Darbalara Accommodation, Hotels, Tours & Information

Come and experience the newly formed four kilometre Dog on the Tucker Box Walking/Cycling/Horse riding trail connecting the township of Gundagai to the Dog on the Tucker Box.

Use the quiet roads to access the trail from the main street (an extra three kilometres), or park your car at the track head at the end of Spring Flat Road. This is a beautiful meandering trail going through peaceful countryside. A great family activity.




Spring Flat Road
Gundagai, NSW, 2722

Located 9.1K from Darbalara

Come enjoy a hearty breakfast/lunch at the Train Stop Antique Cafe over the road from the Dog on the Tuckerbox. Quaint antiques fill three carriages (two largely converted) and rustic garden items outside are a welcome distraction and break from the Highway . The hearty and fresh menu offers gluten free. Call in and see this unique little cafe.




Annie Pyers Drive
Gundagai, NSW, 2722

Located 9.3K from Darbalara

The Damasque Rose Oil Farm is located just four kilometres from Gundagai on the Brungle Road. It is open daily through the summer months. Drop in and check out their park-like setting, purchase some beauty products or rose oil from the farm gate.

Products include Rose Hand Lotion, Rose Moisturiser, Rose Face Mist, Rose Bath and Shower Gel, Rose Fragrant Oil Violet Hand Lotion, Violet Bath and Shower Gel, Lavender Hand Lotion, and Lavender Bath and Shower Gel.

If you like beautiful natural products, it is well worth a look!




277 Brungle Road
Gundagai, NSW, 2722

Located 9.4K from Darbalara

The landscape at Gundagai is dominated by four bridges spanning the Murrumbidgee flats: the historic Prince Alfred Bridge, the timber Railway Bridge, and now the dual Sheahan bridges of the Hume Highway.

The timber viaducts are wonderful examples of early engineering solutions to crossing a major flood plain. Their national significance is recognised with listing by the National Trust. They are a spectacular latticework of wooden trusses, spanning the flood plains and river.

Follow the River Walk from Yarri Park - they are well worth a look. Follow the signs or pick up a brochure from the Visitor Centre.




End of Sheridan Street
Gundagai, NSW, 2722

Located 10.0K from Darbalara

Those interested in history will find the Gundagai Historical Museum fascinating. It is a treasure trove of memorabilia, with displays of pioneer life, bushrangers and even Phar Lap's saddlecloth.

One highlight of the vast collection is the two gorgets (medallions) presented to Yarri and Jacky, the Wiradjuri men whose efforts saved many lives during the great flood of 1852.

The collection also includes a T-model Ford, farm machinery, wagons, equipment, clothing, coins, stamps, household items and other interesting paraphernalia from the 19th and early 20th century.

The museum is managed entirely by dedicated volunteers and the visitor's book hints at the nostalgic journey of many who have spent time going through the displays.




Homer Street
Gundagai, NSW, 2722

Located 10.1K from Darbalara

Since 1932, the Dog has sat beside the Hume Highway, a favourite stopping place for thousands of travellers. Originally set up to assist Gundagai Hospital, today the Dog still helps the hospital's vital work with the monies from its wishing well and royalties from some souvenirs. Over the decades it has been celebrated in song and story, and faithfully commemorates the efforts of the European pioneers who settled the region.

The Dog on the Tucker Box Pioneer Monument welcomes visitors with a newly redesigned garden precinct featuring Australian animal figurines, a cafe serving hot and cold refreshments, souvenirs, Australiana, antiques, old wares and a peaceful picnic area away from the busy highway, with plenty of parking (caravans and tourist buses included). Special events benefiting a range of charities are held throughout the year, culminating in the Dog's Birthday each November.




37 Annie Pyers Drive
Gundagai, NSW, 2722

Located 10.2K from Darbalara

Entertaining and informative self-guided audio tours of this heritage site are available daily for hire at the Gundagai Visitor Information Centre. Call into the Centre to pick up a Audio, headphones and a key and head up to the Gaol to start your tour.

Explore cells that held the infamous bushrangers Moonlite and Peisley. Enjoy world class narration of various stories of law and order in a frontier town.

The Old Gundagai Gaol stands at the corner of First Avenue and Byron Street, surrounded by a high wall of local slate with rendered capping.




First Avenue ,
Corner of Byron Street
Gundagai, NSW, 2722

Located 10.2K from Darbalara

The Australian Road Transport Heritage Centre (ARTHC) is becoming an iconic national transport museum dedicated to the preservation, upkeep and display of vehicles and equipment that played a role in the development of the Australian road transport industry.

In particular the ARTHC are showcasing some of vehicles and equipment that operated on the Hume Highway and tell some of the stories from the Hume Highway and Gundagai region.




1 Jack Moses Avenue
Gundagai, NSW, 2722

Located 10.3K from Darbalara