Town in New South Wales, Australia
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Bowral is a major town in Southern Highlands region of New South Wales, Australia, and an important tourist centre of the Highlands.
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International cricket museum for cricket and Don Bradman lovers.
An easy walking tour through Bowral to see the childhood homes of Sir Donald Bradman, his school, and his church. Finish the morning at the Bradman Museum for lunch at Stumps Tea Shop.
One of Australia's biggest floral festivals. Over 100,000 tulips are on displays in the gardens. Tulip Time has become the most important tourist attraction to the Southern Highlands, attracting tens of thousands of visitors from all over the country and the world.
By train
Bowral Station is part of the Southern Highlands Line that goes to and from Campbelltown Station in Sydney every 40-60 minutes on a weekday and every 1-2 hours on a weekend.
By bus
Berrima Coaches is the prime bus company of the Southern Highlands only does services to and from Bowral to Wollongong and Nowra via Albion Park once a day.
Bowral CBD (primarily Bong Bong Street and its surrounding streets) has boutiques, cafés and attractions such as the Bradman museum and Corbett Gardens which are all within walking distance of each other.
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