Coast & Country Highlife Coast & Country Highlife OPEN IN MOBILE Caves Beach, Jervis Bay - Dee Kramer Details 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, Êve days oÂers an enticing, and tasty, foray into this postcard-perfect pocket of the state. What is a QR code? To learn how to use QR codes refer to the last page 1 of 41 Coast & Country Highlife What is a QR code? To learn how to use QR codes refer to the last page 2 of 41 Coast & Country Highlife 1 Depart Sydney OPEN IN MOBILE Outside the Sydney Opera House, Circular Quay GET DIRECTION S What is a QR code? To learn how to use QR codes refer to the last page 3 of 41 Coast & Country Highlife 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 Ëowering bulbs. What is a QR code? To learn how to use QR codes refer to the last page 4 of 41 Coast & Country Highlife 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 GET DIRECTION S What is a QR code? To learn how to use QR codes refer to the last page 5 of 41 Coast & Country Highlife Centennial Vineyards Dirty Janes Bowral Centennial Vineyards Bowral Sth Highlands 13-15 Banyette Street, Bowral, New South Wales, Australia, 2576 GET DIRECTION S 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 What is a QR code? To learn how to use QR codes refer to the last page 6 of 41 Coast & Country Highlife Eschalot Wild Food Adventures 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 What is a QR code? To learn how to use QR codes refer to the last page 7 of 41 Coast & Country Highlife Fitzroy Falls 1301 Nowra Road, Fitzroy Falls, New South Wales, Australia, 2577 (02) 4887 7270 GET DIRECTION S Public Toilet, Picnic Area Picnic Area, Cafe, Barbeque Public Toilet Birdwatching, Walks Parking 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 What is a QR code? To learn how to use QR codes refer to the last page 8 of 41 Coast & Country Highlife 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 Êrst 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. Sights & Activities Goulburn Goulburn Regional Art Historic Gallery Waterworks Alpaca Farm Kingsdale Experience at Wines Crookwell What is a QR code? To learn how to use QR codes refer to the last page 9 of 41 Coast & Country Highlife Goulburn Regional Art Goulburn Historic Gallery Waterworks 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. What is a QR code? To learn how to use QR codes refer to the last page 10 of 41 Coast & Country Highlife Kingsdale Wines Alpaca Farm Experience at Crookwell 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 * Bookings essential. This is a working Alpaca Non-smoking Coffee, Wine 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 What is a QR code? To learn how to use QR codes refer to the last page 11 of 41 Coast & Country Highlife 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 Ëoors and Victorian ash frames – oÂers architectural and artistic, drama of a diÂerent 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. Sights & Activities Bungendore Suki and Hugh Wood Works Gallery Gallery The George Bar and Dining What is a QR code? To learn how to use QR codes refer to the last page 12 of 41 Coast & Country Highlife Suki and Hugh Gallery Bungendore Wood Works Gallery 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.