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Hawkesbury Valley Heritage Tours and Advancing History

Locality: Windsor, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4577 6882

Address: PO Box 83 Australia Windsor, NSW, Australia

Website: https://hawkesburyheritagetours.net

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25.01.2022 If you love all those Country Practice locations we mention on our tours, visit Hawkesbury Regional Gallery's latest exhibition opening on 13 December.

24.01.2022 Are we biased..... Or is this view of Windsor at sunrise just stunning?

24.01.2022 OUR HAWKESBURY IS OPEN FOR VISITORS Over the past months several of our townships were impacted by fire. Now that the smoke has cleared and there is no longer a... threat of fire we would like to encourage our wider community to come and visit these townships and celebrate what is unique about our Hawkesbury. St Albans is in the heart of the Macdonald Valley. It is know by the locals as "The Forgotten Valley". This is a picturesque small village which was named in 1841 after the city of St Albans in England. The Settlers Arms Inn is located at the town centre, along side the Macdonald River and just across the road from the St Albans Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade station and the local park. There is a great cycle loop from Wisemans Ferry up the valley to St Albans which includes two ferry crossings, a couple of historic pubs and some lovely rural scenery along the way. Follow this link to find out more about the beautiful township of St Albans www.discoverthehawkesbury.com.au/hawkesbury-towns/st-albans

23.01.2022 Our Hawkesbury has so many amazing places to explore .... eat .... shop .... play .... and stay ..... I encourage you all to get out and support all of our loca...l areas and the businesses within .... invite your mates and show them the beauty of our Hawkesbury #emptyesky #spendwiththem #discoverthehawkesbury #ilovehawkesbury #theriverisjustthebegining #hawkesburynsw #tourismnsw #destinationnsw

22.01.2022 The Secret Garden & Nursery will be holding their yearly Christmas Fair and plant sale on November 30th 2019. Could we please ask that you share with any contac...ts that may be interested to know about the event? Plant Sales A variety of stalls White elephant Kids activities Live music Wood fire pizza Bar b q Kiddies train ride Devon shire teas Animals to pat and feed $2 entry Interested stall holders can send inquiries to [email protected]

21.01.2022 While you're planning your future tour of our beautiful Hawkesbury district with Hawkesbury Valley Heritage Tours why not soak up some of the history of the area beforehand by reading Carol Roberts' blog posts at https://hawkesburyheritagetours.org.

16.01.2022 Are we biased..... Or is this view of Windsor at sunrise just stunning?

15.01.2022 We have a COVID-19 Safety Plan and are committed to keeping our clients safe. At present we can only offer walking tours, adhering to physical distancing restrictions. Check out our website https://hawkesburyheritagetours.net to see what we offer and get in touch so we can help you plan your future tour. Already, we have sight-seeing tours booking in for 2021 so hopefully things will be back to normal by then. In the meantime, book a walking tour of historic Windsor or Richmond, or St Matthew's Anglican Cemetery, then grab a bite to eat in one of the many local eateries.

14.01.2022 Contact Hawkesbury Valley Heritage Tours for guides to join your group for a tour of the Hawkesbury's heritage sites..

12.01.2022 Wishing Go Beyond Places the very best for their new venture. Check them out at beyondplaces.com.au.

12.01.2022 The next generation will progress Hawkesbury Valley Heritage Tours into the future as our daughter, Narelle, takes over the business and uses her professional tour guiding, arts and heritage expertise to maintain existing tours while at the same time introducing new and exciting tours for you to enjoy, including specialty small group tours. We are gradually starting up again after the trauma of bushfires and the impact of Covid19 and are accepting tour bookings for the coming... months in line with stipulated Covid19 restrictions. As professional tour guides, we are here to show you the diverse delights of heritage, landscape, culture, agriculture, wineries and breweries throughout your travel journey. Have a look at our website at https://hawkesburyheritagetours.net and take a moment to explore the various tour packages we offer and feel free to get in touch if you have any questions. (Photo copyright Hawkesbury Valley Heritage Tours)

11.01.2022 Previously known as Podesta's Hotel and before that, The Carrington, work will be commencing in the near future on Windsor's historic hotel.

10.01.2022 Great new workshops happening at the garden!!!

09.01.2022 Firstly i would like to thank each and everyone of you that liked, commented or shared my post last week. You are all awesome .... 3.3k shares, ovee 428,000 ...people reached, 2.5k likes and nearly 1,000 comments. Let's see if we can improve on those stats this week. Pls like, share and comment. Secondly, your support of our business is overwhelming. We can't even begin to thank everybody. The farm will be open Saturday 25th, Sunday 26th and Monday 27th January between 10 am and 4pm each of these days. We will have Royal Gala apples available for picking at $5/kg. We will also have our usual veggies for picking too (pls see my last post for list of veggies). Pls bring your own carry bags with you. We accept both cash and eftpos. Entry fee to farm is $5 each adult and $3 for children between the ages of 3 and 15. Whilst here on the farm make sure you visit our cafe for any of our delicious meat pies o r apple pies, cakes and scones. All cakes and pastries are all made here at the shop. Don't leave Bilpin without one of our apple pies.

06.01.2022 With a long weekend just around the corner while not consider a quick break in the Colo area. We have our honey stand stocked up with normal and bushfire smoke...d honey. We have some great local places to eat and stay at, It will also help out our local community after the fires. 'Bielany Camp Colo River' is a great place to camp right on the colo river. With a large games room, playground and camp kitchen there are many choices to camp, byo caravan or cabin. Or if you're after something fancy 'The Lodge Colo River' has 7 wonderful rooms all with ensuites or try a glamper tent. The Lodge is situated on a lush 40-acre property, adjoining the Wollemi National Park and all its rugged beauty also with easy access to the river. Colo Riverside' offers the best of both worlds with a cafe and BYO camping available also with direct access to the river. If you are looking for more to do we have our local Chic N Unique - Rustyque full of old Wares - vintage, retro, antiques, collectables and much more. So why not have a relaxing long weekend by the wonderful Colo River and pick up some honey why you are here. See comments below for links.

05.01.2022 Come out to Australiana Pioneer Village on Australia Day, next Sunday the 26th, leave the 21st century behind and travel back to an era before computers, televi...sion and air conditioners. An era when your bread was freshly baked at home, your milk came straight from the cow in the paddock and conversations were only possible face-to-face. Hay rides and train rides for little kids and big kids (their parents) and steak or sausage sandwiches fresh from the Windsor Rotary BBQ. We willl also have a wide selection of cold drinks. APV is located at Wilberforce, approx 5 minutes from Windsor and around 1 hour from Sydney. The kids will have a ball and the history within the Village is interesting and educational. See more

05.01.2022 Narelle Vance Perry, who will be taking over Hawkesbury Valley Heritage Tours in the near future, conducted our first tours yesterday since COVID-19 restrictions began to lift! We did two walking tours of Windsor for a wonderful group from West Pennant Hills Probus and after the tours we recommended the group visit the Hawkesbury Museum. We were thrilled when one of the group, Gordon Johnstone, found a photograph of himself in the RAAF display. Thank you Rebecca and Lisa for welcoming the group so warmly and showing them through the museum and well done Narelle on delivering such knowledgeable and successful tours.

04.01.2022 If you take a stroll along George Street there are so many fantastic historic buildings! Do you have any memories of The Royal Theatre in its heyday? If you ha...ve any stories to share of these great buildings please feel free to post below. #windsor #windsornsw #historicwindsor #theroyaltheatre #ilovewindsor #hawkesbury See more

04.01.2022 What a difference a day makes. Windsor is looking refreshed and magical after the recent rain. The river is still quite high and the Windsor Bridge is still closed. Come and have a look at the river, it hasn’t been this high since the early 1990’s.

03.01.2022 Hawkesbury Jacaranda Trail - look at this beauty! Warm, spring days and cool nights bring out a magnificent colour explosion in the Hawkesbury. November is... jacaranda time and these beautiful trees are in full bloom and there is no better time to get outdoors to enjoy them or take that perfect Instagram shot. Many people think the jacaranda tree is native to Australia but they were originally from Brazil. They usually flower for about four weeks starting mid to late October but warm winters can mean an earlier peak. The Hawkesbury Visitor Information Centre gets a regular stream of enquiries from jacaranda ‘spotters’ about the best places to see these trees in bloom. To help people find some of the best on display the Hawkesbury Visitor Information Centre team has pulled together a list of favourite locations. One spot that is extremely popular is Governor Phillip Park in Windsor. Take a stroll along the river pathway for a purple, floral treat. Locations on the trail can be found by picking up a free factsheet and map available from the Visitor Information Centre at 328 Hawkesbury Valley Way, Richmond or online at www.discoverthehawkesbury.com.au For more information, contact the Hawkesbury Visitor Information Centre via email on [email protected] or call our friendly tourism staff on 02 4560 4620.

01.01.2022 We will be open on Saturday 11th January for picking Plums and Sunflowers. We also have berries to buy (Not pick your own). Open from 9am until sold out, unfortunately, we are still suffering terrible fruit losses from bats and birds.

01.01.2022 Firstly i would like to thank each and everyone of you that liked, commented or shared my post last week. You are all awesome .... 3.3k shares, ovee 428,000 ...people reached, 2.5k likes and nearly 1,000 comments. Let's see if we can improve on those stats this week. Pls like, share and comment. Secondly, your support of our business is overwhelming. We can't even begin to thank everybody. The farm will be open Saturday 25th, Sunday 26th and Monday 27th January between 10 am and 4pm each of these days. We will have Royal Gala apples available for picking at $5/kg. We will also have our usual veggies for picking too (pls see my last post for list of veggies). Pls bring your own carry bags with you. We accept both cash and eftpos. Entry fee to farm is $5 each adult and $3 for children between the ages of 3 and 15. Whilst here on the farm make sure you visit our cafe for any of our delicious meat pies o r apple pies, cakes and scones. All cakes and pastries are all made here at the shop. Don't leave Bilpin without one of our apple pies.