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A popular weekend getaway, Mount Tamborine is famous for country hospitality, arts, crafts and antiques, and a growing wineries trail.
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Tamborine Mountain is to Brisbane and the Gold Coast what the Blue Mountains is to Sydney, for escapees from the "big smoke". Europeans arrived in the 1840's and have been attracted to the mountain by the mild subtropical climate and rich volcanic soils ever since. Actually three small settlements comprising North Tamborine, Eagle Heights and Mount Tamborine, many residents cater to visitors with predominently cottage, guesthouse inns and B&B style lodgings, making the area a very popular weekend and midweek getaway destination. The quaint villages are famous for arts, crafts and antiques, with markets held on the 1st, 2nd and last Sunday at various locations. A flourishing boutique winery industry taking advantage of the soils and climate, is also fast becoming a favourite attraction for visitors. Accessible from the Pacific Highway at Beenleigh, Oxenford and Nerang, and via scenic hinterland routes at Beaudesert and Canungra in the west, 5 tar sealed roads lead to a world of national parks, breathtaking scenery by day and the lights of the Gold Coast spread out in glittering array by night. Bus services are available on weekdays from Beenleigh Railway Station, Helensvale Railway Station and the Gold Coast.
Mountain top accommodation houses, restuarants, cafes and attractions decked out in festive season decorations, offering packages and traditional Christmas fare, around equally traditional open fires, warming the crisp winter nights. |
The northern most point of the Mount Warning shield volcano, active over 20 million years ago, Mount Tamborine is a plateau about 8 kilometres long and 5 kilometres at its widest point, rising approximately 600 metres above sea level. Plentiful vantage points and picnic spots provide magnificent views to the Gold Coast to the east and the national parks of the Scenic Rim to the west. Tamborine Mountain National Park, which is actually made up of nine national parks, includes Queensland's first national park, Witches Falls, declared in 1908. These parks are a world of subtropical, eucalypt and cycad rainforests. The four largest parks; Witches Falls, The Knoll, Cedar Creek and Palm Grove National Parks have walking tracks and picnic facilities. At Joalah National Park, a track leads to the popular attraction, Curtis Falls, with the remaining parks providing havens for flora and fauna in the remnant rainforests. |
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