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There are wonderful country
craft and local produce markets.
There is a market at Mudgee every weekend.
1st weekend of
the month is the Lions Club market at Rawson Park
2nd weekend of
the month at St. Johns Anglican Church, opp the clock tower
3rd weekend of
the month is St. Marys Farmers Fresh Produce market, also
opp the Clock Tower
4th weekend of
the month is the Railway Station Market down at the newly
revamped Mudgee Railway Station
At Capertee on the third Sunday of each month 9-12 noon |
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– just one hours’ drive further
along the Mudgee Road.
There are more than 30 new and established
wineries, many with tastings and cellar door sales. Mudgee
has kept a unique Australian attitude towards this exciting
industry and has remained a charming old-style township
with a great array of local produce, craft stores and
art galleries. Note: the Mudgee Wine festival is usually
around mid-September each year.
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– a wonderful old mining town a four-wheel cross-country
drive or in a two wheel drive vehicle via the Ilford turn-off.
Old dancing halls, general stores and hotels where fortunes
were made and lost and where at one stage a population of
8,000 people lived a life we can only imagine! It is such
an exciting and interesting place to visit - many buildings
are still intact with ghosts and folklore to boot! Have lunch
at the Sofala Café or the Old Sofala Gaol, enjoy an evanshire
afternoon tea at the Post Office (best scones in the world
there) – it's all good fun! |
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– Katoomba & Leura are also about an hour away.
Heaps of craft shops, coffee shops and wonderful old buildings
and views greet you when you turn off the main highway into
this grand holiday destination of yesteryear.
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– also about an hour away. A town rich in colonial history with traditional Australian
architecture (buy a historic home pass) together with the
vibrancy of a young university town. It is also the home
of the Mount Panorama car races. There’s heaps to explore
and great places to eat, Bathurst is one of the grandest
towns in NSW. |
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– on the other side of Lithgow!
An engineering masterpiece of the 19th century with steam
trains of yesteryear taking you through a scenic adventure.
Enjoy lunch at the top kiosk. Open every day, $19 an adult,
$9.50 a child with departures 11am, 1pm & 3pm (prices
and times are a guide only and may be subject to change). |
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– turn off Mudgee Rd between Lithgow and Lidsdale.
Fragile and beautiful the glow worms are always fascinating
to children and adults alike. Part of the original WW2 Shale
mining works, the natural flora and fauna around these tunnels
are magical. Take a torch!
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– you’re half way there!
The ‘Dubbo’ zoo as its often known is 2.5 hours further
along the Castlereagh Highway. It’s where animals can be
seen in a natural environment – you can rent a bike and ride
around – and a day trip is easily managed when leaving Turon
around 8 in the morning. Open 7 days.
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