WHAT is it about the Southern Highlands that makes it such a beautiful place to live and visit?
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Here are some 'must do' attractions of the region:
Drives:
Enjoy a leisurely drive through the countryside. You'll find quaint villages, rural vistas, wildlife, wineries and historic sites along the way.
Details: Southern Highlands Welcome Centre, 62-70 Main Street, Mittagong, call 4871 2888 or visit www.southern-highlands.com.au/visitors/drives
Fitzroy Falls:
This magnificent waterfall plunges more than 80 metres into the valley below. Fitzroy Falls is an ideal base to explore the bushland around the escarpment and is also great for bird watching. Its boardwalk makes it an accessible and ideal location for families and groups.
Details: Nowra Road, Fitzroy Falls, call 4887 7270 or visit www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au
Sturt Gallery:
Featuring professionally curated and challenging exhibitions that showcase some of Australia's best contemporary craft and design, this gallery also displays touring exhibitions and projects.
Details: Corner of Range Road and Waverley Parade, Mittagong, call 4860 2083 or visit www.sturt.nsw.edu.au
The Bradman Centre:
Home of cricket memories and the International Cricket Hall of Fame, this museum "brings cricket to life" with interactive touch screens and an expanded range of displays. The attributes of Sir Donald Bradman are reflected throughout the museum: courage, honour, integrity, humility and determination.
Details: St Jude Street, Bowral, call 4862 1247 or visit http://www.bradman.com.au/home-bradman/
Historic Berrima Village:
Home of Australia's best-preserved Georgian Architecture, Australia's oldest continually licensed inn - The Surveyor General - plus the Berrima Courthouse and Goal, colonial architecture and sandstone buildings adorn this village. Apparently there is even a ghost that haunts the courthouse.
Details: Old Hume Highway, Berrima, visit www.berrimavillage.com.au
Bushwalks:
Hikers, trekkers, bushwalkers, power walkers and casual walkers can all find something to suit their next wander in the unspoilt bushland and tracks between the towns and villages.
Details: Southern Highlands Welcome Centre, 62-70 Main Street, Mittagong, call 4871 2888 or visit www.southern-highlands.com.au
Cool climate wine and cellar doors:
Check out the many vineyards and cellar doors dotted across the Southern Highlands, making the area the perfect location to introduce your palette to the broad variety of cool climate wines now being produced in the region.
Details: www.southernhighlandsfoodandwine.com.au
Speciality shopping, antiques and galleries:
Treasures can be found throughout the antique and vintage stores in the Highlands, from fashion-finds to artworks, collectables and handcrafted furniture. Art galleries regularly change their exhibitions, ensuring a fresh perspective with each visit.
Details: call 4871 2888 or visit www.southern-highlands.com.au
Botanic Gardens:
The Southern Highlands Botanic Garden, established 10 years ago, offers plenty of open space for families to enjoy the great outdoors. There are picnic areas, a nursery (open 9am to 3pm on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday), several garden areas, and the young and young at heart can even enjoy a teddy bear hunt.
Located on the corner of Kangaloon and Old South Roads, the gardens are open seven days from 9am to 5pm.
