Carcoar
A 19th-century town tucked away in a valley, with its stone buildings almost entirely intact. It is one of the best-preserved historic towns in New South Wales.
Carcoar was founded in 1839 and was one of the earliest towns in western New South Wales. Its development stalled when the railway bypassed it, and as a result its 19th-century stone courthouse, bank, church, hotels and hospital survived intact. The whole town is on the heritage register. One of Australia's earliest bank robberies took place here in 1863.
Visitors can stop at the old hospital museum and the cafés. It is about 50 km from Orange.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Millthorpe Village
- Orange Wine Region
- Mount Canobolas
- Lake Canobolas
- Orange Regional Museum
- Cook Park
- Orange Botanic Gardens
- Abercrombie Caves