Things to Do

There are a host of things to do and see around the villages - walks, historical buildings, picnics, camping and lookouts over spectacular wilderness areas.

Both villages are very small and can be easily accessed by foot or a short car trip. We encourage you to explore at a leisurely pace and kindly ask that you leave nothing but footprints, and take nothing but photographs.


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Enjoy a beautiful day out in a unique area of the Blue Mountains

Mt Wilson Spring Blossom Festival 

Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th September 2017

10am to 4pm

 

Our Spring Blossom Festival is a dramatic show of colour and beauty across eight superb local gardens – Bisley, Breenhold, Carmarthen (Sat. only), Hawthorn Hill (Sun. only), Merry Garth, Nooroo, Sefton Cottage, and Withycombe –set against a backdrop of the Blue Mountains National Park and rainforest.

All-garden pass for the weekend online price $30. 

Book by midnight Thursday 21 September to obtain the special Early-Bird price at www.trybooking.com/pcyw

Exchange your Trybooking ticket for a wrist band at the Festival for speedy entry to all gardens.

At the Festival, All-garden weekend pass $40.

Single entry at garden gates $10 (cash only).

Children under 12 free.

The Village Hall will showcase a painting, photography and sculpture exhibition with works inspired by Mount  Wilson and the surrounding area, its gardens and byways, landscape and adventure. Photography and painting prizes will be awarded and all works are for sale. Gold coin entry

Delicious home cooked food  and a sausage sizzle available both days (cash only)

Browse the gift shop for hand made cards and delightful printed items

Click here for open garden descriptions.  Click here for a map of the area. Hard copies will also be available at the Festival 

For those wishing to exhibit in the Art Exhibition and Prize, please contact Bev Woodman - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

All profit for the Mt Wilson/Mt Irvine Rural Fire Brigade

 

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Picking your own walnuts and chestnuts is a fun activity for the family or just the opportunity to find fresh high quality nuts for eating or cooking. There are two seasons for walnuts. The green walnut season is in December and some properties are open, so you can use this special product for your own favourite family recipes. During the main season in autumn at both Mt Irvine and Mt Wilson, several properties open during March and April each year for mature ripe walnuts and chestnuts and they invite people to visit and pick their own nuts.

So, come and pick your own walnuts and chestnuts. There are established nut orchards with large, good quality, fresh chestnuts and walnuts. Chestnuts need gloves to pick up the spiky shells which have fallen to the ground, and break them open to get the chestnuts. Walnuts are just picked from the ground.

Drive around the villages and look for signs outside properties where you can pick nuts. Some properties are regulars each season and other properties advertise only when they have nuts available for picking.

The regular properties open each season are in the table below. It is a good idea to call first and check when they are open.