Things to do
Your basecamp for wines, wilderness and whimsy.
Settle into your tent, then set out each day for wineries, wild gorges, glow worms and gold-rush villages, all within an easy drive.
Check AvailabilityWineries & food
Cellar doors and long lunches across the region.
Local Wineries
Over 35 cellar doors, with Logan Wines and 791 Estate among the standouts. Taste the region’s most popular wines, then pick up a few bottles for your tent.
Nature & national parks
Gorges, pagodas and waterways within an hour of the tent.
The Capertee Valley
The ‘Grand Canyon of Australia’, with towering sandstone cliffs, big views and abundant wildlife.
Glow Worm Tunnel
Pagoda rock formations, native wildlife and glow worms, on a walk following a disused railway line.
Gardens of Stone National Park
Unique rock formations, waterfalls and wildlife. Bring a camera.
Ganguddy–Dunns Swamp
A serene waterway in Wollemi NP, with birdwatching, fishing, canoeing, swimming and easy walks to Pagoda Lookout.
Historic villages
Heritage towns and gold-rush history, just up the road.
Rylstone & Kandos
Charming heritage towns with local shops, Kandos Museum and the Rylstone Heritage Cottage.
Sofala
Australia’s oldest surviving gold-rush town, on the Turon River.
Hill End
A heritage-listed former gold-rush town, now a haven for Australian artists.
Dining nearby
A farmhouse market and a historic country pub.
From the Paddock
A Capertee Valley farmhouse market, café and fine-meat purveyor.
Royal Hotel Capertee
A friendly country pub serving meals in an 1880 stone building with a colourful history.