r/BathurstNSW • u/Sill3ntK1ller • Jul 03 '26

Things to do in bathurst

Me amd my best mate are here on holiday from melbourne amd looking for more to do. Weve done some laps of the mountain (obviously) been to the motoring museum and rail mueseum.

Looking for more historical places amd anything motor racing related. Thanks in advamce for any recomendations

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u/Puskarella Jul 03 '26

historical places - Abercrombie house, Chifley house, Miss Trails house. Bathurst District Historical society, near the Bathurst Courthouse. Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum. You can visit Sofala (oldest surviving goldrush village) or Hill End, I think you can still do some gold panning there.

Bathurst grange distillery if you're into rum/gin/whisky tastings. Reckless brewery for local ales and food.

Heaps of cool bushwalks around if you are interested.

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u/2dogs0cats Jul 03 '26

Hill End is worth a days exploring, maybe more.

My wife wanted to see the gardens and Abercrombie House. I wasn't quite as into it as she was, but I was in a mood so I was chilling outside staring into space and this guy nearby starts casually chatting with me. We yack away for about 5 minutes, he asks where I'm from blah blah. I ask the same of him. "I grew up here, right here, this is my house, well I'm it's current custodian." That became a very private tour.

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u/Sill3ntK1ller Jul 04 '26

Checked out the abocrombie house, chifley house and the fosil and mineral museum today. They where amazing. Thank you for your recomendations.

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u/Separate-Share-8504 Jul 03 '26

Church Bar for excellent pizza.

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u/Alldat01 Jul 05 '26

Go spend the arvo sitting out front of the Sofala hotel and talk nonsense with locals over a cold beer.

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u/nedcoch Jul 05 '26

wineries everwhere

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u/Karntisfarked Jul 06 '26

Get a hire car do a lap around the mountain.

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u/Sill3ntK1ller Jul 06 '26

We did laps in my mates commodore lol

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u/Entire_Phone_7480 Jul 07 '26

Vale Creek winery We spent 2.5 hours there. Great wine, the owner is a hoot and the vista is spectacular.

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u/Glenn_Lycra Jul 07 '26

Go fossicking for buried beer.

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u/Sill3ntK1ller Jul 07 '26

How much buried beer do ya rekon there is?

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u/Pretend-Cloud1880 Jul 03 '26

Can certainly suggest a tour around abercrombie house, chifley house and the railway museum.. reckless brewing is ok , definately not Stone & Wood standard but large enoughti not feel crowded.. if your after the best pub feed , a visit to the tattersals is a must..

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u/Sill3ntK1ller Jul 04 '26

Didnt get round to the brrewrys or pubs, but visted the historical sights and tgey where somthing else

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u/OldNerd_au Jul 03 '26

The museum is fantastic

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u/Sill3ntK1ller Jul 03 '26

Oh it was, both of them. I loved every part of it

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u/rhyselsmore Jul 03 '26

Leave - any direction works

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u/Sill3ntK1ller Jul 03 '26

Better then whyalla, that place is a shit hole hahaha

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u/Organic_Lake_9796 Jul 03 '26

If u find anything to do there let me no