Moscow Villa is 5.5 hours drive north east of Melbourne in Victoria’s high country, just east of Swifts Creek.

This beautifully crafted log hut is the centrepiece of the Bentley Plain Scenic Reserve, an area boasting natural beauty and steeped in deep history.

Moscow Villa was once the summer residence for local fire tower man and legendary bushman, Bill Ah Chow. Bill completed construction of this log and stone hut on in 1942, the same day the Battle of Moscow was won in World War 2 – giving the hut its name.

Visitors are welcome inside the hut where they can admire its unique construction and read more about Bill.

For anyone looking to camp, you can pitch a tent in the small campsite at the rear of the hut, which has a firepit and picnic facilities.

If this campsite is occupied, a larger camping area is available a short three-minute walk away at nearby Bentley Plain. It also boasts a hut, shelter, firepits, tables, a toilet and a 2.5 kilometres scenic loop walking track.

Moscow Villa is just one of several iconic stops along the Nunniong Forest Drive, which takes in several huts, historic relics, pleasant walks and scenic views through the Bentley Plain and Nunniong State Forest.