Parkes Attractions

Alpaca Country Shop and Cafe (Attraction)
Valley Crest, Newell Highway, Parkes, New South Wales 2870, Australia

Come and visit the wonderful alpacas and be captivated by their eyes. With winter well and truly here why not purchase some of the fantastic items made from the fibre of the gods in the Alpaca Shop. Spinning, weaving and felting lessons and demonstrations available on request. Workshops held at various times throughout the year. Relax and enjoy a coffee and cake in the cafe. ...

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Bushmans Hill (Attraction)
Wentworth Street, Parkes, New South Wales 2870, Australia

This is the site of one of the first gold mines in Parkes, over 100 years old. From 1871 to 1873 about 1400 kg of gold was turned up. All that remains is an old chimney and the concrete foundations which bore the steam engines that ran the stamping batteries. 'History Through the Trees' is a leisure walk with Aboriginal signs and paintings around the barbecue area. From atop the hill there are goo ...

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CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope (Attraction)
Newell Highway, Parkes, New South Wales 2870, Australia

Tune into the universe at The Dish. Set in a shallow valley 20 kilometres north of Parkes in the central west of New South Wales, the giant 64 metre Parkes Radio Telescope is the second oldest and the fourth largest single dish fully steerable radio telescope in the world and star of the hit movie 'The Dish'. Visitors can discover this icon of science at the visitors centre and dish cafe. Th ...

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Henry Parkes Museum (Attraction)
Pioneer Park, Newell Highway, Parkes, New South Wales 2870, Australia

The Henry Parkes Museum is a great place to visit and reflect on things from years gone by. There are over 4,000 excellent exhibits including relics and items from the pioneering and gold mining days. The latest addition for the Museum is for visitors to have the opportunity to walk through the 'Moat Cottage' a replica of Sir Henry Parkes's birthplace. Another main feature of the museum is ...

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Kings Castle (Attraction)
Moat Cottage, Parkes Museum, Newell Highway, Parkes, New South Wales 2870, Australia

A private collection of Elvis' personal memorabilia owned by the former 'Yellow Wiggle' Greg Page. 'The Collectors' series, his collection features clothes and jewellery worn by Elvis and many of Elvis' personal books, papers and belongings. The audio commentary is by Elvis' Tour Manager Joe Esposito. Group bookings can be catered for outside these times, please arrange with Parkes Visitor Info ...

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Pioneer Park Machinery Museum (Attraction)
70 Peak Hill Road, Parkes, New South Wales 2870, Australia

The Pioneer Park Machinery Museum is situated just off the Newell Highway, north of Parkes. The Museum displays a range of tractors, harvesters and agricultural implements and machinery used in days gone by on many of the region's farms. The only Reins Tractor in Australia is housed at the Museum and the Big Four is another of the many unusual pieces of machinery in the collection. Machiner ...

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Tyndalls Lavender Corner (Attraction)
Corner Tanks Road and Wellington Road, Parkes, New South Wales 2870, Australia

At the Tyndalls Lavender Corner, goods on offer include; pure essential lavender oil, culinary lavender, stripped lavender, dried bunches of lavender, potted lavender plants, handcraft and giftware. Enjoy a stroll along the lavender rows, breathe the fresh country air and browse through the lavender products in "La Shed" on display. Visitors can watch the whole process from the lavender being c ...

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