Bowral & the Southern Highlands
What’s around
Both estates sit within Bowral itself, so the main street is a walk rather than a drive. Everything else in the Highlands is a short run from the front gate.
In town
- Bong Bong StreetBowral's main street, a fifteen minute walk from both estates. Cafes, restaurants, bookshops, antique dealers and boutiques.
- Corbett GardensThe public gardens in the centre of town, and the home of Tulip Time each spring.
- Bradman MuseumThe International Cricket Hall of Fame, in the town where Donald Bradman grew up.
- Mount GibraltarThe reserve above town, known locally as the Gib, with lookouts across the Highlands.
A short drive
- BerrimaA sandstone village that has kept its colonial streetscape, with galleries and pubs.
- Fitzroy FallsIn Morton National Park, with clifftop walks and a long drop into the valley.
- Southern Highlands wineriesCool climate vineyards and cellar doors scattered through the district.
- Kangaroo ValleyOver the range, past the falls, through some of the best driving country in the state.
Through the year
- SpringBlossom through the gardens and Tulip Time in Corbett Gardens.
- SummerLong evenings in the garden. Yarrabin Main House has pool access.
- AutumnThe Highlands turn. This is the season the gardens were planted for.
- WinterFrost on the lawn, fires lit, and the town at its quietest.
Markets, festivals and what’s on
The regional tourism board keeps a running calendar for the whole district.
Visit Southern Highlands