The best of summer - Southern Queensland Country style
If you’re looking for a holiday destination that sooths the soul, come to our country to bask in the wide-open spaces, taste our salad bowl and take part in seasonal summer activities.
Distance: 552 Kilometres
This is a journey from Toowoomba travelling deep into Steele Rudd country, and beyond. Tour an historic homestead, sample locally made ciders, jams and conserves.
Stretch your legs and bushwalk among granite boulders in the spectacular Girraween National Park. Cycle country roads which will wind you past apple orchards, and dairy farms to award winning cellar doors.
Sample local produce as you join an olive grove tour and tasting, ahead of winding your way through Queensland country towns on your journey home.
STOP1
Toowoomba to Stanthorpe
Arrive at Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport mid-morning and collect your hire car and travel south-west on the Drayton-Wellcamp Road towards Cambooya and Nobby in the heart of Steele Rudd Country. Make a lunch stop at Rudd’s Pub in Nobby and see the quirky Steele Rudd memorabilia before passing through Allora, the childhood home of Mary Poppins creator PL Travers. Travel the New England Highway to Warwick and tour Glengallan Homestead, the 1867 sandstone mansion which tells the story from squattocracy to farm settlement. Sample locally-produced cider and fresh apple pie at Suttons Apple Farm and Cidery and taste an award-winning Verdelho at Robert Channon Wines. Enjoy the freshest of local produce dining at the award-winning Varias Restaurant.
Stay in Stanthorpe for two nights in one of the many cosy cottages, cabins or Bed and Breakfasts.
STOP2
Granite Belt Tour and Girraween National Park
Drive south to Glen Aplin and Jamworks to sample delicious jams and conserves. Continue on to see Girraween National Park’s intriguing balancing boulders, abundant birdlife and spectacular wildflowers in Spring.
Enjoy a delicious seasonal lunch at the Barrelroom Wine Lounge in nearby Ballandean, finally, join a guided Granite Belt bicycle tour for spectacular views, native wildlife and award-winning wines.
STOP3
Stanthorpe to Toowoomba
Pass through pretty country fields on the Stanthorpe-Inglewood Road to Coolmunda, there you can join an olive grove tour and tasting at Coolmunda Olive Farm.
Follow the Millmerran-Inglewood Road to Millmerran, which is home to the annual Camp Oven Festival.
Travel the country roads on your way to return your hire car to Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport by mid-afternoon.
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