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The magical Southern Highlands is famous for its rolling green hills, cool‑climate vineyards and sweet villages. For locals it’s the perfect balance of a beautiful, peaceful country lifestyle, as well as providing a vibrant community.
Wander historic Berrima with its sandstone cottages and Australia’s oldest licensed pub, pop over to Moss Vale and Bowral for boutique shopping and spring’s show‑stopping Tulip Time blooms.
Foodies flock to the incredible restaurants and cellar doors throughout the whole region, while adventure‑seekers discover waterfalls in Morton National Park, glow‑worm tours after dark and mountain‑bike trails weaving through Wingello State Forest. Robertson dishes out country hospitality (and famous pies), galleries and lets not forget the big potato! Many hours are spent playing and scooting around Mittagong’s Lake Alexandra, and the villages of Burrawang, Bundanoon, Exeter through to Fitzroy Falls and Joadja offer loads of character, and each with a reason to visit.
Whether you’re sipping cool‑climate Pinot at a cellar‑door fire pit, browsing creative studios during the annual Art Trail, or cheering along at the Bong Bong Picnic Races, the Highlands delivers year‑round reasons to visit, and plenty of temptation to stay. Friendly locals, fab country markets, top‑notch schools and an easy train ride to both Sydney and Canberra.
Southern Highlands Christmas Lights Map The Highlands gets a little extra magical this time of year, with streets and neighbourhoods lighting up in true festive style. We’ve pulled together a growing map of Christmas lights around the Southern Highlands to help you plan a cruisy night out, discover new displays, and revisit old favourites. If […]
Ask any new parent and they’ll agree; any activity you can find that gets you out of the house and is kid-pram-nappy-tantrum, exhausted-parent and screaming-child friendly is an absolute winner. Playgroups are one of those places. It’s a safe haven for parents where your kids are kept entertained by other kids, toys and organised arts and crafts activities (depending […]
We’re big believers in love around here at The Fold, and Valentine’s Day gives us the perfect excuse to lean right into the mushy, starry-eyed stuff. Think shared desserts, long lunches, clinking glasses and that “we should do this more often” feeling. If Cupid’s arrow has well and truly landed, the Southern Highlands is full […]
Your Go-To Guide For Tasting Your Way Around The Southern Highlands Don’t you just love a lazy day or weekend whiling the hours away flitting from one cellar door to the next, sampling the delicious (and super varied!) cold climate wines of the Southern Highlands? Yep! Us too! That’s why we put a list together […]