Canberra to Wollongong road trip: Distance, drive time & best stops
Canberra to Wollongong drive: Road trip attractions
The best stops along the way out of Canberra are the Lerida Estate winery and Weereewa Lookout by Lake George. Unless you decide to go into Goulburn, you’re best off continuing towards the Southern Highlands, where there are several appealing attractions.
Best places to stay in Goulburn
The top Goulburn accommodation choices are:
- For good quality, business traveller-friendly apartments: Quest Goulburn.
- For a cheap, decent motel for a no-fuss one night stay: Black Sheep Motel.
- For road-tripper convenience next to the Hume Highway: Mercure Goulburn.
- For free parking in the city centre: Heritage Motor Inn.
5 great Southern Highlands experiences to boost your visit
- Personalised private Southern Highlands wine and attractions tours – tailored to your tastes.
- Tutored wine-tasting and canapes experience.
- Beekeeping experience – learn how honey is made.
- Guided wine-tasting at the Mill – with tasting notes procided.
- Behind the scenes tour of a sustainable winery in Berrima.
Berrima hosts the Bendooley Estate winery and book barn. Bowral is home to the Bradman Museum, Milton Park, Centennial Vineyards and the atmospheric Berida Hotel. Mittagong, meanwhile, marries industrial heritage with natural beauty – best explored at the Lake Alexandra Reserve.
Top Mittagong accommodation
The best places to stay in Mittagong are:
- For heritage in an 1836 sandstone building: Fitzroy Inn Historic Retreat.
- For kid-friendly facilities: Mittagong Caravan Park.
- For a relatively cheap, decent motel: Mittagong Motel.
It’s not too much of a diversion off the Hume Highway to Morton National Park, where you can walk to Fitzroy Falls and Belmore Falls.
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