Car Rental Bathurst, NSW
Australia is the flattest and lowest continent in the world, and thoroughly enjoyed driving in your Car Rental Bathurst. Much of this land consists of vast plains and even the highlands take the form of tablelands and plateaus. 209 km west from Sydney in your rental car Bathurst and across the Blue Mountains, Bathurst is very different to the rest of New South Wales. This oldest inland settlement is thinly populated and a strong agricultural community with green fields in the middle of a very red country. The drive from Sydney to Bathurst in your cheap Rental Car Bathurst snaking through the mountains is beautiful, once you have your hire car Bathurst at hand is one trip you must consider. The plains around this region, historic buildings in this town give it a very different feel to anywhere else on this coast. Bathurst remained a convict and military town for a very long time in history until slow development started making use of the rich farming land around. Serious development however only began with the gold rush in 1851.
Activities around Bathurst Rental Car
The most popular event to visit in your Rental Car Bathurst is the Bathurst 1000 motor racing endurance race every October at mount panorama racing circuit. This event entertains whole weekend and is an international draw card with Australian muscle cars competing. Also during other times driving to mount Panorama in your budget hire car Bathurst you get stunning views of the city below and the plains around. The old Court House built in 1880 is a staggering building, the historical museum attached to the court house displays beautiful artefacts, relics and history of this region and pioneer Australia, if you like history it is a must see place in your cheap rental car Bathurst. A wonderful collection of aboriginal art is also on display. The regional gallery close by houses paintings of regional Australia and a breathtaking ceramic collection. A short drive in your cheap rental car Bathurst to Machattie Park gives you a chance to relax in the Victorian style garden with a beautiful duck pond, to keep the kids entertained, park your cheap hire car Bathurst and enjoy the walk. Sir Joseph Bank’s nature reserve is filled with native birds, animals and reptiles. A beautiful drive in your hire car Bathurst to the Bathurst gold fields is a must – a reconstruction of a former goldmine with detailed explanation. Bathurst Sheep and Cattle Drome is an educational and entertaining show where kids can take part in sheep shearing and milking cows.
Around Bathurst in Rental Car
An attractive drive in your budget rental car Bathurst 35 km north of Bathurst is the town of Sofala on the banks of the Huron River. This was the first place gold was actually found; a great place to walk, camp or just enjoy the country. A narrow unsealed road from Sofala takes you in your cheap hire car Bathurst to the banks of Turon River and the town of Hill End, the most important city during the gold rush. In 1870 it was the largest inland city but 10 years later when gold production went down it became a ghost town. Later this town was restored. Also driving in your inexpensive hire car Bathurst Abercrombie Caves and Grove Creek are beautiful places to explore.