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attractions-iconAttractions in the Southern Highlands & Illawarra region of NSW



ILLAWARRA FLY.
illawarra-fly22-webSet atop the escarpment of Knights Hill, this 500 metre elevated walkway has 2 cane levered arms, taking visitors to the edge of the escarpment, offering awe inspiring views over the valley to the ocean.
With a visitor centre, complete with café, retail and regional information.
The FLY is a fantastic destination that will inspire young and old.
Ph:1300 362 881 www.illawarrafly.com
www.illawarrafly.com

ALL ABOARD BRAEMAR MODEL RAILWAYS
all-aboard-webwww.allaboard.com.au
All aboard Model Railways is one of the premier attractions in the Southern Highlands.
Journey through the world of model trains with our unique displays and trainscaped miniature garden.
Coffee shop & light refeshments available.
Open: 10-4.30pm daily
Ph: 4871 2966
68-72 Old Hume Hwy, Braemar. Nth Mittagong


DISCOVERY WALKS, TALKS & TOURS
Weekends and daily in school holidays National Parks & Wildlife. Ranger guided.
Ph Fitzroy Visitor Centre for details and bookings.
Ph 02 4887 7270


fitsroy-fallsFITZROY FALLS
With visitor centre and café. In the Morton National Park. Boardwalk suited to wheelchairs. The falls only a few minutes from the car park.
Ph 4887 7270

 

thirlmerexTHIRLMERE RAIL HERITAGE CENTRE
Barbour Rd, Thirlmere
Ph 02 4681 8001
Home of NSW's Rail Heritage, this is more than a museum. Step back in time to an era when everyone travelled by train. This is Australia’s largest and oldest Railway Museum with over 125 exhibits from the late 1800s to the present day. Nostalgia and novel educational experience. Heritage trains operate on Sundays.
Steam on the 1st and 3rd sundays of the month except in fire danger periods. www.nswtm.org


goulburn-2GOULBURN HISTORIC WATERWORKS
Wander through the Pumphouse, picnic on the banks of the Wollondilly, indulge at the Pumphouse Cafe..
Ph: 4822 0977
www.goulburnwaterworks.com.au

 

 

mt-annanMOUNT ANNAN BOTANIC GARDENS
Mount Annan botanic Gardens is a native plant garden.
In the Camden DistrictOpen every day
Mount Anna Dr, Mount Annan
Ph: 4634 7935
www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au

 


wirrimbirra-webWIRRIMBIRRA
A NATIONAL TRUST (NSW) PROPERTY
A special place to visit!
Native animals up close, native plant nursery, Australiana gift shop, picnic tables.
OPEN: Tues - Sun, 9am - 4.30pm
ENTRY TO WIRRIMBIRRA IS FREE
3105 Remembrance Drive, Bargo
Ph: 4684 1112  
www.wirrimbirra.com.au
Set in 200 acres of bushland is Wirrimbirra Sanctuary, a National Trust (NSW) property located between Bargo and Tahmoor.  Native animals, Native Plant Nursery, Picnic Tables, Gift Shop.


goulburn-heritage-rail-webGOULBURN RAIL HERITAGE CENTRE
A working railway Museum.
Heritage locomotives, rolling stock & machinery. The ‘Railwaymen’ exhibition.
Guided tours
Open Tues-Sun 10am-4pm
12 Braidwood Rd, Goulburn
Ph: 4822 1210

 


MUSEUMS & HERITAGE BUILDINGS

Wollondilly Heritage Centre
Open w/ends & pub hols 10-4pm
Edwards St, The Oaks
Ph: 02 4657 1796

Thirlmere Railway Museum
Barbour Rd, Thirlmere
Ph: 4681 8001

Camden Museum
40 John St, Camden
Ph: 4655 3400

The Bradman Museum
St Judes Street, Bowral
Ph: 4862 1247

Berrima Courthouse Museum
Wilshire St, Berrima
Ph: 4877 1505

Berrima District Museum
Market Place, Berrima
Ph: 4877 1130

Harper’s Mansion
9 Wilkinson Street, Berrima,
Ph: 4877 1508 or 4877 2310.

Riversdale Homestead
Twynam Dr, Goulburn
Ph: 4821 4741

Goulburn Rail Heritage Centre
12 Braidwood Rd, Goulburn
Ph: 4822 1210

Taralga Historical Society
Museum Complex
83 Orchard St. Taralga. 2580
Open Sundays or by appointment
Ph: 4843 8122

Goulburn Waterworks Museum
Marsden Weir. (off Fitzroy St)
Goulburn Ph: 4823 4448

Rocky Hill War Memorial & Museum
Built in 1925. Situated on Rocky Hill.
Unparalleled views over Goulburn.
Ph: 4823 4492
   
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JULY, AUGUST & SEPTEMBER 2010

 Christmas in Winter
1 June - 31 August
Throughout the Southern Highlands
Ph: 1300 657 559
Christmas in Winter celebrations including lunches, dinners and accommodation packages.

Walking on Sunrise – and don’t it feel good!
2nd Saturday every month.  6-9am
There’s a new reason to visit the popular Illawarra Fly Treetop Walk with the introduction of spectacular new Sunrise Walks.
Illawarra Fly Treetop Walk - www.illawarrafly.com
Ph: 1300 362 881

Day Out With Thomas the Tank Engine
17 - 18 July
Thirlmere Rail Heritage Centre, Barbour Road, Thirlmere
Meet the full-sized Thomas the Tank Engine as he greets friends over two feature packed days. Take a steam train ride with Henry, the Green Engine, as well as face painting, mini train rides, jumping castle and more.  Ph: 4681 8001
www.nswrtm.com.au

Winterfest 10 - Ice Skating Fun For Everyone!  
28 Jun - 18 July
418-420 Bong Bong Street, Bowral
Ph: 0423-684-132 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it www.winterfest10.com.au

The Cockatoo Run – Illawarra Fly
On some Sundays and on an occasional Thursday the “COCKATOO RUN” brings tourists to the Illawarra Fly Treetop Walk  in a tourist package which includes transport from the railway station to the “FLY” and return for details go to www.3801limited.com.au   

Day Out With Thomas the Tank Engine
17 - 18 July Thirlmere Rail Heritage Centre, Barbour Road, Thirlmere. Meet the full-sized Thomas the Tank Engine as he greets friends over two feature packed days. Take a steam train ride with Henry, the Green Engine, as well as face painting, mini train rides, jumping castle and more.  Ph: 4681 8001 www.nswrtm.com.au

Mount Annan Duathlon Series
24 July Mount Annan Botanic Garden
Mount Annan Drive, Mount Annan. Compete in a 4.2km run, and a 18km ride followed by a 2.8km run. Many prizes to be won. $40 for members of Triathlon Australia, $52.50 for non members.
Ph: 9570 5556

ADFAS Camden - Special Interest Day
What You Need To Know about China – And A Few Things You Don’t.
LARS THARP MA (Cantab) HonDArt FRSA
Saturday 17th July 2010 12.30 to 3.30 Members $35 : Visitors $ 40 (lunch & afternoon tea included)
&
ADFAS Camden - Lecture
Lost & Found - A Non-Pom’s Career On The BBC’s Antiques Road Show.
LARS THARP MA (Cantab) HonDArt FRSA
Saturday 17th July 2010 at 4.30pm $20 at the door Light Supper included. (Booking appreciated for catering purposes)
The Gallery, Camden Civic Centre
Oxley Street, Camden
For more information ph 4655 9724 or
4655 9781 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Wirrimbirra Birds'n Bugs Day
Wirrimbirra Sanctuary, Remembrance Drv, Bargo
1st August www.wirrimbirra.com.au/index.htm

Camden Antique Fair
7 - 8 August Camden Civic Centre
Approximately thirty well-known dealers representing most types of antiques, furniture, jewellery, linen, porcelain and collectable items.
Ph: 4655 8681

Camden Country Quilters Annual Quilt Exhibition 7 - 8  August
A.H&I Hall, Argyle Street, Camden. Many quilts on display, as well as handmade gifts and stalls selling fabrics, patterns, kits and sewing equipment. Ph: 0411 202 006

Carrington Fair
14 August 10am - 3pm
A day of fun & entertainment for all!
Werombi Road, Camden Ph: 4659 0305

Basic Alpaca Handling And Husbandry   
1 August Birrong Suri Alpacas, Canyonleigh
A practical, on-farm study day where the potential or new alpaca owner will learn all the basics of alpaca management.
Ph: 02 4878 9310 or E: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
www.birrongsurialpacas.com.au

Camden Antique Fair
7 - 8 August Camden Civic Centre
Approximately thirty well-known dealers representing most types of antiques, furniture, jewellery, linen, porcelain and collectable items.
Ph: 4655 8681

Camden Country Quilters Annual Quilt Exhibition 7 - 8  August
A.H&I Hall, Argyle Street, Camden. Many quilts on display, as well as handmade gifts and stalls selling fabrics, patterns, kits and sewing equipment. Ph: 0411 202 006

Mt Kembla Mining Heritage Festival   
7 -8 August Cordeaux Road, Mt Kembla Village
Mt Kembla Mining Heritage Inc Ph: 02 4271 3737

Carrington Fair
14 August 10am - 3pm
A day of fun & entertainment for all!
Werombi Road, Camden Ph: 4659 0305

ADFAS Camden – Lecture
ARCHITECTURAL Trompe-l’oeil : Italian decorative painting and its influence on European Interior design
STEPHEN TAYLOR (NADFAS-UK)
Sat 14th August, 2010 at 4.00 for 4.30pm
An exploration of painted illusionistic architecture and its use in the enrichment
and enlargement of domestic & public
places.
Visitors $20. Light Supper included.
(Booking appreciated for catering purposes)
The Undercroft, Camden Civic Centre
Oxley Street, Camden
For more information and bookings
Ph: 4655 9724 or 4655 9781
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Bowral's Folk Club   
19 August Fentons Cocktail Bar, Upstairs at the Grand Bar Bowral
Ph: 4861 6076
Traditional Music from around the world. 8.00pm - 10.30pm

Macarthur Centre for Sustainable Living Workshop - Cheese Making
21 August, 1.30pm - 4.30pm
Mount Annan Drive, Mount Annan
Learn how to make yoghurt, quark and gourmet fetta. $100 pp Ph: 4647 9828, bookings essential

Goulburn's Got Talent
28 August - 7pm. Goulburn's Got Talent is an extravaganza of singing, dancing, musicianship and demonstrations of other unique talents (eg. whip cracking and clowning) providing a family-friendly evening of entertainment. Goulburn High School Hall Deccan Street, Goulburn Ph: 0438 218 735

Camden Festival
5 - 19 September. Events include Cinema Under the Stars; Food, Wine and Music Festival; Kids Fun Day; SK8OPIA; Lions Fair and more. Ph: 4645 5029

The Charles Ledger Alpaca Show
12 September
Moss Vale Showground
Contact through www.schalpa.com.au

Riverfest
12 September Koshigaya Park, Campbelltown
Celebrate our environment and cultural diversity with entertainment, workshops and the Dry Riverbed Boat Race. Ph: 4645 4921

Camden Park House Open Weekend
18 - 19 September. Sat12noon - 4pm, Sun 10am - 4pm Elizabeth Macarthur Avenue, Camden
Tour the historic mansion built in 1934 for John and Elizabeth Macarthur. Ph: 4655 8466

Day Out With Thomas the Tank Engine
18 - 19 September. Thirlmere Rail Heritage Centre, Barbour Road, Thirlmere. Meet the full-sized Thomas the Tank Engine as he greets friends over two feature packed days. Take a steam train ride with Henry, the Green Engine, as well as face painting, mini train rides, jumping castle and more. Ph: 4681 8001  
www.nswrtm.com.au

Tulip Time Festival
21 September - 4 October. Corbett Gardens, Bowral Ph: 1300 657 559 Featuring a massed display of over 100,000 tulips and 25,000 annuals in Corbett Gardens, Bowral, and private gardens open for inspection. Admission to Corbett Gardens apply - Adults $8, concession $5, groups over 20 persons $4-50.