We went to Harden for its annual kite festival but we found so much more. We discovered well kept little towns full of history set in the picturesque farmland of the southwest slopes of NSW.
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Harden Murrumburrah: Even more than a kite festival
Drought: How your visit can help
Seven tips for travelling in drought affected towns that can make a big difference.
Read moreCarcoar NSW: The town time forgot
Just off the Mid Western Highway is a little place that bills itself as The Town Time Forgot. The entire town of Carcoar is listed by The National Trust.
Read moreThe extraordinary Pilliga Forest
It’s the largest forest in NSW – a vast, wild tangle of vegetation which has justly earned the name Pilliga Scrub. Rugged, ancient, fascinating.
Read moreCoonabarabran: town of natural wonders
Coonabarabran could claim to be the town of natural wonders with the spectacular Warrumbungles, vast Pilliga Forest and a ‘dark sky’ park on its doorstep.
Read more5 cool swim spots to try
With scorching temperatures expected to continue across NSW for the next week, many will be heading for beaches and pools for a cooling swim. But that can also mean battling enormous crowds. Lake Macquarie offers visitors an alternative this summer,
Read moreDangar Island day trip
Just a 15 minute ferry trip from Brooklyn is Sydney’s most northern suburb of Dangar Island where there are no cars and tranquility is the name of the game.
Read moreKandos Rylstone railway reopens for rail heritage tours
Try this unique rail trip along the historic Gwabegar rail line to Kandos Rylstone Heritage Rail Precinct. It’s one of the best scenic rail trips in NSW.
Read moreStroud NSW: The town the company built
The National Trust classified town of Stroud NSW has an unusual history – built as a company town for the Australian Agricultural Company from the 1820s its got more than it’s fair share of significant convict built buildings all set in the peace and beauty of the Karuah River valley.
Read moreBerrima NSW: German Internees River Walk
Berrima NSW is one of the oldest towns in NSW but the story of the extraordinary village created by German and Austrian WWI internees on the banks of Wingecarribee River during the war is one of the most interesting chapters in that story.
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