Coast & Country Highlife
Coast & Country Highlife
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Caves Beach, Jervis Bay - Dee Kramer
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Open leg route
612.2KM / 380.4MI (Est. travel time 7 hours)
Forest and coast, food and wine, adventure and pampering – this road trip between Sydney and Canberra is as delicious as it is diverse.
While you could spend weeks exploring historic towns, national parks and marine reserves in this loop, ve days o ers an enticing, and tasty, foray into this postcard-perfect pocket of the state.
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1 Depart Sydney
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Outside the Sydney Opera House, Circular Quay
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2 Day 1: Bowral
OPEN IN MOBILE The historic villages of the Southern Highlands are known for cool climate wines, grand seasonal gardens and produce-driven restaurants. The region’s largest town, Bowral, boasts all three. Gain insider perspective with Wild Food Adventures, whose itineraries unite active diversions with indulgent stops at wineries and restaurants.
Tulips in full bloom and colour at the annual Tulip Time Festival in Among Bowral’s culinary highlights is Centennial Corbett Gardens, Bowral Vineyards, where award-winning wines span sparkling to shiraz. Taste the range in the cellar door, then take a bottle to enjoy at Eschalot restaurant in nearby Berrima – what the owners’ don’t grow, they source from local purveyors.
Take a 25min detour out of town to spectacular Fitzroy Falls, where water tumbles 81m from a cli to the forest below. Back in Bowral, linger in the Milk Factory Gallery, where local art adorns the walls of a former dairy warehouse, and Dirty Janes, a packed-to-the-rafters emporium of Arrive via car from Day 1: curios. Bowral 117KM / 73MI ~ Approximately an hour GET DIRECTION S More antiques await at Milton Park Country House Hotel & Spa, a European-styled mansion, now luxury accommodation. Spend an hour or a day at its Wellness Spa, a calming standalone enclave, enveloped by seasonal gardens with rare rhododendrons, giant elms and kaleidoscopic owering bulbs.
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Sights & Activities Milk Factory Gallery
Milton Park Country Milk Factory Gallery House Hotel
Centennial Dirty Janes Bowral Vineyards
Wild Food Eschalot Adventures
Fitzroy Falls 33 Station Street, Bowral, New South Wales, Australia, 2576 Milton Park Country GET DIRECTION S House Hotel
Horderns Road, Bowral, New South Wales, Australia, 2576
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Centennial Vineyards Bowral Sth Highlands
13-15 Banyette Street, Bowral, New South Wales, Australia, 2576
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252 Centennial Road, Bowral, New South Wales, Australia, 2576 (02) 4861 8722 GET DIRECTION S [email protected]
High Tea or Afternoon Tea, Modern Australian, Private Dining Entertainment, Live Music Parking, Coach Parking
Centennial Vineyards is about cool climate grape growing and winemaking. The vines ripen with lower temperatures than most Australian wine regions. Because the climate is
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Wild Food Adventures
24 Old Hume Highway, Berrima, New South Wales, Australia, 2577 38 Oxley Street, Berrima, New South Wales, Australia, 2577 (02) 4877 1977 GET DIRECTION S (02) 4877 1742 GET DIRECTION S [email protected] [email protected]
WiFi Set inside one of the most significant heritage buildings in the historic town of Wild Food Adventures creates signature Berrima, Eschalot is one of the finest experiences and operates day tours of restaurants in the Southern the Southern Highlands and Kangaroo Valley from Sydney and Canberra. We have created a
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1301 Nowra Road, Fitzroy Falls, New South Wales, Australia, 2577 (02) 4887 7270 GET DIRECTION S
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Fitzroy Falls offers a spectacular national park experience. In addition to magnificent waterfalls, it is a great place to experience a lyrebird singing along one
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3 Day 2: Goulburn
OPEN IN MOBILE The drive southwest from Bowral passes national parkland and conservation areas, replete with gorges, rivers and yet more waterfalls. This is the Southern Tablelands, home to Goulburn, the state’s rst inland city, founded in 1863.
Glimpse this long-stretching heritage touring Goulburn Historic Waterworks Museum, which once supplied the town with water pumped from The Big Merino in Goulburn stands at 15.2m tall the Wollondilly River on which it sits. Much of the original machinery remains inside, well preserved.
Fast-forward to modern day at Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, which houses a collection of 500 conversation-starting works from progressive Australian artists.
Make a detour to the town of Crookwell for two more attractions. At Kingsdale Wines a husband and wife team make vintages spanning the colour spectrum, from white to rosé to red. The Arrive via car from Day 2: cellar door is open to visitors on weekends. Goulburn 79KM / 49MI ~ Approximately an hour Continue to the Alpaca Farm Experience, where GET DIRECTION S you can meet these wide-eyed, gentle-natured creatures roaming a working farm.
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Goulburn Goulburn Regional Art Historic Gallery Waterworks
Alpaca Farm Kingsdale Experience at Wines Crookwell
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Goulburn Mulwaree Council
184 Bourke Street, Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, 2580 (02) 4823 4494 Marsden Weir, Goulburn, New South GET DIRECTION S Wales, Australia, 2580 [email protected] (02) 4823 4448 GET DIRECTION S Caters for people who use a wheelchair., Wheelchair [email protected] Access, Free Entry Public Toilet Public Toilet Walks Public Toilet, Picnic Area Picnic Area, Cafe Caters for people who use a wheelchair., Wheelchair Public Toilet Walks Parking Access, Caters for people who use a wheelchair. Step back in time to the 1880s when The goulburn.art Regional Gallery is now Goulburn was one of the first regional over 30 years old. It has curated and centres to supply piped drinking water to presented a rich diversity of exhibitions its residents. and public programmes.
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745 Crookwell Road, Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, 2580 24 Reservoir Road (02) 4822 4880 GET DIRECTION S 0414 464 206 [email protected]
[email protected] GET DIRECTION S Caters for people who use a wheelchair., Wheelchair Access Non-smoking Non-smoking Coffee, Wine * Bookings essential. This is a working Alpaca WiFi farm and the the visitor is contributing Parking, Coach Parking $10.00 AUD* toward the feed and care of the Alpaca. Each Caters for people who use a wheelchair., Wheelchair Parking, Coach visit is approximately 1-1.5 hours. Access, Caters for people who use a wheelchair. Parking
Kingsdale Wines is a boutique winery The Alpaca Farm Experience is a fun producing high quality cool climate hands-on farm experience for animal wines at Goulburn on the Southern lovers of all ages. Join the herd and Tablelands of NSW. The wines are from watch them closely interact with grapes
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4 Day 2: Bungendore
OPEN IN MOBILE Your route between Goulburn and Bungendore hugs the shore of Lake George, which, when full, is one of the country’s largest inland freshwater lakes. As there is rarely water in the lake, you’re more likely to see sheep grazing its grassy expanse.
Some 80km later you’ll arrive in the valley Bungendore calls home. Explore the town’s Wood art on display at the Bungendore Wood Works Gallery streets on foot, taking in the well-preserved buildings, many of which date back to foundation in 1837.
One such establishment is the Suki & Hugh Gallery, whose heritage stone façade encases a collection of contemporary ceramics, paintings and drawings from Australian creatives. The Wood Works Gallery – crafted using jarrah beams, Tasmanian oak oors and Victorian ash frames – o ers architectural and artistic, drama of a di erent kind. It’s a testament to what lies inside: an astounding collection of wooden Arrive via car from Day 2: Bungendore furniture, furnishings and sculptures. 68KM / 42MI ~ Approximately an hour GET DIRECTION S Before leaving town visit The George Dining & Bar, for a perfectly cooked steak or burger paired with a glass of wine from the nearby Canberra region.
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Bungendore Suki and Hugh Wood Works Gallery Gallery
The George Bar and Dining
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Suki & Hugh Gallery
38A Gibraltar Street, Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia, 2621 22 Malbon Street, Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia, 2621 (02) 6238 1398 GET DIRECTION S (02) 6238 1682 [email protected] GET DIRECTION S [email protected]
Caters for people who use a wheelchair., Wheelchair Access, Free Entry Free Entry Cafe Parking Parking Caters for people who use a wheelchair., Wheelchair The Bungendore Wood Works Gallery Access, Caters for people who use a wheelchair. exhibits and promotes Australian wood Suki and Hugh Gallery is a contemporary art, giftware, sculpture and art gallery and shop in the heart of contemporary furniture by the country's Bungendore. The gallery promotes and foremost designer/makers in wood. The exhibits local and international artists Gallery
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The George Bar and The George Bar & Dining is Bungendore's Dining premier food and drink venue offering modern Australian craft food & cuisine just 25 minutes drive from Canberra.
20 Gibraltar Street, Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia, 2621 (02) 6238 0986 GET DIRECTION S [email protected]
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids), Ambulant Access Ambulant Access, Non-smoking Modern Australian, Dinner, Lunch, Takeaway Entertainment, WiFi, Live Music Parking, Coach Parking Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids), Ambulant Access, Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
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5 Day 2: Braidwood
OPEN IN MOBILE Thirty minutes away lies your day’s nal destination: Braidwood. This part of the state draws culinary enthusiasts for its rare tru es, and history bu s for the heritage buildings and tales of bushrangers – the town was, after all, a major transit hub during the gold rush era of the 19th century. So many beautifully preserved buildings remain that, in 2007, Braidwood
Freshly dug truffles at Terra Preta Truffles, Braidwood became the rst town listed on the NSW Heritage Register.
A few steps from the centre you’ll nd working farm Wynlen House, an organic estate dedicated to sustainable food production – and to helping visitors discover the joy of knowing where dinner comes from. Book a tour to see the veggie gardens, meet resident animals and pick up supplies (purple garlic, peach chutney, enormous duck eggs) for tomorrow’s breakfast.
Braidwood is the gateway to Monga National Arrive via car from Day 2: Park (reopening mid-2021). Its union of high- Braidwood altitude eucalyptus forest and ancient cool- 48KM / 30MI ~ Approximately 32 minutes GET DIRECTION S temperate rainforest reveal tree ferns, owering waratah and plumwood trees. Stroll beside rivers to picnic areas, or hike tracks used by Aboriginal tribes for tens of thousands of years.
Sights & Activities Wynlen House: Tour a Unique Urban Monga National Regenerative Park Farm and Market Garden
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Helen M Lynch
Monga National Park, Monga, New South Wales, Australia, 2622 1300 072 757 GET DIRECTION S [email protected]
92 Monkittee Street, Braidwood, New Non-smoking, Picnic Area Picnic Area South Wales, Australia, 2622 Horse Riding, Walks, Hiking, Lookouts (02) 4842 1127 GET DIRECTION S [email protected] Monga National Park has something for all, with 4WD touring routes, walking and Non- * Per Person. Children under 12 are free. There is a smoking horse riding tracks to enjoy, peaceful minimum of two paying guests needed to book a visit. All $35.00 bookings to visit this working farm are private bookings places to picnic, and ancient forests AUD* and should be booked in advance.
This urban micro farm is a great place to see just how vegetables, eggs and table poultry are raised for top quality chemical free food.
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6 Day 3: Batemans Bay
OPEN IN MOBILE Today you’re driving from the mountains to the coast, through Monga National Park and over the Clyde River until you reach the sea. Batemans Bay is part of the state’s ‘Oyster Coast’, so named for the sheer number of regional growers producing top-quality molluscs.
The extensive waterways also make the area popular among adventure-seekers, as you’ll A freshly shucked oyster at Wray Street Oyster Shed, Batemans discover on a Region X guided kayak across Bay Batemans Marine Park – some experiences feature oyster tastings, others serve pizza while paddling. Look out for dolphins, penguins, seals and whales, plus all manner of sea birds.
Back on land, the Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens were created to showcase the diversity of the state’s ora, from plants with signi cant Aboriginal importance to rare and endangered species. This protected enclave draws animals aplenty, so watch for birds and kangaroos.
Arrive via car from Day 3: Grab one last glimpse of the bay at JJ’s at the Batemans Bay Marina, where oor-to-ceiling windows o er 60KM / 38MI ~ Approximately 44 minutes GET DIRECTION S unbroken views over the yacht-studded water. Sit down to ocean-fresh seafood, or take away and enjoy later.
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Region X Sea Eurobodalla Kayak and Regional Camping Botanic Garden Adventures
JJ's at the Marina
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Princes Highway, Mogo, New South Region X Boat Shed, Mossy Point, New Wales, Australia, 2536 South Wales, Australia, 2537 (02) 4471 2544 1300 001 060 GET DIRECTION S GET DIRECTION S [email protected] [email protected]
Free Entry Public Toilet, Picnic Area Public Toilet Public Toilet Parking Picnic Area, Cafe Public Toilet Birdwatching, Walks, WiFi Parking, Coach Parking Kayak the beautiful waters of the Batemans Marine Park, part of the Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens is unspoilt South Coast with multi award situated 5 klms south of Batemans Bay winning kayak company, Region X. Join a and one of the top 10 gardens in Australia.
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27 Beach Road, Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Australia, 2536 (02) 4472 4499 GET DIRECTION S [email protected]
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Celebrate the beauty of the South Coast with JJ’s at the Marina in Batemans Bay. Overlooking the Marina, every seat has uninterrupted breathtaking water views.
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7 Day 3: Milton & Mollymook
OPEN IN MOBILE The rst half of your journey north toward neighbouring Milton and Mollymook rambles through Murramarang National Park; the second takes you close to – and over – the water via Meroo National Park and Dolphin Point. Mollymook’s two-kilometre beach, known for its stellar surf breaks, draws many sightseers. But this part of the South Coast is also a culinary
Delicious meals are on the menu at Rick Stein's restaurant - hotspot, so prepare to feast. Bannisters Hotel Top of the list is English celebrity chef Rick Stein’s seafood restaurant inside boutique hotel Bannisters by the Sea. The food (Stein’s sh pie is legendary) is only outshone by sweeping ocean views. Inland, Milton’s Small Town Food + Wine spotlights local and native produce, whether Clyde River oysters with nger lime, or tooth sh with samphire.
More food and wine awaits at Cuppitt’s Estate, with its restaurant, winery, brewery and fromagerie, plus cottages where you can Arrive via car from Day 3: overnight. Visit the cellar door to sip chardonnay Milton & Mollymook 56KM / 35MI ~ Approximately 38 or pinot noir, paired with housemade chevre or minutes GET DIRECTION S haloumi. Let someone else to take the wheel for a few hours on a Wine Knot Tour, shuttling you to Cupitt’s as well as other Shoalhaven Coast vineyards and wineries.
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Rick Stein at Small Town Bannisters Food and Wine Mollymook
Wine Knot Cupitt's Estate Tours
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41 Wason Street, Milton, New South 191 Mitchell Parade, Mollymook Beach, Wales, Australia, 2538 New South Wales, Australia, 2539 (02) 4454 2264 (02) 4454 7400 GET DIRECTION S GET DIRECTION S [email protected] [email protected]
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A cosy neighbourhood bistro brought to "Over the last six years running Rick Stein you by the people of St Isidore, providing at Bannisters with my wife , Sarah has a destination for delicious food and juicy been a complete joy... As a seafood wine on the south chef, plenty
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Cupitt's Estate
5 Bombora Crescent, Mollymook Beach, New South Wales, Australia, 58 Washburton Road, Ulladulla, New 2539 South Wales, Australia, 2539 0407 474 291 GET DIRECTION S (02) 4455 7888 GET DIRECTION S [email protected] [email protected]
Australian, Bar, Beer, Beverage, Brasserie, Cocktails, Coffee, Degustation, Dessert, European, French, Gourmet, Light Why Wine Knot? Here at Wine Knot, not Meals, Modern Australian, Modern European, Pizza or Wood only are we avid beverage consumers, fired Pizza, Slow Food, Tapas, Tasting Flight, Vegan, we appreciate the finer things in life. We Vegetarian, Wine, Wine Bar, Woodfired Cooking, Dinner, Lunch, Waterside Dining operate with finesse, Entertainment, WiFi, Live Music Parking
Cupitt's Winery is a South Coast food, wine, beer and cheese experience comprised of a family run boutique Winery, Cellar Door, Restuarant, Bar, Microbrewery and
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8 Day 4: Huskisson
OPEN IN MOBILE Contunuing north, your journey today departs the coast through Conjola National Park, before landing you in the centre of Jervis Bay. The surrounding beaches are home to the world’s whitest sands, and the waters see migrating humpback whales (May through November) and bottlenose dolphins year-round. The resident population will play o the bow of your Dolphin
Whale breaching at Point Perpendicular - Jervis Bay Wild Watch Cruises or Jervis Bay Wild boat.
For a di erent perspective, Dive Jervis Bay takes you below the surface to spot yet more dolphins as well as seals and Port Jackson sharks. Register to snorkel with humpbacks during whale season.
Huskisson’s dining outlets celebrate the bay’s produce. Open breakfast through dinner, Five Little Pigs café serves tasty bites like prawn toast, and fried squid with pickled papaya. Nearby, The Quarters occupies a century-old costal cottage with style to spare – set dinners here are Arrive via car from Day 4: best enjoyed on the deck, the waves your Huskisson soundtrack. Or opt for tasty vegetarian fare at 53KM / 33MI ~ Approximately 38 minutes GET DIRECTION S Pilgrims, which does a brisk trade in meat-free burgers and pies.
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The Quarters Huskisson Pilgrims Vegetarian Cafe
5 Little Pigs Jervis Bay Wild Cafe
Dolphin Watch Dive Jervis Bay Cruises Jervis Bay
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13 Currambene Street, Huskisson, New South Wales, Australia, 2540
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Pilgrims Vegetarian Cafe
64 Owen Street, Huskisson, New South Wales, Australia, 2540 (02) 4441 7056 GET DIRECTION S [email protected]
5 Little Pigs is located in the hustle and bustle of the main strip of Owen Street in Huskisson on the NSW South Coast. 5
Princes Highway, Milton, New South Wales, Australia, 2538
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Shoalhaven Tourism
64 Owen Street, Huskisson, New South 58 Owen Street, Huskisson, New South Wales, Australia, 2540 Wales, Australia, 2540 (02) 4441 5255 (02) 4441 7002 GET DIRECTION S GET DIRECTION S [email protected] [email protected] Public Toilet Public Toilet WiFi Parking Dive Jervis Bay offers a variety of trips for Jervis Bay is renowned for its natural scuba diving and snorkelling. Experience beauty and extraordinary wildlife, such some of the thirty plus great dives of as dolphins, seals, sea birds, fairy Jervis Bay Marine penguins and migrating whales (from May through
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50 Owen Street, Huskisson, New South Wales, Australia, 2540 (02) 4441 6311 GET DIRECTION S [email protected]
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Dolphin Watch Cruises - the most experienced cruise company in Jervis Bay, operating for over 25 years, who have now won more then 25 tourism
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9 Day 4: Jervis Bay
OPEN IN MOBILE Whichever direction you drive – north to the Beecroft Peninsula or south to Booderee National Park – you’re guaranteed coastal views. Within the latter you’ll nd the only Aboriginal-owned Botanic Gardens in the country. The focus is on native ora, so you can taste bush tucker and discover the Koori tribe’s medicinal plants.
For ‘medicine’ of a di erent kind, visit Have a picnic packed by Hyams Beach Hampers at Blenheim Coolangatta Estate Winery. Occupying 120 Beach hectares on the banks of the Shoalhaven River, this vineyard was established by the South Coast’s rst colony. Today you can sip wines at the cellar door, partake in adventure activities, sit down to meals in the restaurant or overnight in historic cottages.
As you make your way up the coast, try Bangalay Dining, an applauded restaurant that heroes native produce like kangaroo with saltbush, and a dessert of mango with green ants. The dining room is steps from Seven Mile Beach, a 12km Arrive via car from Day 4: stretch of sand from Shoalhaven Heads to Jervis Bay 18KM / 11MI ~ Approximately 16 Gerroa. Surf, snorkel, swim – it’s long enough to minutes GET DIRECTION S o er water conditions for every activity.
Continue north to The Shed Gerroa, an architect- designed lodging with space to sleep 10. Curl by the re, dive into the pool, cook up a feast in the gourmet kitchen – or just soak up views of the farm, overlooking Walkers Beach.
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Sights & Activities Booderee National Park
Booderee Botanic Gardens National Park Coolangatta Botanic Estate Winery Gardens
Bangalay The Shed. Gerroa Dining
Seven Mile Beach, Gerroa
Parks Australia
Booderee National Park, Botanic Gardens, Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia, 2540 (02) 4443 0977 GET DIRECTION S [email protected]
Public Toilet, Picnic Area Picnic Area, Barbeque Public Toilet Birdwatching, Walks Parking
Booderee Botanic Gardens are the only Aboriginal-owned botanic gardens in Australia. Here visitors can learn about bush tucker and medicinal uses of plants and the
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Coolangatta Estate Winery
30 Staples Street, Shoalhaven Heads, New South Wales, Australia, 2535 (02) 4448 7729 1335 Bolong Road, Coolangatta, New GET DIRECTION S [email protected] South Wales, Australia, 2535
(02) 4448 7131 Non-smoking GET DIRECTION S [email protected] Australian, Bar, Beverage, Dessert, Five Star Hotel Dining, Gourmet, Hamburgers, Light Meals, Modern Australian, Caters for people who use a wheelchair., Wheelchair Modern European, Native Australian, Seafood, Share Plates, Access Steak, Tasting Flight, Vegetarian, Wine, Wine Bar, Breakfast, Australian, Bistro/Cafe/Deli, Modern Australian, Dinner, Dinner, Lunch, Takeaway, Waterside Dining Lunch, Private Dining WiFi Entertainment, WiFi, Live Music Parking, Coach Parking Parking, Coach Parking, Electric Vehicle Charging Point Caters for people who use a wheelchair., Wheelchair Access, Caters for people who use a wheelchair. Bangalay Dining is the South Coast's newest destination restaurant, nestled Coolangatta Estate grapes are grown between Bangalay sand forest on Seven on the slopes of Mount Coolangatta and Mile Beach and the Shoalhaven Heads have won 150 trophies and over 1700 Golf Course in wine awards at regional, national and
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36 Crooked River Road, Gerroa, New South Wales, Australia, 2534
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Crooked River Road, Gerroa, New South Wales, Australia, 2534
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No matter what time of year, water fun is always on the menu at Seven Mile Beach. From toddler-friendly shallows of the Crooked River mouth
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10 Day 4: Gerringong
OPEN IN MOBILE From The Shed, it’s three kilometres into Gerringong, set on a swoon-worthy headland replete with dramatic coastal walks, ocean pools and a Whale Watching Platform, best visited May through November.
Back in town, experience a meal at The Hill Kitchen & Bar, which o ers yet more coastal views, matched in vibrancy by the food on your Scenic aerial over Ourie Pool off Werri Beach, Gerringong plate: think gourmet pizzas and sh-and-chips.
Venture south a kilometre to Buena Vista Farm, a seven-hectare estate growing chemical-free vegetables, producing free-range eggs and making healthful wholefoods like kimchi, ke r, bone broth and seasonal pickles. Gardening workshops, cheesemaking classes, or simple ground tours all teach about life on the land.
Just to the north, family owned Crooked River Wines is the perfect place to end the day. At the cellar door, sip wine and beer (there’s an on-site Arrive via car from Day 4: Gerringong brewery), or savour scampi linguini in the 65KM / 40MI ~ Approximately an restaurant. It’s hard to leave; thankfully, the hour GET DIRECTION S estate also o ers overnight accommodation.
Sights & Activities
Gerringong Whale Crooked River Watching Wines Platform
Buena Vista The Hill Bar and Farm Kitchen
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11 Willowvale Road, Gerringong, New South Wales, Australia, 2534 Belinda Street, Gerringong, New South Wales, Australia, 2534 (02) 4234 0975 GET DIRECTION S 1300 654 262 [email protected] GET DIRECTION S [email protected] Non-smoking Australian, Beer, Coffee, Light Meals, Modern Australian, Free Entry Parking Seafood, Seasonal Local Produce, Share Plates, Wine, Lunch A whale watching platform located Live Music Parking, Coach Parking above the cliffs on the Gerringong Headland, this is the ideal place to see Crooked River Wines is a family owned the whales migrating north from late and operated winery that was first established in 1998. It is situated atop the rich volcanic alluvial soil
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Buena Vista Farm
98 Fern Street, Gerringong, New South 250 Fern Street, Gerringong, New Wales, Australia, 2534 South Wales, Australia, 2534 0402 345 348 0414 703 958 GET DIRE GET DIRECTION S [email protected] [email protected] Caters for people who use a wheelchair., Wheelchair Access Buena Vista is a family farm bought by Non-smoking Bar, Dessert, Gluten Free Available, Mediterranean, Modern Fiona’s great-great-grandfather in 1859, Australian, Pizza or Wood fired Pizza, Share Plates, Wine when, after renting it for almost twenty Bar, Dinner, Lunch, Private Dining, Takeaway years, it came up for sale. Live Music Caters for people who use a wheelchair., Wheelchair Access, Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
Bar and kitchen located on the South Coast of NSW with sweeping views of Werri Beach. Providing a relaxed atmosphere, extensive range of beer, wine
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11 Day 5: Kiama
OPEN IN MOBILE It’s a 10km drive from Gerringong to Kiama, so take your time and explore Werri Beach en route. From here, bear inland toward the Barren Grounds Nature Reserve. Encircled by cli s, this national park is a hotspot for twitchers – its 180 bird species include endangered eastern bristlebirds and eastern ground parrots. Flora brings a riot of colour across seasons, with heath
Couple watching the water plume from the Kiama blowhole wild owers blooming in spring and summer, and banksias in winter.
Explore this wilderness spectacle from great heights at Illawarra Fly Treetop Adventures, which o ers the country’s loftiest ziplines through rainforest as well as treetop strolls along an elevated walkway through the canopy. Keep the adrenaline pumping, and paddle the mangrove- lined shorelines of Kiama’s Minnamurra River with Escape Kayak Tours.
Hungry yet? Art Bar Kiama doesn’t mince its Arrive via car from Day 5: words: paintings aplenty line walls, alongside Kiama wines and tapas plates on tables. What’s left 10KM / 6MI ~ Approximately 10 minutes GET DIRECTION S unspoken is its expansive hilltop views. Meanwhile, Penny Whistlers is smack bang on Kiama Harbour, serving up sandwiches and burgers for lunch, steak and seafood for dinner.
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Sights & Activities Art Bar Kiama
Escape Kayak Tours Art Bar Kiama
Penny Zipline at Whistlers Illawarra Fly
Barren Grounds Nature Reserve
Art Bar Kiama Escape Kayak Tours
4 Tingira Crescent, Kiama, New South Wales, Australia, 2533 (02) 4232 4990 GET DIRECTION S [email protected]
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The Art Bar Kiama is a contemporary art gallery, tapas restaurant and bar located on the beautiful south coast of New South Wales in the
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31 Shoalhaven Street, Kiama, New 182 Knights Hill Road, Knights Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 2533 South Wales, Australia, 2577 (02) 4233 2770 (02) 4885 1010 GET DIRECTION S GET DIRECTION S [email protected] [email protected]
Public Toilet, Non-smoking, Picnic Area * Walk up prices Picnic Area, Cafe Public Toilet Penny Whistlers is a cool harbour view shown. Book online to $75 AUD* Parking, Coach Parking secure your spot and cafe. With its relaxed atmosphere and save! great friendly service, it offers artisan coffee by Campos and amazing Officially the highest zipline tour in gourmet Australia, zoom in and experience the Illawarra Fly Zipline Tour as you fly on a series of cable spans
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Free Selectors Road, Barren Grounds, New South Wales, Australia, 2577
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Boasting spectacular views, amazing birdwatching and walking opportunities for all ages, Barren Grounds is perfect for a school excursion or family day out. Escape from
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12 Day 5: Robertson
OPEN IN MOBILE Say goodbye to water and head inland to Robertson, your journey crossing the Macquarie Pass National Park before arriving in town. On the edge of a Southern Highlands plateau, Robertson life revolves around food and wine. Develop an appreciation for local produce on a Maugers Paddock to Plate Tour, an insightful tour revealing best-practice farming.
Cows at Small Cow Farm in Robertson - James Horan No less educational, or tasty, is the Robertson Cheese Factory, with its whimsically named Whey Café and Dairy Store. Stay for lunch or stray with take away farm-fresh fromage and local treats: fudge, relish, jams, house-baked bread and still- warm eggs, to name a few.
Plenty of culinary highlights lie in between, including the award-winning Robertson Pie Shop – think steak-and-kidney, curried chicken, and apple turnover – and Public House and Kitchen. This historic 1887 pub comes with country Arrive via car from Day 5: swagger to spare, from its accommodation to the Robertson dining room, with specialty pies on display from 37KM / 23MI ~ Approximately 34 minutes GET DIRECTION S the aforementioned shop, as well as burgers and grilled meats.
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Robertson Cheese Robertson Pie Factory Shop
Maugers Robertson Paddock to Public House Plate Tours and Kitchen
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107 Illawarra Highway, Robertson, New South Wales, Australia, 2577
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4400 Illawarra Highway, Robertson, New South Wales, Australia, 2577 (02) 4885 1330 GET DIRECTION S [email protected]
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Robertson Pie Shop sells the pies that made Robertson famous. Choose from
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24 mouth watering varieties and tempt Robertson Public House your taste buds. Famous for its savoury and Kitchen
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89 Hoddle Street, Robertson, New South Wales, Australia, 2577 [email protected] GET DIRECTI
Caters for people who use a wheelchair., Wheelchair 5110 Illawarra Highway, Robertson, New Access South Wales, Australia, 2577 Modern Australian, Dinner, Lunch, Private Dining, Takeaway 0488 499 442 WiFi, Live Music Parking, Coach Parking GET DIRECTION S [email protected] Caters for people who use a wheelchair., Wheelchair Access, Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
We are a rustic country pub steeped in Maugers Meats is an iconic family- history and full of charm situated at the owned butchery business which is gateway to the Southern Highlands. We famous for producing its own grass-fed beef and lamb on the family farm in provide a warm, picturesque
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