Southern Highlands
Must do
Nature in Bowral
Spring is tulip time while summer has fragrant roses and autumn, flowering bulbs. Bowral Tulip Festival runs from the end of September until early October; the Autumn Garden Festival is held in May.
About the Southern Highlands
You'll relax and unwind among the gentle green hills of the Southern Highlands, where a cool climate and rich soil have produced excellent wines and beautiful, formal gardens. This delightful region, just 90 minutes' drive south of Sydney, is known for its heritage villages and old world charm.
Good food is on offer throughout the area at country inns in Berrima, Mittagong and Moss Vale and Kangaroo Valley.
Enjoy genuine country hospitality in a cosy B&B or a grand country manor. You'll find plenty of ways to de-stress - with a soothing spa treatment, by playing golf, going bushwalking or canoeing down a peaceful river. The International Cricket Hall of Fame at Bowral attracts cricket fans from around the globe.
Events
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- June
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Monday 11 June to Wednesday 13 June Cool Flavours of the Southern Highlands
*** Latest event details are yet to be confirmed ***Cool Flavours of the Southern Highlands is a food and wine trail ...
- Saturday 30 June to Tuesday 31 July Fountaindale Grand Manor Christmas in July
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Until Tuesday 31 July Fountaindale Grand Manor Christmas in July
In the beautiful town of Robertson in the Southern Highlands of NSW, a Christmas extravaganza is held bursting with shopping, ...
Local towns
- BerrimaBerrima is the best-preserved Georgian village on the Australian mainland.
- BowralSpring is tulip time while summer has fragrant roses and autumn, flowering
- BundanoonBundanoon is the southern gateway to Morton National Park.
- Fitzroy FallsWith its rainforest gullies, wildflowers, colourful parrots and rosellas, and many other
- Kangaroo ValleyA National Trust-listed village that's nestled between mountains.
- MittagongMittagong has a fine collection of sandstone buildings dating from the early
- Moss ValeWalk around Moss Vale to see beautiful historic buildings - the Dominican
- RobertsonThe town makes an excellent base for exploring the natural wonders of
- Sutton ForestSutton Forest has been a popular Southern Highlands stop for travellers for 150
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