Southern Highlands activities
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Berrima Heritage Walk
Berrima was established in the 1830s during a time of great exploration and expansion in New South Wales. In 1829 surveyor general Major Thomas Mitchell camped near the site of the present bridge over the Wingecarribee River while surveying…
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Wollondilly lookout
Suburbia and city life couldn’t feel further away when you’re gazing out from this lookout at the magnificent mountain and lake views of Nattai National Park. Take in the incredible sandstone cliff ridges and eucalypt forests of the park. …
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Mount Gibraltar
Mount Gibraltar at 863 metres is a collapsed volcanic core composed of very hard rock called Mount Gibraltar Trachyte or micro-syenite. 150 million years ago it pushed through the Hawkesbury Sandstone to form a high mountain now largely ero…
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Eling Forest Cellar Door and Cafe
Eling Forest is nestled in the rolling hills of the New South Wales Southern Highlands. The cool climate allows for a long and steady growing season in which the grapes can ripen and develop, resulting in wine that is unique to Eling Forest…
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Cheese etc.
Cheese etc. offers the finest in Australian and imported farmhouse and artisan cheeses. They also carefully source and select accompaniments, including crackers and crispbreads, chutneys, relishes, pickles, charcuterie and more. Cheese ret…
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Rainforest Walking Track, Roberston Nature Reserve
Prepare yourself for a journey back in time as you enjoy a leisurely stroll along on this easy walking track. Stroll along the wheelchair-friendly walking track and surround yourself with the dense rainforest that once covered the landscap…
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Bay Tree Gallery
The Bay Tree Gallery provides an opportunity to promote local artists and their work, while at the same time providing a unique shopping experience. The Bay Tree Gallery has two gallery areas. The first exhibiting works by many local and f…
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Nellies Glen Picnic Area
History may not have remembered Nellie so well, but one thing's for sure: she knew a good picnic spot when she saw it. Soak up the oxygen laiden air while being soothed by the sounds of nearby waterfalls. Here, you can relax under the shad…
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Box Vale Mine Walking Track and Lookout
The Box Vale Mine track follows the formation of an historic railway line and passes through cuttings, along embankments and through a tunnel 84 metres in length. Although much of the surrounding terrain is steep and rocky, the four point f…
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Berrima District Museum
The Berrima District Historical Society Museum is housed in an historic weatherboard cottage. The museum's collection includes an array of artefacts from the Southern Highlands. See the remains of the German built canoe and the work of in…
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Cecil Hoskins Nature Reserve
Cecil Hoskins Nature Reserve, in the NSW Southern Highlands, is a great place for walking, picnicking, birdwatching and enjoying the tranquillity of this wetland area. A Southern Highlands wetland sounds unlikely, but it does exist. When B…
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Fairy Bower Falls
The walk to Fairy Bower Falls starts at Gambells Rest Picnic area or Fairy Bower car park, Morton National Park, Bundanoon. The walk offers a huge variety of walks, views to wonderful waterfalls and picnic areas. Fairy Bower Falls takes you…
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Lovers Walking Track
Connecting Echo Point picnic area with Bonnie View, this easy walking track offers a quiet 750 metre stroll through open forest, with scenic views as a reward at either end. Beginning behind the Echo Point picnic shelter, the track blooms i…
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Southern Highlands of NSW Ladies Golf Weekend with Golf and Tours
At Golf and Tours, they offer golf tours designed for women, by women. Choose to join one of their many ladies only group golf tours fully escorted by a female host. Or if you’d prefer, forge your own path with one of their self-drive gol…
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Mount Carnarvon Walking Track
Mount Carnarvon walking track connects Echo Point picnic area with an isolated hilltop lookout, offering terrific birdwatching and a place to have lunch afterwards. The view from Echo Point picnic area is memorable in its own right, but fo…
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Bangadilly National Park
Located 20km from Bowral in the Southern Highlands of NSW at Canyonleigh, Bangadilly National Park offers opportunities for remote wilderness hiking, wildlife photography and birdwatching. Although easily accessible from nearby Bowral, Ban…
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Empire Cinema
Empire Cinema is the oldest commercial cinemas in the country operating from 15 September 1915. It celebrated its centenary on 15 September 2015. A four-screen digital cinema screening first-release films, national theatre and met opera. I…
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Imperial Hotel
The Imperial Hotel is located in Bowral, in the heart of the Southern Highlands and just 90 minutes drive from the Sydney central business district. The Imperial Hotel was built on history and styled for the new millennium. It provides en…
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Yarrawa Estate
Yarrawa Estate Vineyard is nestled in between the rugged escarpments of Upper Kangaroo Valley, offering unmatched scenic beauty. This vineyard enjoys a temperate climate with rich volcanic and alluvial soils, providing an ideal environment …
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Southern Highlands Brewing Co. Taphouse
Taphouse, by the Southern Highlands Brewing Co, invites visitors to enjoy true Highlands hospitality. Find them in the historic Toose's building on Argyle Street, where they serve all of their house craft beers on tap as well as hosting an…
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Mount Jellore Lookout
Mount Jellore Lookout is located in the Mount Gibraltar Reserve, Bowral. It is regarded as the finest view on the mountain with the Mittagong-Bowral Road and the Main Southern Railway. In the far distance, the Nattai and Kanangra wilderne…
