A Weekender's Guide to Sydney's Best Getaways
Where to eat, what to see and where to stay in NSW.
Weekends are precious. That's why we like to make the most of them. And sometimes, when we're feeling particularly adventurous, we like to chuck a bag in the boot of the car and turn those two days off into mini holidays. Between the coast, the mountains, national parks and world-class wine regions, NSW offers up so many ways to take a weekender that you're going to need our help to choose a place to pitch your tent (or slip into clean sheets at a B&B). Start with the suggestions below.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Port Stephens
Slurp local oysters, ride through the dunes and unearth 'Mad Max' sets on the coast.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Canberra
With microbreweries, award-winning boutique hotels and a strong restaurant game, the nation's capital has more to it than meets the eye.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Byron Bay
Where to stay, eat, drink and play around one of Australia's most-loved coastal towns.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Wiseman's Ferry During Return To Rio
Where to eat, play and stay around town at this festival along the Hawkesbury.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to the Snowy Mountains During Snowtunes
Where to stay, eat, drink and play in the Snowy Mountains during this winter wonderland of a music festival.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Robertson
Snuggle up with a book in a grand old manor, visit a cheese factory, have fireside beers at the pub and see three spectacular waterfalls in one day.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Tamworth (During the Country Music Festival)
Where to stay, eat and explore, according to some of Australia's best alt-country names.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Kangaroo Valley
Not every valley boasts winery bookstores, cheeseburger pies and platypus-populated waterfall walks.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide To Bowral
Land of 19th century country estates, mighty waterfalls, and NSW's beloved, hatted, eco-friendly restaurant.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Kiama
Take a cruise down the South Coast to art trails, juicy burgers and epic blowholes.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Broken Hill
An outback town where legal two-up and turmeric lattes exist in harmony.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Lake Macquarie
Find perfect kayaking, beach caves and your own private holiday home on the water.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Wollongong
Spend a few days biking, beaching, brunching and beer drinking in NSW's third largest city.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Port Macquarie
Spend a few days ambling, kayaking and grazing along the Hastings River.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Albury
Blockbuster-capacity galleries, sculpture trails, designer hotels — Albury's shifted gear.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Newcastle
Take a trip up the Pacific to street art, pourovers, microbreweries and those famously beautiful beaches.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Copacabana and Bouddi National Park
Take a quick drive to shipwrecks, snorkeling, fresh seafood on the beach and swamp wallabies.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Orange
Find vintage shops, paddock-to-plate dinners and a new respect for Chardonnay in the 'food basket' of NSW.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Avoca
Pull on a cable knit and enjoy the autumn sun on the Central Coast.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to the Hunter Valley
Go off the beaten vineyard track on your foray into Australia's favourite wine region.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Adelaide
We might be able to convince you to visit with just one word. That word is 'wine'.
