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What to do and see in Hay, New South Wales: The Best Budget-friendly Things to do
Discover the best top things to do in Hay, Australia including Shear Outback, Bishop's Lodge Historic House and Heritage Rose Garden, Bidgee Riverside Trail, Hay Outback Info Centre, Dunera Museum, Hay Gaol Museum.
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1. Shear Outback
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 183 reviews
Reviewed By 60DonnaB - Narellan, Australia
Great stop before entering into Hay town. Museum with information about sheep shearing families and culture in Australia. Museum has some videos to watch and also iPads with headphones to listen to some first hand stories. Even though it bucketed down with rain we thoroughly enjoyed the sheep shearing talk inside the shed with the local shearer giving us lots of information and stories. The cafe offered simple lunch dishes with a view across the plain.
2. Bishop's Lodge Historic House and Heritage Rose Garden
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4.5 based on 54 reviews
Bishop's Lodge is a unique iron building designed to combat the harsh climate of the western Riverina and provide a practical and elegant home for the family of the first Anglican Bishop of Riverina, Sydney Linton, in 1888. Bishop Linton worked with architect John Sulman to create a cool and spacious home which is set within a tranquil heritage garden. Bishop's Lodge shares its serene atmosphere with travellers and locals alike who chose to enjoy its charms any afternoon from Monday to Saturday between 2 and 4.30 pm. Entrance is $5 per adult.
Reviewed By bigbrownbear2019 - Monash, Australia
We visited this Lodge on a Thursday afternoon. This is an amazing building with a lot of history. What we anticipated to be a short visit ended up being 1.5 hours. The structure is iron-clad and with the heat on the Hay plains in Summer it is amazing that bit could be so cool inside. Lots of items to read and see.
3. Bidgee Riverside Trail
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4.5 based on 22 reviews
Reviewed By ABLRYS
Experience the river, chat to locals and see some history. A relaxing and enjoyable wander along an iconic inland waterway. Well worth the effort.
4. Hay Outback Info Centre
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4.5 based on 29 reviews
Reviewed By 993anitat - Forster, Australia
Shame that the information centre wasn’t open on Sunday but just about everything in town was. The centre had really clean toilets and you could have a shower for $2. Great if you were free camping. The was a tap close enough to fill your van and a water fountain as well.
5. Dunera Museum
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4.0 based on 89 reviews
Reviewed By HDStripad
The Dunera Museum brings together several little known facets of Australia’s home front in WWI: refugees, mainly Jewish, from Nazi Germany imprisoned in Britain and transported to Australia on the SS Dunera, Japanese and Italian civilians interred at the start of WWII, Italian and Japanese POW. All of these were imprisoned in makeshift camps on the edge of the town of Hay, to the consternation of the residents. The museum has an excellent collection of documents and photos and recollections from government, prisoners and Hay residents. The well restored Hay Railway Station where the museum is located is worth a visit in itself. I was alerted to the museum by a program on ABC radio “The History Lesson,” and recommend listening to the program podcast in conjunction with a visit to the museum.
6. Hay Gaol Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 87 reviews
Reviewed By Abbykat - Wollongong, Australia
He were in Hay on Good Friday and this was the only attraction open. Entry is a bargain at $4pp via an honesty box. There are individual themes in each of the cells as well as entrance and outside displays. I listened with sadness at the audio of the women who were incarcerated there as girls after being deemed troublesome and sent there from Parramatta. This only ceased in 1974! Make sure you listen to their stories. The gaol has been used for many purposes including a maternity hospital, pow camp, and hospital for the insane. Well worth spending 1-2 hours there doing the self guided tour.
