Top Things to do in Southern Highlands
The 10 Best Free Things to do in Southern Highlands, New South Wales
Discover the best top things to do in Southern Highlands, Australia including Eden Brewery, Bowerbird on Argyle, Cuttaway Hill Wines, Joadja Vineyard, Eling Forest Winery, St Maur Wines, Southern Highland Wines, Leighton Gardens, Sturt Gallery, Fairy Bower Falls.
Restaurants in Southern Highlands
1. Eden Brewery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 51 reviews
Reviewed By jebskulker
Such a nice relaxing place to taste some delicious beers. It's not too far from Mittagong town, or Bowral for that matter, with plenty of parking available, but you can walk it from the train station. The staff are so friendly and helpful on arrival, and they suggest ordering a paddle of taster beers to get a feel for their range. They do have around 10 or so beers on offer in schooner and middy sized glasses as well, and even a few takeaway beers if needed. They will also sell refillable containers if you want to take some home straight from the beer tap. There's a lovely range of beers here for all tastes, from light fruity beers to darker beers to a pilsner to a hoppy IPA, there's something for everyone. They also offer some homemade pies from the Gumnut Patisserie across the road, although you can just as easily walk over and buy any pies or pastries of your choice and bring them inside to eat.
2. Bowerbird on Argyle
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 10 reviews
Reviewed By Keithsgillan - Sydney, Australia
I use the Southern Highlands to break up the drive between Sydney to Canberra. What a pleasant surprise it was when I stumbled across this gem of a shop. The moment you walk through the doors you see the exquisite displays and you're greeted by their warm and welcoming staff. With such a wide range pieces available there is literally something for everyone. My comment won't do this shop justice, you must see for yourself. It's easy to see why it's so popular with the locals, Bowerbird on Argyle is arguably the best shop in the Southern Highlands.
3. Cuttaway Hill Wines
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 12 reviews
Cuttaway Hill's range of premium quality table wines artfully blend traditional and new world wine styles using classic varieties with cool climate complexity and wide appeal to represent the unique terroir that is the Southern Highlands and Cuttaway Hill Open Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday for tastings, sales and wine tours 10:30am-4:30pm. Why not stay a while and enjoy local produce grazing boards to compliment the award winning wines.
4. Joadja Vineyard
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 84 reviews
Reviewed By samuelsB4928GA
Great service, lovely atmosphere and delicious wines! A must for anybody who wants a relaxing tasting
5. Eling Forest Winery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 65 reviews
Our Urban style cellar door, brewary, brew pub and wine bar is the perfect contrast to our rustic farming roots. We are the closed Southern Highlands cellar door to Sydney located just as you enter the highlands. We offer a truely immersive experience as the only operating winery & brewery where your tasting whilst we are making around you. We aim to be pressing, bottling, brewing, stomping on Fridays & Saturdays every week so you can really experience the production of our wines, ciders and beers first hand. As the day gets on we bring down the tables and chairs and fire up the smokers and ovens for a casual dinning experience on weekend evenings until 10pm. Coming soon is our Smokey Sundays the perfect recovery session with chilled beats and smoked meats. Tractorless Vineyard embraces a combination of old world knowledge and skills with new world techniques all guided by Biodynamic principles.
Reviewed By Gmad88 - Nicholls, Australia
Our first time staying at a winery, it's a perfect place to get to from Canberra. This old style homestead is a great couples getaway from the busy tourist spots. The winery host Michelle was lovely and the staff were helpful and friendly. We had a nice time wine tasting in the wine shed, it was hot in the shed as it was 38 degrees outside. A good selection of wine made at the winery, with my recommendation being the 2018 Reserved Cabernet Sauvignon. My wife preferred the Pear Cider made at the winery. The winery grounds are beautiful, with huge Pine trees around the Homestead and geese roaming the grounds as guard dogs. Breakfast and lunch are at the Cafe within the grounds, with the best inhouse roasted coffee you would get anywhere. A two night visit would be my recommendation to anyone and the bridal suite is my selection for the room. No TV in the rooms, its a good thing. But there is a common lounge room with TV and tea/coffee . Bowral is only 20 minutes away if you are interested in shopping. We will plan to go back soon with friends and family.
6. St Maur Wines
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 21 reviews
Reviewed By whralr - Sydney, Australia
Private function - we had superb weather and food (some cooked on the open wood fired BBQ). Wines in the courtyard of the converted dairy farm overlooking the vegetable plots and farmland of the Southern Highlands. St Maur wines are exceptional. We sampled the Rose, Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon all Estate grown.
7. Southern Highland Wines
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 43 reviews
Southern Highland Wines has created a winery that is fresh, modern and spacious, where you can experience award winning cool climate wines and mouth watering meals. Our restaurant is open 12.00pm-3.00pm Thursday to Monday for lunch and 6.00pm-9.00pm Friday and Saturday for dinner. Situated in Sutton Forest on the Illawarra Hwy you will feel a million miles away, yet only a short 1.5 hour drive from Sydney or Canberra and a leisurely 50 minutes from Wollongong.
Reviewed By Helenjoy77 - Gerringong, Australia
Had a wonderful day at SHW. Went for wine tasting with husband and daughter. Cassandra was so friendly and helpful. Explained all the wines and gave us a tase of the sparkling. As a consequence we purchased 20 bottles. Then went to their restaurant and had a delicious lunch. Caprese Salad, Scotch fillet beautifully cooked and duck gnocchi. Service by Evo and Wydia and Canadian girl was first class with excellent attention to detail. Very impressive. Beautiful atmosphere and views. Highly recommended.
8. Leighton Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 23 reviews
Reviewed By markbI422AJ - Moss Vale, Australia
A great park for a picnic, or just a laze. Moss Vale has a beautiful main street. It would be great if this area could be used for the Farmers Market!
9. Sturt Gallery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 53 reviews
Reviewed By 44jenic - Cherrybrook, Australia
Very tasteful and classy gallery, some beautiful wooden works of art. An inspiration of ideas in many of the items.
10. Fairy Bower Falls
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 65 reviews
Reviewed By dbl201 - Palm Beach, Australia
Great views,well maintained walking tracks for different fitness levels. We did the west part and it was very interesting.
