Bringing your Partner?
Activities for partners or stayers on
The region around St Albans offers many interesting activities for visitors:
Tennis in the Village
(see village map) bring your own rackets, $10 per person see Dianne Chambers for access 0411 259 577)
St Albans Common
original Colonial common - Wollombi Road - entrance 5km from village of St Albans - wildlife
Yoga - Saturday morning
St Albans School of Arts Hall (see village map) $15 per person stretching at 7am - yoga at 8am, no booking required
Film Saturday night
St Albans School of Arts Hall
Tour of garden and bush tucker tasting
contact James Brigdon 45 682115
Dinners, lunches and breakfasts available at the historic Settlers Arms Inn (see village map)
Workshop dinner - Saturday evening - Settlers Arms Inn
Church service
inter-denominational service on Sunday morning at St Alban the Martyr, historic church, top of Wharf St, St Albans (see village map) - Sunday10 am with coffee after
Historic driving tour of the Valley
maps available showing historic houses, inns and cemeteries - 50km round trip
Kayaking along the Macdonald River
two, single person kayaks available with life vests for loan - contact Kaye Remington 45 682 135 or stalbansstringsworkshop@gmail.com
Historic village of Wiseman' s Ferry
21 km along St Albans Road museum at Solomon Wiseman's pub (subject of Kate Grenville' s novels and TV series)
Ferry Artist' s Gallery - Wiseman' s Ferry
a co-operative of regional artists with excellent and reasonably priced art and craft works
Golf at Wiseman's Ferry 21 km back along St Albans Road, Retreat at Wiseman's
18 hole golf course - contact 45 664 422 to book, ring in advance if you wish to hire equipment
Fishing spots
Wiseman's Ferry and the many water holes along the Macdonald River
Historic town of Wollombi
60 km (34 km dirt road) along Wollombi Road - galleries, museum, restaurants and historic pubs
Dharug National Park
entrance 26 km past Wiseman' s Ferry take Settlers Road which becomes Wiseman's Ferry Road
Watt Buddha Dhamma
Theravadin Forest Monastery. Located within the Dharug National Park - visits by appointment only. Telephone: 0409 389 887 Website: http://www.wbd.org.au/
The Great North Road
amazing convict-built road abandoned in 1840' s with sandstone culverts and embankments - entrance about 19 km on Settlers Road just before Wiseman' s Ferry
Hawksebury River towns of Gunderman and Spencer
90 km round trip - via Settlers Road continuing on to Wiseman' s Ferry Road to Spencer
Hawkesbury Ferries tour
https://www.sydneyhillsaustralia.com.au/info/car-ferries/ - 78 km round trip
St Albans Road -Webbs Creek Ferry- Sackville Ferry- Lower Portland Ferry- Bicentennial Road- St Albans
Wineries
- Krinkelwood Winery - Address: 712 Wollombi Rd, Broke 2233 Phone: (02) 6579 1322 - 84 km
- Tizzana Winery - Address: 518 Tizzana Rd, Ebenezer 2756 Phone: (02) 4579 1150 - 52 km
- Jubillee Vineyard Estate - Address: 519 Tizzana Rd, Ebenezer 2756 Phone: (02) 4579 0740 - 52 km
- Talai Estate Winery - Address: 748 Wisemans Ferry Rd, South Maroota 2756 Phone: (02) 4572 8493 - 43 km
