce; fresh bread and cakes; organic foods and fair trade coffee; and natural juices and gardening products. It boasts a delicious, wholesome pancake breakfast and delicious treats to the dedicated market goer.
Sightseeing
Kondalilla falls
Kondalilla Falls RoadJust a 1 minute drive or a 10 minute walk to the stunning Kondalilla Falls!
22 minutes away is Gardners Falls another amazing attraction in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. Best time to go is after some heavy rain fall!
108 locals recommend
Gardners Falls
Obi Lane South22 minutes away is Gardners Falls another amazing attraction in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. Best time to go is after some heavy rain fall!
Bring your binoculars! On a clear day you can see hinterland views right out to Caloundra & Noosa. Just under a 10 minute drive away. No picnic areas but its a great place to stop and admire the scenery!
8 locals recommend
Gerrards Lookout
Maleny-Montville RdBring your binoculars! On a clear day you can see hinterland views right out to Caloundra & Noosa. Just under a 10 minute drive away. No picnic areas but its a great place to stop and admire the scenery!
There’s a great lookout so close to the car park - you literally need to walk just 20 metres! A nice National Park walk if you’re up for it
57 locals recommend
Mapleton Falls National Park
78 Mapleton Falls RdThere’s a great lookout so close to the car park - you literally need to walk just 20 metres! A nice National Park walk if you’re up for it
Take in the views and scenery of Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve. https://mary-cairncross.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au
239 locals recommend
Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve
148 Mountain View RdTake in the views and scenery of Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve. https://mary-cairncross.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au
Food scene
3 minutes drive away is Montville Cafe Bar & Grill. Experience great food and service in an amazing atmosphere.
32 locals recommend
Montville Cafe Bar & Grill
Main Street3 minutes drive away is Montville Cafe Bar & Grill. Experience great food and service in an amazing atmosphere.
Bistro & Gourmet pizzeria! Only 5 minute drive away
Open Sunday 6am - 8pm
Mon/Tues/Wed 11am - 8pm
Thu 11am - 8pm
Fri 11am - 9pm
Sat 6am - 9pm
Montville Gourmet Bistro
202 Main StreetBistro & Gourmet pizzeria! Only 5 minute drive away
Open Sunday 6am - 8pm
Mon/Tues/Wed 11am - 8pm
Thu 11am - 8pm
Fri 11am - 9pm
Sat 6am - 9pm
1 minute drive or 6 minute walk away.. The Barn on Flaxton is a must! Amazing food, friendly staff and a great range of quality gifts for sale. Open 8am-4pm everyday.
The Barn on Flaxton
445 Flaxton Drive1 minute drive or 6 minute walk away.. The Barn on Flaxton is a must! Amazing food, friendly staff and a great range of quality gifts for sale. Open 8am-4pm everyday.
Experience high-tea and fine dining at this beautiful restaurant with magnificent coastal views. Friendly accommodating staff, excellent food and a relaxing garden setting.
25 locals recommend
Flaxton Gardens
313-327 Flaxton DrExperience high-tea and fine dining at this beautiful restaurant with magnificent coastal views. Friendly accommodating staff, excellent food and a relaxing garden setting.
Wine & Dine at Flame Hill Deck and Terrace, an award winning restaurant in Montville featuring the ultimate paddock-to-plate experience. Served with fresh herbs and vegetables from their garden and their very own grass-fed Angus beef. Flame Hill wines are 100% estate-grown and hand-picked from their own vineyards in Montville and the Granite Belt. Flame Hill vineyard offers the best and most authentic, Sunshine Coast hinterland wine-tourism experience.
Lunch at Flame Hill Vineyard is available on a Deck and Terrace Monday to Sunday, 11.30am to 3.00pm.
33 locals recommend
Flame Hill Vineyard
249 Western AveWine & Dine at Flame Hill Deck and Terrace, an award winning restaurant in Montville featuring the ultimate paddock-to-plate experience. Served with fresh herbs and vegetables from their garden and their very own grass-fed Angus beef. Flame Hill wines are 100% estate-grown and hand-picked from their own vineyards in Montville and the Granite Belt. Flame Hill vineyard offers the best and most authentic, Sunshine Coast hinterland wine-tourism experience.
Lunch at Flame Hill Vineyard is available on a Deck and Terrace Monday to Sunday, 11.30am to 3.00pm.
Fabulous food and gift shop! Located just a short 2 minute drive away. Open Wednesday - Sunday 9am-2:30pm
16 locals recommend
Elements Cafe
38 Kondalilla Falls RdFabulous food and gift shop! Located just a short 2 minute drive away. Open Wednesday - Sunday 9am-2:30pm
A hidden gem in Montville with delicious food and stunning views over Lake Baroon. Approximate 22 min drive away.
Open 8:30am-4pm everyday excluding Monday's.
42 locals recommend
Secrets on the Lake
207 Narrows RdA hidden gem in Montville with delicious food and stunning views over Lake Baroon. Approximate 22 min drive away.
Open 8:30am-4pm everyday excluding Monday's.
Micro brewery and great food - Recommended. And right in the heart of Montville.
21 locals recommend
Wild Rocket @ Misty's Micro Brewery
142 Main StMicro brewery and great food - Recommended. And right in the heart of Montville.
Brouhaha Brewery
39 Coral StFantastic brewery with great beers and great food. Recommended
This place is a well-kept secret! They don’t advertise, they don’t need to. Book yourself a table for dinner here
Kondalilla Eco Resort
61 Kondalilla Falls RdThis place is a well-kept secret! They don’t advertise, they don’t need to. Book yourself a table for dinner here
Local supermakets
Local IGA with everything you need only a 4 minute drive away
16 locals recommend
IGA X-press Montville
168 Main StLocal IGA with everything you need only a 4 minute drive away
A little further away..
Take a 30 minute drive to the popular attraction Aussie world and spend the day having fun with family or friends! Great range of rides and experiences for kids of all ages as well as adults, plenty of food choices and shopping! Banana Bender Pub is also another favourite located next to Aussie World.
266 locals recommend
Aussie World
73 Downunder DriveTake a 30 minute drive to the popular attraction Aussie world and spend the day having fun with family or friends! Great range of rides and experiences for kids of all ages as well as adults, plenty of food choices and shopping! Banana Bender Pub is also another favourite located next to Aussie World.
Take a 27 minute drive to The Ginger Factory and spend the day taking a tour and checking out all they have to offer. Train rides, live bee shows and tastings, plenty of entertainment for the kids, beautiful food choices with lush scenery amongst you... and so much more!
233 locals recommend
The Ginger Factory
50 Pioneer RdTake a 27 minute drive to The Ginger Factory and spend the day taking a tour and checking out all they have to offer. Train rides, live bee shows and tastings, plenty of entertainment for the kids, beautiful food choices with lush scenery amongst you... and so much more!
Experience the magic of sea life, the best place on the Sunshine Coast to get an up close look of marine animals without having to be in the water! Sea turtles, sharks, stingrays, coral fish, little blue penguins.. immerse yourself in the underground tunnel where you can watch the animals swim right over you! Plenty to see and do for everyone.
40 minute drive away depending on traffic.
Open 9am-3pm. Closed Tues & Wed.
327 locals recommend
SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast Aquarium
Parkyn ParadeExperience the magic of sea life, the best place on the Sunshine Coast to get an up close look of marine animals without having to be in the water! Sea turtles, sharks, stingrays, coral fish, little blue penguins.. immerse yourself in the underground tunnel where you can watch the animals swim right over you! Plenty to see and do for everyone.
40 minute drive away depending on traffic.
Open 9am-3pm. Closed Tues & Wed.
Take a dip in the Noosa fairy pools! See how many sea creatures you can find through the crystal clear water!
1 hour drive away.
35 locals recommend
Fairy Pools
Take a dip in the Noosa fairy pools! See how many sea creatures you can find through the crystal clear water!
1 hour drive away.
Enjoy a family day out at the well known Australia Zoo, just a 30 minute drive away! Tour the zoo and experience an encounter of a lifetime with hundreds of different animals up close, conservation shows - croc encounters and tigers, water park for the kids and so much more.
867 locals recommend
Australia Zoo
Enjoy a family day out at the well known Australia Zoo, just a 30 minute drive away! Tour the zoo and experience an encounter of a lifetime with hundreds of different animals up close, conservation shows - croc encounters and tigers, water park for the kids and so much more.
City/town information
Flaxton is a stunning rural town located on the Sunshine Coast with a small population estimated to be just under 1000 people.
Mapleton, Montville and Flaxton on the Blackall Range are renowned for their natural beauty, their rich rural history and their arts and crafts. The pioneers of Mapleton were William and Thomas Smith who applied to select land in 1889.
12 locals recommend
Flaxton
Flaxton is a stunning rural town located on the Sunshine Coast with a small population estimated to be just under 1000 people.
Mapleton, Montville and Flaxton on the Blackall Range are renowned for their natural beauty, their rich rural history and their arts and crafts. The pioneers of Mapleton were William and Thomas Smith who applied to select land in 1889.
Montville is a beautiful little rural town located directly next to Flaxton and is often referred to as the creative heart of the Sunshine Coast. The village began to develop in the early 1900s and a school of arts building was erected in 1903, which is now the Montville Hall. Its made up of a quiet, friendly community.
401 locals recommend
Montville
Montville is a beautiful little rural town located directly next to Flaxton and is often referred to as the creative heart of the Sunshine Coast. The village began to develop in the early 1900s and a school of arts building was erected in 1903, which is now the Montville Hall. Its made up of a quiet, friendly community.
Mapleton is another neighboring rural town made up of a small community of friendly people.
53 locals recommend
Mapleton
Mapleton is another neighboring rural town made up of a small community of friendly people.
If you’re up for a day trip, this is probably the way to go. Head out via Montville, Maleny and on to Conondale to Kenilworth. Returning via Mapleton and back to Flaxton. (Do the loop in this direction to avoid the unsealed road.) Pop into Kenilworth Bakery for a renowned footlong donut! Maybe lunch at Kenilworth Hotel. Visit Kenilworth Dairy and pick up yoghurts, cheeses etc substantially cheaper than a deli or supermarket - buy it direct. Grab an ice cream from Kenilworth Dairy (such generous serves!). The kids will love the fantastic park across the road.
Stop off at Mapleton Falls on the way home!
61 locals recommend
Kenilworth
If you’re up for a day trip, this is probably the way to go. Head out via Montville, Maleny and on to Conondale to Kenilworth. Returning via Mapleton and back to Flaxton. (Do the loop in this direction to avoid the unsealed road.) Pop into Kenilworth Bakery for a renowned footlong donut! Maybe lunch at Kenilworth Hotel. Visit Kenilworth Dairy and pick up yoghurts, cheeses etc substantially cheaper than a deli or supermarket - buy it direct. Grab an ice cream from Kenilworth Dairy (such generous serves!). The kids will love the fantastic park across the road.
Stop off at Mapleton Falls on the way home!
City advice
Don't miss
Montville Growers & Makers Market on Saturdays!
Be sure to check out the Growers & Makers Market in
Montville on Saturday's 6-11am.
Featuring locally grown fresh fruit and vegetables, flowers and plants, homemade produce, fresh bread and cakes, organic foods and fair trade coffee, natural juices and gardening products.
It boasts a delicious, wholesome pancake breakfast and delicious treats to the dedicated market goer.
3 minutes drive away!
Don't miss
Eumundi Markets on a Saturday & Wednesday!
One of THE best markets on the Sunshine Coast!
LIVE MUSIC. Hundreds of stalls with a huge range of quality local hand made items and gifts, amazing variety of food, juices/smoothies, eco products, plants, jewelry, body care, candles, all sorts of clothing, artwork, breads and cakes, relishes, hammocks, the list goes on.. anything you can think of, I'm sure you will find it here!
Check out the website to see just how much variety there is!
https://eumundimarkets.com.au/browse-stalls/
Open Saturday 7am-2pm & Wednesday 8am-2pm
Approximate 30 minute drive away
Getting around
Montville/Maleny Taxi Service
Montville/Maleny Taxi Service available on 0418 711 989
What to pack
Pack for the cooler weather!
The Sunshine Coast hinterland can be several degrees cooler than Brisbane or the Sunshine Coast. Bring jackets, jumpers, and your beanie!
Don't miss
Platypus sightseeing tours!
Check out ‘Platypus Whisperer’ on Facebook! One of Australia’s foremost platypus citizen scientists, Neil can take you to the best spots in Maleny to view platypus! Highly recommended. A must do activity. Call/text Neil on 0412 518 952.