Entertainment - Fun For Kids

For Visitors to the Highlands, please check the entries in our Towns & Villages pages for some suggested activities which might interest kids during your visit.

Check out also Adventure Holidays for FARM STAYS and other places of interest plus Events and Festivals for activities for kids during holidays.

DISCOS AND DANCES

TINGLES DISCO (up to 15 years) Held first first Sunday of every month from 5.30pm to 7.30pm. Admission $2. Moss Vale Services Club, Argyle Street, Moss Vale Information for members and their guests

WINGECARRIBEE BLUE LIGHT DISCO For juniors and seniors: held monthly in the auditorium at the Mittagong RSL, Bessemer Street, Mittagong. For more information including dates for discos throughout the year, and timetable for free buses to the disco, see our Dances pages.

See also Community Dances

EXHIBITS

Visit our website ALL ABOARD BRAEMAR MODEL RAILWAYS Fun and enjoyment for the whole family! One of the largest collections of Operating Model Railways anywhere! The home of Fleischmann and LGB model trains in Australia. Bring your family and relax with a picnic under the trees in our spacious grounds. Open 6 days Monday to Saturday 10.00am to 4.00pm (Closed Sunday, Public Holidays) For more information on model railways visit our website 68-72 Old Hume Highway, Braemar, 2575 Ph: (02) 4871 2966 - Fax: (02) 4872 1183 - email: sales@allaboard.com.au

THE BERRIMA COURT HOUSE MUSEUM Built of local sandstone, and by convict labour, the Berrima Courthouse (1841) was feared by criminals, and bushrangers for miles around. The condemned were removed to the foreboding Gaol next door, some to face the hangman. (The Gaol is still in operation.) There is an audio-visual presentation detailing the early history of the area, creepy cells where prisoners were locked up, and an a-v tableau in the old courtroom. Worth a visit for kids, and lots of other things to see and do in Berrima. Open 10.00a.m. to 4.00p.m. daily. Tour takes about 30 minutes. Cnr. Argyle & Wiltshire Sts., Berrima (opp. Gaol) Phone: (02) 4877 1505.

INTERNATIONAL CRICKET HALL OF FAME Located next to the Bradman Oval, and near the former home of the great cricketer Don Bradman while he lived in Bowral. The museum contains memorabilia and displays of Bradman's career, and of the history of the Ashes. Just the place for cricket fans. Games between international cricketers and local sides are played each year on the Oval, in the spirit of traditional English County games. Open 11.00a.m. to 4.00p.m. daily. Tour takes about 30 minutes. St. Jude Street, Bowral 2576 Phone (02) 4862 1247

SCOUTS

Southern Highlands Scouts There are Scouts Halls in Mittagong, Bowral, Moss Vale and Bargo welcoming kids of all ages. For more information about your local scouts see the website: www.southernhighlandsscouts.com.

SPORTS

There is a wide range of sporting activities for kids in the Highlands. For the visitor there are miles of Bushwalking Tracks at Bundanoon, Fitzroy Falls, Lake Alexandra in Mittagong, and at Robertson. A Tenpin Bowling alley is open seven days in Mittagong. Bike hire is available at Bundanoon and Bowral; or if you have a bike, extensive bike tracks in Bowral, Burrradoo, Moss Vale, and Bundanoon in the National Park. Horse Riding is available at a number of centres - from dressage to trail riding. Swimming Pools are open - although heated, only from late spring through to autumn at Bowral, Bundanoon, Mittagong. The new Moss Vale Swimming Centre is open year round. Private indoor pools are available at resorts in Bowral year round. There are Squash Courts at Moss Vale and Tennis Courts in Bowral and other centres (check local tourist information for more details.) The Highlands has heaps of Golf courses which welcome kids who want to play. If you want a place to kick a ball around or play games, there are parks, playgrounds, sports fields, and ovals in all towns. For more information on sports for kids see our Sports and Recreation and Golf pages.

THEATRE

SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS YOUTH ARTS COUNCIL SHYAC is a non-profit volunteer community organisation which organises theatrical musical productions and workshops in music, dance, drama, writing and film making for kids and young adults. For more information phone 4801 0622 or visit the website. EMPIRE CINEMA Four cinemas open all year round showing latest features - Bong Bong Street, Bowral.

Last updated 11/11/15