A Little Slice Of Australian Life

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A Little Slice Of Australian Life

About 20 kilometers inland from Bruce Highway is Tamborine Mountain. The route takes you through beautiful farming and gourmet food areas. You will then begin to climb up the steep mountain where you will discover heritage towns and National Parks.

While traveling from Oxenford, along the Tamborine-Oxenford road, you will pass the Thomas Estate winery which also has a small museum and restaurant. A little further passed the winery you will come across the Nut Shed. This is a fully function Macadamia nut farm where you can purchase a variety of Macadamia and other nut based products.

After a very steep climb, you will reach the Mount Tamborine Area which sits on a 600metre high Plateau in the northern spur of the McPherson Range. This area contains Queenslands first National Park, Witches Falls (1908), but only tiny patches of the areas original forest remain in nine small parks due to the incessant Cedar felling in the late 19th century.

In between each park section you will find heritage communities of Mount Tamborine, North Tamborine and Eagle Heights. Established in the late 19th century, these areas are now made up of arts and craft shops, Bed and Breakfasts. wineries and tea houses. The area is very touristy and often attract bus tours.

Some of the best spots are Witches Falls National Park southwest of North Tamborine and Cedar Creek Falls and Cameron Falls, Northwest of North Tamborine.Macrozamia Grove National Park has some extremely old macrozamia palms. In the town of North Tamborine you will find the visitor centre which has lots of brochures on what to do in the area and information on the areas ecology .There are many wineries scattered around the mountain and here you will find leaflets on them all which could lead you to a fun afternoon !

There is also the fabulous Tamborine Mountain Distillery, a boutique distiller which manufactures its own schnapps, liqueur and other spirits from organically grown fruit. Nearby is St. Bernards Hotel, a great place for meals, drink and relaxing. It is a rustic mountain pub with a large deck with a panoramic view of the gorge.

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