Corner Stuart Highway and Dorat Road, Adelaide River ( Stuart Highway ), Northern Territory 0846, Australia
The Adelaide River Railway Siding and Railway Bridge, located on the Stuart Highway, were constructed as part of the first leg of the North Australia Railway, or NAR, which operated from 1888 until 1976.
The Adelaide River Railway Siding was the first main station complex on the North Australian Railway from Darwin and Pine Creek. During World War II it was of major significance as Adelaide Riv ...
105 Memorial Drive, Adelaide River ( Stuart Highway ), Northern Territory 0846, Australia
The Adelaide River War Cemetery is a sobering reminder of the impact World War II had on this part of Australia. There are 434 military burials in total and the adjoining Civil Cemetery honours 63 civilians including the nine post office workers who were killed in the 19 February 1942 bombing of Darwin. Also visit the Memorial to the Missing, where 292 service personnel are remembered, who lost th ...
Litchfield National Park, Batchelor, Northern Territory 0845, Australia
Discovered around 1906, the Bamboo Creek Tin Mine provides an insight into the small scale mining activities of the era, and its ruins are a reminder of the park's varied past. Some sections of the old buildings are still standing, and you can see remnants of equipment relating to ore extraction, processing, transport, an explosives magazine as well as domestic objects. Tin was mined at the site s ...
Litchfield National Park, Batchelor, Northern Territory 0845, Australia
The historic Blyth Homestead is found within Litchfield National Park, and is also the location of an old tin mine, which is now in ruins. The homestead site serves as a reminder of the tough conditions faced by pioneers in remote areas.
Built by the Sargent Family in 1929, the homestead was abandoned in the early 1960s. It has recently been restored and an interpretive display presents the tri ...
Litchfield National Park, Batchelor, Northern Territory 0845, Australia
Enjoy a refreshing swim in the cascading pools of Buley Rockhole. This popular swimming spot, in the magnificent Litchfield National Park, is a great place to wind down after exploring the park. Wade through the pools, absorb the scenic bush surrounds or sit and relax, as the cool water rolls over your shoulders. ...
Batchelor Institue of Indigenous Tertiary Education, Batchelor, Northern Territory 0845, Australia
Located en-route to Litchfield National Park, the Coomalie Cultural Centre houses a diverse range of distinctive Australian indigenous artworks from across the Top End and Central Australia.
As you browse through the centre, see striking works on paperbark, paper, canvas, printed textiles, carvings, didjeridoos, fibre weavings, and occasionally, rare traditional ceremonial items or artifacts. D ...
off Litchfield Park Road, Batchelor, Northern Territory 0845, Australia
Forming part of the Tabletop Track in Litchfield National Park, Florence Creek Walk is a six kilometre round trip leaving from either Florence Falls picnic area or Buley Rockhole.
You'll pass through fascinating pockets of cool monsoon rainforest inhabited by a variety of birdlife. Spot kingfishers, honey-eaters, fairy-wrens and pigeons. Other wildlife may be seen along the way such as brown b ...
off Litchfield Park Road, Batchelor, Northern Territory 0845, Australia
Found in Litchfield National Park, the spectacular Florence Falls cascade into a plunge pool, set in a pocket of monsoon forest. Take a refreshing dip in the crystal clear waters of the plunge pool, then enjoy a scenic walk to the viewing platform high above the falls, which affords panoramic views of the open valley and the waterhole below. ...
Wangi Falls, off Litchifled Park Road, Batchelor, Northern Territory 0845, Australia
The Greenant Creek Walk is a 2.7 kilometre return walk, starting at the bridge across Greenant. This shady walk follows the upstream and climbs steeply to Tjaetabe Falls.
The Greenant Creek Walk also forms part of the Tabletop Track in Litchfield National Park, and takes you from Greenant Creek through to popular Wangi Falls. The creeks and springs around this region have a constant supply of w ...
Chinner Road, Batchelor, Northern Territory 0845, Australia
Lake Bennett is located 87 kilometres south of Darwin on the Stuart Highway, near the small town of Batchelor.
This man made lake is ideal for safe swimming, canoeing, fishing (guests only) with the lake mainly stocked with barramundi. Other activities include a mini golf course, mountain biking, kyacking, bushwalking and bird watching.
Lake Bennett Wilderness Resort is situated on ...
Four kilometres north of Wangi Falls turnoff, Litchfield Tourism Precinct, Batchelor, Northern Territory 0845, Australia
This family owned and operated business is only four kilometres from Wangi Falls. The entry is on the left, four kilometres past the Wangi Falls turn off, when coming via Batchelor.
Litchfield Cafe is an oasis for visitors to the park. Enjoy freshly prepared home-style cooking, great coffee, cold beer, wine, soft drinks and ice creams.
Try some of their world famous Mango Cheesecake. Relax i ...
Litchfield Park Road, Batchelor, Northern Territory 0845, Australia
Litchfield National Park is an easy hour-and-a-half journey from Darwin, and is one of the Top End's hidden treasures. This unspoiled wilderness boasts monsoon rainforests, cascading waterfalls, diverse flora and fauna and impressive natural formations. Travellers can cool off with a swim in the plunge pool below Florence Falls, wade through a series of rocky pools at Buley Rockhole, view magnetic ...
Litchfield Park Road, Batchelor, Northern Territory 0845, Australia
One of Litchfield National Park's unique sights is the hundreds of termite mounds standing up to two metres high in a wide swathe of empty ground. The mounds are like enormous magnetic compasses, with their thin edges pointing north south and broad backs east west minimising their exposure to the sun, keeping the mounds cool for the termites inside. Nearby, a large cathedral termite mound stands a ...
Wangi Falls Road, Batchelor, Northern Territory 0845, Australia
The Tabletop Track, within Litchfield National Park, is a 39 kilometre bushwalk taking you along trickling creeklines, cascading waterfalls, crystal clear pools and undisturbed pockets of tropical monsoon rainforest. As you walk along this spectacular track, spot some of the local wildlife such as wallabies, possums, and flying foxes.
Pause or camp overnight at one of the shady picnic spots alo ...
off Litchfield Park Road, Batchelor, Northern Territory 0845, Australia
Take the enjoyable Greenant Creek Walk to the top of Tjaetaba Falls, in Litchfield National Park. This attractive waterway is one of the smaller systems in the park. It's also a serene place to just sit and appreciate the bushland surrounds with a picnic lunch or spot the local wildlife such as wallaroos (small kangaroo). Picnic tables are located between Greenant Creek and the car park.
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