Turon Gates

Day trip ideas from Turon Gates are pretty nice sounding: take a look at the local country towns or track down somewhere to go gold panning in 'Gold Country’. Bathurst (an hour and 20 minutes’ drive) is home to the Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit – check for events – as well as museums about the racing, the rail and fossils, an art gallery and the historic Abercrombie House built in the 1870s. Mudgee (an hour and 10 minutes), on the other hand, has excellent vineyards and cellar doors for a day of tastings. For a day out on the trails, Genowlan Mountain (50 minutes), the Gardens of Stone National Park (45 minutes), the Capertee Valley and the Wollemi National Park (under two hours) should make some stunning picks. Wollemi National Park has Wollemi pines, one of the world's oldest and rarest trees. Finally, round off your getaway with a drive to Katoomba (an hour and a half), where the Three Sisters, the Giant Stairway and cable cars have gorgeous views over the Jamison Valley. There are plenty of hiking paths in the area, like the Federal Pass, the Leura Cascades and the Grand Canyon.