Visit Adelong – a unique and impressive heritage-listed township. Stroll along the tree-lined streets and enjoy the country village lifestyle and warm genuine hospitality. Adelong Falls, with its rich gold mining past, is an ideal spot to have a leisurely picnic or swim, or to explore the unique remnants of the historic goldfields.
For clean mountain air and panoramic views, Batlow is not to be missed. Famous for its apples, stone fruits and surrounded by orchards, Batlow is set with the Snowy Mountains as its backdrop.
Take a daytrip to the Kosciuszko National Park and visit the Selwyn snowfields or in summertime Yarrangobilly Caves or Blue Waterholes. Explore the Snowy River wild country and take in some trout fishing.
On your way back drop into the Blowering Dam wall on the mighty Tumut River and inspect the groundbreaking technology that is the Snowy Mountains Hydro System.
Hire a horse and carriage from the Classic Carriage Co to make that anniversary (or proposal!) extra special.
See the process of broom making and purchase an old fashioned straw broom at the famous Tumut Broom Factory. Very cute is the pint sized children’s version!
Take a trip through the farming country of Nangus (with an en-route stop at Nargoon Winery) to the old railway town of Junee. Visit the roundhouse railway museum, and the old mill which is now an organic licorice and chocolate factory. The haunted Monte Cristo homestead is a living museum and mansion full of rare and precious antiquities and history. The elegant Broadway Hotel is home to the town’s museum and a quaint coffee and lolly shop. Also check out the Kaybundah lavender farm a short drive from town.
Bradman’s Birthplace at Cootamundra ‘Wattle town’ hosts a collection of memorabilia on the Australian icon cricketer Don Bradman.
Gundagai is the northern gateway to the Snowy Valleys Way, a high country scenic route between southern NSW and northern Victoria, taking in picturesque towns including Tumut, Tumbarumba, Khancoban, Corryong, Beechworth, Chiltern, Rutherglen and Yackandandah. Go to www.snowyvalleysway.com.au for more information.
