Dido's Place Guidebook

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Dido's Place Guidebook

Sightseeing

Discover ancient conifers, giant redwoods and stroll though the World Heritage Listed Area in the Blue Mountains Botanic Gardens. Pack a picnic, bring your camera, visit the Botanists Way Discovery Centre and check out the many festivals and workshops on offer.
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Blue Mountains botaniske hage
Bells Line of Road
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Discover ancient conifers, giant redwoods and stroll though the World Heritage Listed Area in the Blue Mountains Botanic Gardens. Pack a picnic, bring your camera, visit the Botanists Way Discovery Centre and check out the many festivals and workshops on offer.
Step back in time and see the daily lives of our pioneers. Features an open air museum, shops, blacksmith, sheep shearing, horse & carriage rides, train rides, woodcraft displays, tours and picnic areas. Perfect for the whole family.
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Australiana Pioneer Village
10 Rose St
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Step back in time and see the daily lives of our pioneers. Features an open air museum, shops, blacksmith, sheep shearing, horse & carriage rides, train rides, woodcraft displays, tours and picnic areas. Perfect for the whole family.
Come and explore a part of Australia's history. Inspect the pioneer-built church, visit the Schoolmaster's House, explore the colonial graveyard, sample their Devonshire teas along with their famous scones and peruse their books, souvenirs, crafts and homemade jams and pickles.
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Ebenezer Church
95 Coromandel Rd
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Come and explore a part of Australia's history. Inspect the pioneer-built church, visit the Schoolmaster's House, explore the colonial graveyard, sample their Devonshire teas along with their famous scones and peruse their books, souvenirs, crafts and homemade jams and pickles.
Get up close and feed an Alpaca! Bookings are essential on their website.
Madison's Mountain Retreat
1880 Bells Line of Rd
Get up close and feed an Alpaca! Bookings are essential on their website.
A must see when visiting the Blue Mountains. The Three Sisters is a famous unusual rock formation on the north escarpment of the Jamison Valley.
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Three Sisters
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A must see when visiting the Blue Mountains. The Three Sisters is a famous unusual rock formation on the north escarpment of the Jamison Valley.
Epic views of the Three Sisters, Katoomba Falls & Jamison Valley. Take the Scenic Railway, Cable Car & Skyway for unparalleled views of the Blue Mountains. Highly recommended.
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Scenic World station
LOT 591 Cliff Dr
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Epic views of the Three Sisters, Katoomba Falls & Jamison Valley. Take the Scenic Railway, Cable Car & Skyway for unparalleled views of the Blue Mountains. Highly recommended.
The perfect place for all Garden Lovers featuring a range of cool climate plants in a natural woodland setting. Pack a picnic, visit the gift shop and enjoy light refreshments in the gardens.
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Wildwood Garden
29 Powells Rd
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The perfect place for all Garden Lovers featuring a range of cool climate plants in a natural woodland setting. Pack a picnic, visit the gift shop and enjoy light refreshments in the gardens.
Capture the memory of your trip to the Hawkesbury with a picture amongst the colourful fields of Sunflowers, Dahlias, Statice, Zinnias, Cosmos, Celiosas, Queen Anne's Lace and Delphiniums.
Glenbernie Family Farms
610 Bells Line of Road
Capture the memory of your trip to the Hawkesbury with a picture amongst the colourful fields of Sunflowers, Dahlias, Statice, Zinnias, Cosmos, Celiosas, Queen Anne's Lace and Delphiniums.

Food scene

Awesome cider. Pop into their cellar door and sample their delicious cider made from their homegrown apples in Bilpin. Their cider is beautifully fresh and crisp.
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Hillbilly Cider Shed
2230 Bells Line of Rd
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Awesome cider. Pop into their cellar door and sample their delicious cider made from their homegrown apples in Bilpin. Their cider is beautifully fresh and crisp.
Bilpin Cider uses locally sourced fruit to create their beautiful ciders with no added sugar, artificial flavours or concentrates so what you taste is true natural mountain fruit. Not only do they sell cider here but picnic baskets too. Also check out their events for live music.
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Bilpin Cider Company
2369 Bells Line of Rd
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Bilpin Cider uses locally sourced fruit to create their beautiful ciders with no added sugar, artificial flavours or concentrates so what you taste is true natural mountain fruit. Not only do they sell cider here but picnic baskets too. Also check out their events for live music.
Open every Saturday morning 8am - 1pm, showcasing local, seasonal and fresh produce. Be sure to pick up some Bowen Mountain Bread, Goose on the Loose salamis and fresh lamb from Springmead Village Stud Farm. There are also wine, gin, cider and beer tastings, organic fruits and vegetables, cosmetics, candles and soaps, and a variety of food stalls.
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Richmond Good Food Market
118 March St
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Open every Saturday morning 8am - 1pm, showcasing local, seasonal and fresh produce. Be sure to pick up some Bowen Mountain Bread, Goose on the Loose salamis and fresh lamb from Springmead Village Stud Farm. There are also wine, gin, cider and beer tastings, organic fruits and vegetables, cosmetics, candles and soaps, and a variety of food stalls.
Family run, farm fresh fruit and vegetables at very cheap prices. You can't get fresher than this!
Sciberras Fresh
364 Kurmond Rd
Family run, farm fresh fruit and vegetables at very cheap prices. You can't get fresher than this!
Gorgeous roadside cafe with great coffee and food on offer. Check out the bees, stock up on their amazing bread and honey. A highly recommended stop while driving up the mountains.
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The Hive Berambing
6-18 Bells Line of Rd
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Gorgeous roadside cafe with great coffee and food on offer. Check out the bees, stock up on their amazing bread and honey. A highly recommended stop while driving up the mountains.
Showcasing a great selection of wines with country hospitality.
Kurrajong Cellars
76 Old Bells Line of Rd
Showcasing a great selection of wines with country hospitality.
Take in the amazing views while digging into some country grub. This place is a very popular pitstop for a bite to eat and to take in the views before heading up into the mountains.
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Archibald Hotel
1349 Bells Line of Rd
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Take in the amazing views while digging into some country grub. This place is a very popular pitstop for a bite to eat and to take in the views before heading up into the mountains.
Epic burgers! We love this place. Barrels and Ashes offers Modern Australian food with a smokehouse twist. They also have an extensive cocktail and whisky drinks menu.
Barrels & Ashes
122 Windsor St
Epic burgers! We love this place. Barrels and Ashes offers Modern Australian food with a smokehouse twist. They also have an extensive cocktail and whisky drinks menu.
Come and visit a touch of Tuscany on the banks of the Hawkesbury River. Sample their magnificent wines and learn about the history behind Tizzana Wines.
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Tizzana Winery
518 Tizzana Rd
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Come and visit a touch of Tuscany on the banks of the Hawkesbury River. Sample their magnificent wines and learn about the history behind Tizzana Wines.
Come and pick your own apples from the orchard! Great fun for everyone!
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Bilpin Fruit Bowl
2093 Bells Line of Rd
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Come and pick your own apples from the orchard! Great fun for everyone!
An old fashioned lolly shop and cafe featuring all of your old time favourite treats, monster milkshakes and big breakfasts.
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Goodie Goodie Gum Drops
1147 Grose Vale Rd
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An old fashioned lolly shop and cafe featuring all of your old time favourite treats, monster milkshakes and big breakfasts.
Apples, peaches and plum picking. Loads of fun for the family. Be sure to purchase a freshly baked pastry, homemade jams and apple juice from the shed.
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Pine Crest Orchard Bilpin
2549 Bells Line of Rd
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Apples, peaches and plum picking. Loads of fun for the family. Be sure to purchase a freshly baked pastry, homemade jams and apple juice from the shed.
Bilpin Botanic Orchard is our favourite place to pick your own apples. The apples are of great quality, not too sweet and the best we've had. This orchard is not as busy as the others, more spacious and is run by a beautiful local family. Forget crowds and really get to experience what fruit picking is all about. Highly recommended!
Bilpin Botanic Orchard
2814 Bells Line of Road
Bilpin Botanic Orchard is our favourite place to pick your own apples. The apples are of great quality, not too sweet and the best we've had. This orchard is not as busy as the others, more spacious and is run by a beautiful local family. Forget crowds and really get to experience what fruit picking is all about. Highly recommended!
Located in Kurrajong Village, the Deli Lana is locally reknowned for it's deli cheese, meats, pastries, coffees....the list goes on. Why not pop in for a coffee and stock up on deli essentials for a cheese platter back at the house. Don't want to leave Dido's Place? Why not preorder a grazing box or a birtday cake to be delivered to the door at a small $10 delivery fee. The Deli Lana food is amazing and very reasonably priced. Highly recommended.
The Deli LaNa Kurrajong
68 Old Bells Line of Rd
Located in Kurrajong Village, the Deli Lana is locally reknowned for it's deli cheese, meats, pastries, coffees....the list goes on. Why not pop in for a coffee and stock up on deli essentials for a cheese platter back at the house. Don't want to leave Dido's Place? Why not preorder a grazing box or a birtday cake to be delivered to the door at a small $10 delivery fee. The Deli Lana food is amazing and very reasonably priced. Highly recommended.
Excellent food, service and atmosphere. Inside has been beautifully renovated and caters to all inluding families, couples and groups. Very family friendly with kids colouring in, kids meals and activities. The food was absolutely delicious. Highly recommended.
The Royal Richmond
163 Windsor Street
Excellent food, service and atmosphere. Inside has been beautifully renovated and caters to all inluding families, couples and groups. Very family friendly with kids colouring in, kids meals and activities. The food was absolutely delicious. Highly recommended.
Absolutely love the food here. It's so fresh and the hospitality is so warm and inviting. There are so many options including gluten free, dairy free, vegan and vegetarian. What I love most is that they use local produce and they are one of the very few local places where you can just have a drink without buying food, but to be honest, the food is that good, you'll decide to stay ;) Vegetarian options: A decent amount of choice for vegans and vegetarians. Dietary restrictions: Gluten free, dairy free, vegan and vegetarian
Schembrae's at Kurrajong
Absolutely love the food here. It's so fresh and the hospitality is so warm and inviting. There are so many options including gluten free, dairy free, vegan and vegetarian. What I love most is that they use local produce and they are one of the very few local places where you can just have a drink without buying food, but to be honest, the food is that good, you'll decide to stay ;) Vegetarian options: A decent amount of choice for vegans and vegetarians. Dietary restrictions: Gluten free, dairy free, vegan and vegetarian

Relaxation

Relax in the many outdoor and indoor hot springs while taking in the views. Also enjoy a light and healthy Japanese lunch and a wide selection of teas. Total relaxation, highly recommended. www.japanesebathhouse.com.au 259 Sir Thomas Mitchell Drive South Bowenfels NSW
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Japanese Bath House - Booking Necessary
259 Sir Thomas Mitchell Dr
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Relax in the many outdoor and indoor hot springs while taking in the views. Also enjoy a light and healthy Japanese lunch and a wide selection of teas. Total relaxation, highly recommended. www.japanesebathhouse.com.au 259 Sir Thomas Mitchell Drive South Bowenfels NSW

Retail

The largest selection of international lollies and candy in Australia! Perfect for all ages! www.lolliesnstuff.com.au 153 George Street, Windsor, NSW Ph. 02 4587 7913
Lollies 'N' Stuff
153 George St
The largest selection of international lollies and candy in Australia! Perfect for all ages! www.lolliesnstuff.com.au 153 George Street, Windsor, NSW Ph. 02 4587 7913

Information

When heading up to the Hawkesbury, be sure to pop in and see the lovely ladies at the Haweksbury Visitor Information Centre. They have pamphlets galore, they are so full of knowledge and they also sell great local products. They can assist with everything from accommodation, what's on, restaurants through to bushwalks, fishing spots, fruit picking and even ghost tours! If you can' get there in person, they also have a lot of information on their website: https://www.discoverthehawkesbury.com.au/
Hawkesbury Visitor Information Centre
328 Hawkesbury Valley Way
When heading up to the Hawkesbury, be sure to pop in and see the lovely ladies at the Haweksbury Visitor Information Centre. They have pamphlets galore, they are so full of knowledge and they also sell great local products. They can assist with everything from accommodation, what's on, restaurants through to bushwalks, fishing spots, fruit picking and even ghost tours! If you can' get there in person, they also have a lot of information on their website: https://www.discoverthehawkesbury.com.au/
Stop off at the Tourism Information Centre and pick up all your maps and brochures etc for the Hawkesbury. Grab a delicious pie, cake and a hot drink from the Valleyway Cafe. Watch the planes as they take off and land across the road at the RAAF base. There are bathrooms and a great gated playground for the kids to have a run around and stretch their legs.
Valleyway Way
328 Hawkesbury Valley Way
Stop off at the Tourism Information Centre and pick up all your maps and brochures etc for the Hawkesbury. Grab a delicious pie, cake and a hot drink from the Valleyway Cafe. Watch the planes as they take off and land across the road at the RAAF base. There are bathrooms and a great gated playground for the kids to have a run around and stretch their legs.