Things to do in Bathurst
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Australian Fossil & Mineral Museum
See Tyrannosaurus rex, Australia's only complete skeleton. You'll also see the internationally renowned Somerville Collection and over 6000 fossils from every period of the earth's history. It's fantastic.
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Historical Museum
The courthouse (1880), on Russell St, is the most impressive of Bathurst's many interesting old buildings. Local myth has it there was a mix-up of the plans with those intended for India's magnificent Court of Appeals! The court is the central section of the building. In the east wing is the small Historical Museum . Machattie Park, behind the courthouse, was once the site of the jail and is now a pleasant formal park known for its begonias, which flower from late summer to early autumn.
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Commercial Hotel
This quaint old pub has a cosy bar downstairs and small but inviting rooms upstairs, opening onto a veranda. There's darts, pool comps and trivia nights, the shared kitchen is well stocked, the pub grub is first-rate and there are good weekly deals available.
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Church Bar
This restored 1850s church now attracts punters praying to a different deity: the god of wood-fired pizza. The soaring ceilings and verdant courtyard off William St make it one of the region's best eating and socialising venues.
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Family Hotel
This hotel is exactly that, with a pleasant beer garden and an Italian-style bistro. There is free jazz on Thursday nights and local bands get the place rocking on Friday and Saturday.
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Ziegler's
The leafy courtyard at Ziegler's is the perfect place for coffee, which you can see being roasted. It also has tasty main dishes like crispy-skinned salmon on caponata with aioli.
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Courthouse
This 1880 building is the most impressive of Bathurst's historical buildings and houses the small Historical Museum.
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Ellie’s Café
Ellie’s patrons spill out onto the main street below the Royal Hotel. The lunch menu is popular with Bathurst’s suited set seeking sunshine and coffee.
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Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
The gallery has a dynamic collection of work, featuring local artists as well as exciting touring exhibitions.
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Guan Yin Vegetarian
This cosy restaurant serves ‘I can't believe it's not meat' dishes where vegetarian Mongolian beef is the order of the day.
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Bernard's Bakery
This is a local favourite with its crusty rolls and bacon-and-egg sandwiches, or grab yourself a pie for $4.
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Good Catch Café
This cheerful café sells a range of seafood and salads. Eat in or take away an attractive boxed meal.
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Yummy Noodle
A variety of laksas, rice and noodles packaged ideally for eating in the park across the road.
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Tattersall's Hotel
This little, low-slung, atmospheric pub is popular with the uni crowd for its cheap drinks.
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National Motor Racing Museum
Rev-heads will enjoy the 6.2km Mt Panorama Motor Racing Circuit, the venue for the Bathurst Motorsport Spectacular in October. You can drive around the circuit, but only up to an unthrilling 60km/h.
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Hub
A canopy of red umbrellas and green leaves makes this busy spot the perfect place for alfresco lunch. The vego burgers and salads go down a treat as does live jazz on Thursday nights.
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Chifley Home
Ben Chifley, prime minister from 1945 to 1949, lived in Bathurst, and the modest Chifley Home is on display. There's also a new education centre.
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