Gloucester
Destination information in Gloucester, Hunter
Your short detour off the Pacific Highway to Gloucester via the Bucketts Way is one of the state's oldest tourist drives, and for good reasons- Gloucester is a pretty country town with a remarkable backdrop of the Buccan Buccans (Bucketts…
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About Gloucester
Your short detour off the Pacific Highway to Gloucester via the Bucketts Way is one of the state's oldest tourist drives, and for good reasons- Gloucester is a pretty country town with a remarkable backdrop of the Buccan Buccans (Bucketts Mountains). Scenic drives take you to dramatic mountain ranges, breathtaking views, beautiful valleys and platypus-filled rivers. Gloucester is the closest town to the renowned wilderness of World Heritage Barrington Tops which gets a regular dusting of snow each winter. You'll be enthralled by high altitude ancient rainforests of Gondwanaland, towering tree fern groves, snow gum meadows and exhilarating mountain views. Outdoor adventures and activities are a speciality- white water paddling by canoe or kayak; horse riding along scenic riverside trails; plenty of fishing spots; plus an endless choice of graded walking trails in the national parks that take you to rarely visited waterfalls, wetlands and breathtaking lookouts. Gloucester offers accommodation styles and budgets to suit everyone with leafy campgrounds and caravan sites in town plus more beautiful camping areas scattered across the region; warm self-contained holiday houses and award-winning accommodation.
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- Category
- Destination information
- Region
- Hunter, NSW
- Address
- Gloucester 2422
- Run by
- Destination Barrington Coast
What Gloucester offers
Facilities
- Free Wifi
Things to do
- Abseiling
- Birdwatching
- Camping
- Canoeing/Kayaking
- Cycling
- Fishing
- Four Wheel Driving
- Hiking
- Horse Riding
- Mountain Biking
- Rock Climbing
- Scenic Drives
- Walks
- Adventure
- Nature & Wildlife
- Sports
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Just inland from Newcastle, the Hunter Valley offers experiences to savour. Think award-winning, sustainably grown dining at Margan Wines & Restaurant in Broke Fordwich, and sunrise hot air ballooning over rolling vineyards.
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