BrightThings to do

Things to do in Bright

  1. Alpine Paragliding

    Tandem flights from Mystic ($130) and two-day courses $499.

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  2. Active Flight

    Introductory paragliding course (from $225) or tandem flights (from $130).

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  3. Simone's Restaurant

    For 20 years owner-chef Patrizia Simone has been serving outstanding Italian food, with a focus on local ingredients and seasonal produce, in the rustic dining room of this heritage-listed house. Bookings essential.

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  4. Bright Brewery

    This small boutique brewery produces a quality range of beers (sample five for $10) and beer-friendly food like pizza, kransky and nachos. There's a guided tour and tasting on Friday at 3pm ($18), live music on Sunday, and you can learn to be a brewer for a day ($360).

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  5. Cyclepath

    The Murray to Mountains Rail Trail travels 30km from the old train station to Myrtleford via Porepunkah. You can hire mountain bikes, tandems and kids’ bikes from Cyclepath.

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  6. Old Tobacco Sheds

    You could spend an hour or two getting lost among the antiques, retro stuff, junk and collectables at the Old Tobacco Sheds. There’s a small gold and tobacco museum here.

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  7. Bright Brewery

    Bright Brewery produces a range of beers (sample five for $9) and runs tours (ring to book a time). Love it? Be a ‘Brewer for the Day’ ($320).

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  8. Elm Lodge Limousine Tours

    Visit wineries or country pubs in style with these stretch limo tours.

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  9. Wine & Cheese Bar

    Regional produce from Milawa and local wineries is on offer here during the day. Innovative evening meals include Scandinavian-style rainbow trout.

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  10. 5 Star Adventures

    Kayaking, bushwalking, 4WD and snow sports tours.

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  12. Cosy Kangaroo

    Truly a family restaurant, with a play cubby for kids, fab coffee and a menu that includes local trout cooked to perfection.

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  13. Adventure Guides Australia

    Try abseiling ($185 per day) or visit a glow-worm river-cave (from $99) with Adventure Guides Australia

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  14. Sasha’s of Bright

    Hearty old-style European cooking with Wiener schnitzel, Hungarian goulash, dumplings and apple strudel.

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  15. Liquid Am-Bar

    Locals and visitors pack into this cosy shopfront with great pasta choices and robust mountain fare.

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  16. Bright Microflights

    Takes you on powered hang-glider flights over Porepunkah ($70) or Mt Buffalo ($155).

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  17. North East Off-Road Tours

    North East Off-road Tours offers alpine 4WD and tag-along tours.

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  18. Riverdeck Cafe

    Sit on the deck overlooking the park and enjoy the wide outdoors.

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  19. Larder Café & Bar

    The Larder doesn't look fancy but the philosophy and flavours, using 'native' ingredients like wattleseed, quandong, wild limes and lemon myrtle are both innovative and something of a taste revelation.

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  20. Beanz of Bright

    This local favourite is a loungy hole-in-the-wall cafe and bar serving good coffee and interesting light meals like Thai fish cakes.

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