There are many many things to do at this Southern Highlands Accommodation!!!

Bowral Accommodation doesn't have so quite so much to offer - stay in beautiful Bundanoon accommodation - look at all the great things there are to do.

Bushwalking and Photography for nature lovers in nearby Morton National Park. The entrance is 500m from the cottage. There are 11 designated walks and cater for all levels of fitness from short strolls to scenic lookouts or day walks traversing the gullies, gorges and waterfalls.

The Glow Worm Glen Walk at Bundanoon is short and ‘signed’ and starts at the end of William Street, off Railway Avenue – take a torch for an evening viewing.

Bushwalking maps, a specific ‘Walks near Bundanoon in Morton National Park’ booklet and ‘Bundanoon Morton National Park’ brochure are available from the National Parks and Wildlife Visitors Information Centre at Fitzroy Falls (20 mins. drive).

Enjoy the local cafes and restaurants, or have a drink and meal at the Bundanoon Country Hotel, all only a few minutes stroll from Bundanoon Cottage’s doorstep.

Enjoy the Bundanoon village atmosphere (mostly unchanged since the 1920’s). Tempting old and new homeware shops, a boutique plant nursery, ‘The Good Yarn’ has knitwear, handicraft items, jams and bric-a-brac. The Pottery, Deli, Bakery, Newsagents for relaxed reading, Bottle shop, Chemist, Hairdresser and Butcher all provide personalised service with a country smile.

Antique and Oldwares hunting at Bundanoon, Exeter, Sutton Forest, Moss Vale, Robertson, Fitzroy Falls, Burrawang and throughout the Highlands.

Play Golf at Sylvan Glen Golf Course, George Street, Penrose. Just a 10 minute, scenic drive south along The Highland Way. An 18 hole course (clubs available). For bookings phone +61 2 4884 4306.

Play tennis or croquet at the courts or swim in summer (yes, it gets hot) at the local, sparkling, outdoor pool, all a short walk along Erith Street (Exeter direction). Tennis booking, phone +61 2 4883 6744 at Peter Rocca Real Estate. Croquet booking with Lelia phone +61 2 4883 6571.

Enjoy a swim, spa, massage or beauty treatment at Bundanoon’s Solar Springs Health Resort. Must phone for booking on
+61 2 4883 6027. Just a short walk from Morvern Valley Guesthouse - your first choice in Southern Highlands Accommodation.

Visit the Buddhist Sunnataram Forest Monastery You can attend a meditation and chanting class held every evening at 7pm. Luncheon visitors (vegetarian Thai) are welcome on Saturday and Sunday at 10.45am. You must book ahead . See the Gratitude Pagoda being built by the monks. Eventually it will be 18 metres high and the relics of the Budda and other enlightened monks, who lived in India 543BC, will be enshrined. There will be 20 small budda images from all Buddhist countries sitting around the base of the temple. Teudts Road, Bundanoon. Phone +61 2 4884 4262 and www.sunnataram.org (7 min. drive).

Book Trail The Southern Highlands has been declared the first ‘Booktown’ in Australia. Book Trail brochures at the Tourism Southern Highlands, Mittagong and www.booktown.com.au.

Markets for local produce, old wares, arts, crafts and plants etc – see ‘Events’ page for Venue lists and dates.

Learn to Fly Fish on the Lake at Briars Lodge, Bowral. You can choose a package deal which includes lunch. All equipment provided. Mark, your instructor can pick you up and deliver you back to the cottage. Phone Mark +61 2 4883 6324 for bookings.

Cecil Hoskins Nature Reserve 2 kms north of Moss Vale. Designed for the bird enthusiast. 1km of walkway has seats along the way to enable people to experience the peace and tranquillity of the area. A picnic area provides tables and BBQs. At sunrise and sunset you may even see a platypus!

Pauline Fathers Monastery Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy Berrima, 9 Old Hume Highway, Sutton Forest Phone +61 2 4878 9192. Visitors welcome.

Live Jazz each Sunday from 1pm at The Robertson Inn, Illawarra Highway, Robertson. Why not make it a stop over on your way back to Sydney.

Train Trip to Goulburn and Return Great day out and something a little different to do. Goulburn is a historic city with many heritage buildings, cathedrals and houses, a beautiful park, places to eat and galleries. 40 minute ride one way. Weekend timetable – departs Bundanoon at 11.38am returns 3.07pm Goulburn station. Weekday timetable – departs Bundanoon at 11.18am, returns 2.52pm Goulburn station. Brochures on Goulburn are kept at the cottage. Of course you can catch the train heading north towards Bowral and Mittagong as well, a very pretty way to see the Highlands from a different view. Best to check with the Station Master for timetable information.

Morning sleep-ins in warm, cosy beds, read to your hearts content on the sunny verandah, sit and dream in the beautiful cottage garden and curl up beside the open fire, might be the very best things to do at Morvern Valley Guesthouse - your quality Southern Highlands accommodation.