Gledswood Homestead

Contact Information
Camden Valley Way, Catherine Field  Phone 02/9606 5111  Fax 02/9606 5897.

Hours: Daily 10am-4pm  Transportation: Several tour operators offer tips from Sydney. By car: Take the M5 to Camden Valley Way (Exit 89), an hr. from Sydney. By CityRail: Campbelltown station and then transfer to local Busways service 891 from outside station (20-min. trip)  Prices: Farm activities A$12 (U.S.$8.40) adults, A$6 (U.S.$4.20) children, A$20 (U.S.$14) families. Homestead tour A$6 (U.S.$4.20) adults, A$4.50 (U.S.$3.15) children. Horseback riding A$16 (U.S.$11.20) for 30 min.

If you have a day to spare, then you might consider the long trek to Gledswood, sort of theme agricultural property set on 61.5 hectares (150 acres). You can try your hand at boomerang throwing, catch a sheep shearing demonstration, learn how to crack a stockman's whip, watch working sheepdogs in action, and milk a cow. The homestead tour is interesting if you're into colonial relics and architecture, and the gardens are nice (take a hat in summer). A hearty lunch and snacks are served by costumed staff in the restaurant. You can also sample billy tea and damper (bread made in the embers of a campfire). You'll come home feeling you've had a good taste of rural Australia

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