Essentially Barrington Tours

With the World Heritage of Barrington Tops as our backdrop, nature favours our region, as evidenced by the quality and diversity of our produce.

Dusty’s Astro Tours of the Night Sky

Take a tour of the night sky with an experienced guide and powerful telescopes! You’ll marvel at the star clusters, planets, nebulae, our own awesome Milky Way galaxy and learn about our place in the solar system.

Devil’s Retreat

Located close to the Aussie Ark conservation facility near Barrington Tops, Devil’s Retreat is a farmstay-style retreat that’s the perfect place to relax with tickets to see the Tassie Devils included!

Gloucester Tucker Patch

The Tucker Patch is a unique demonstration & working food-growing garden with the future of the world at its heart!

Hillview Herb Farm

Hillview Herb Farm offers scenic farmgate tours, open for group bookings by arrangement or as part of Essentially Barrington’s Farm Gate Tour.

Copeland Historic Gold Mine Tour

Be guided through this heritage gold mining precinct within Copeland SCA now protected by NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.

Paddle like an explorer on the Barrington River

Fed by waters tumbling down from Barrington Tops, the Barrington River offers paddling adventures for modern day explorers. Add this experience to #YourBuckettsList #TopThingsToDoGloucester

Horse riding along the Cobark River

For spectacular horse riding near Gloucester, come and join other horse lovers and ride over the mountain trails and stream in the foothills of the beautiful Barrington Tops and Cobark Valley.

Abseiling

The thrill of going over a rocky cliff and defying gravity is one of the great lures of abseiling & you can try it at two scenic locations in Gloucester.

Mountain Biking at The Steps

Looking for some outdoor activity off the river? Then don’t forget to bring your mountain bike to The Steps Mountain Bike Park at Gloucester because we have the only purpose-built mountain bike park in the region!

Barrington Tops Interpretive Tour

You’ll need a full day to see the best of World Heritage-listed Barrington Tops & this National Parks Eco Pass accredited tour has it all.

Gloucester Mosaics Walk

Take a self-guided walk through the history of Gloucester depicted in art on the Gloucester Mosaics Walk.

Push a gold mining cart hidden in a rainforest

Touch relics from gold rush days at the heritage Mountain Maid mine, hidden deep in the cool rainforest at Copeland Tops State Conservation Area. Add this experience to #YourBuckettsList #TopThingsToDoGloucester

Ride the riverside trails of Captain Thunderbolt

Horse riding in the scenic foothills of Barrington Tops will inspire you with panoramic views, wildlife sightings & the prettiest river crossings of the Cobark River. #YourBuckettsList #TopThingsToDoGloucester

Get up close to Tassie Devil joeys in Barrington Tops

Hidden in Barrington Tops, there’s no other experience like this on the Australian mainland! Become immersed in the devil’s huge free range enclosures to witness Tassie Devils in wild conditions & meet some Tassie Devil joeys… wickedly cute! #YourBuckettsList #TopThingsToDoGloucester