This cottage has an interesting history - after being built as a home it was used by a number of banks before reverting to a home and is now a museum and the headquarters for the Merriwa Historical Society. Take a poke around this fascinating little place and let the members of the Historical Society fill you in on the history of the area.
Goulburn River National Park is situated on 69,434 hectares, 35 kilometres south of Merriwa, west of Muswellbrook and north of Mudgee. It is located approximately 300 kilometres from Sydney. It extends along approximately 90 kilometres of the Goulburn River as it winds between sandstone cliffs honeycombed with caves, providing unusually easy access to a variety of recreational opportunities. The wide, sandy riverbanks offer easy walking and spectacular camping sites.
Wollemi National Park is NSW's largest wilderness area, situated on 492,220 hectares. It is a spectacular maze of canyons, cliffs and undisturbed forest. Descend to the Colo River on Bob Turners Track and enjoy the beaches in one of the State's longest and most scenic gorges. Interesting ruins at Newnes and a glowworm filled railway tunnel nearby.
Camp at Dunns Swamp, Wheeney Creek or Newnes.
Possibly the most important aspect of Wollemi National Park is that it protects, permanently, the la...
