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Sydney to Bowral: Best Day Trip Ideas for Food, Wine & Things to Do
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items Bowral is just a 1.5-hour drive from Sydney CBD, making it the perfect spot for a day trip or weekend getaway. From charming cafés and boutique shops to stunning gardens and scenic wineries, this Southern Highlands town has something for everyone. He...
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Activities
Cafes & Restaurants
📍 Raw & Wild Market and Cafe, Bowral 🍳 Market selling local produce and cafe with courtyard
- Eggs Benedict + added hashbrowns and apple pork sausage ⭐️ eggs were nicely cooked, decent serving. Nice crispy bagel. Hash browns were perfectly cr...
Raw & Wild Market & Cafe
📍 Baked in Berrima, Berrima 🥧 Italian bakery in a tiny town near Bowral.
- Focaccia sandwich ⭐️ yum!! Like a pizza sandwich, the focaccia bread was slathered with tomato paste and filled with a variety of veggies and meat.
- Beef ragu pie ⭐️ ver...
Baked in Berrima
📍 Press Shop, Bowral 🍳 Lovely corner cafe.
- Crispy Salmon ⭐️ OMG WOW! Indeed crispy salmon served with a creamy sauce and pumpkin puree with delicious broccolini.
- Lamb wrap ✨ boyfriend found it alright. Lamb was dry for my liking. Is a burger ...
The Press Shop Bowral
- Warm goat cheese salad $22 ⭐️ - don’t underestimate this salad. Lettuce was so fresh and crispy while the warm cheese added such a unique and creamy touch. The pear and crunchy walnuts made it interesting!
- MB’s Onion soup $20 ⭐️ - like a warm hug...
Monaco Bowral Restaurant
Activities
I love tours and learning fun facts! We learnt about the history of the area, lifecycle of bees and got to see some hives up close. Then sat outside and enjoyed a tasting of five different types of honey with tea, coffee and sourdough bread. Would re...
Bowral Honey Farm Tour and Honey Tasting
Tulip Time Flower Festival at Corbett Gardens
Usually held end of September to early November each year.
Park on the nearby residential streets. May get busy during weekends and peak festival time but it’s a lovely walk from any direction.
While ...
Tulip Time Flower Festival at Corbett Gardens
📍 Cherry Tree Hill Wines, Bowral 🍷 Gourmet party pies and wine pairings.
🥧 $40pp (bookings necessary) for pie and wine pairings
🍷 $25pp wine tastings (free when you purchase bottles over min spend)
- Mushroom & Thyme pie with Reisling - my...
Mini Gourmet Pies with Wine Tasting at Cherry Tree Hill Wines
📍 Dirty Jane’s, Bowral 🕰️ Vintage and antique shop.
Massive shop filled with vintage and antique goodies. I also spied some new items from local businesses there too. This shop was fun to browse but it’s a bit overwhelming and I didn’t love anyth...
Dirty Janes Antiques Store