Mudgee, NSW

Ratings: CP ***  Surroundings ***

The serene gently flowing Cudgegong River skirts the caravan park and Mudgee and provided many hours of walking or quiet contemplation sitting on its banks. This is Wiradjuri country and the totem of the Wiradjuri is the Girrawaa or goanna. The name Mudgee is derived from the Wiradjuri term Moothi meaning 'Nest in the Hills'.
Mudgee was the centre for the local goldfields although no gold was found in the close vicinity of the town.  Mudgee is also the birthplace of the Australian poet Henry Lawson. Today coal is mined nearby at Ulan and the Mudgee district is a thriving wine producing region and cattle and sheep are farmed with a wide variety of produce grown.

Venezuelan takeaway for dinner! We were fortunate to be in Mudgee for the food and wine festival where multicultural and local foods were enjoyed! The main streets were closed to allow for the numerous food and wine stalls, musical entertainment and the crowds....we left as the queues began forming!

Mudgee wines...the wine industry was started by German Adam Roth in the 1850s and today there are more than 50 vineyards and over 30 cellar door outlets where we sampled some red and white wines.

The street in front of the Regent Theatre was closed off and preparations were underway to allow for the entertainment during the food and wine festival.
This Art Deco theatre was built in 1935. It was renovated in 2009 when it fell into a state of disrepair. Sadly there are plans for the rear of the building, including the theatre and stage, to be demolished and transformed into an apartment complex but the facade will remain.

Horse sculpture of branches and twigs.