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Kangaroo Valley on the NSW South Coast

South Coast NSWNSW

Things to do in Kangaroo Valley

A green valley, a sandstone bridge and the best drive on the South Coast.

  • Hampden Bridge
  • Kayaking
  • Village cafes
  • Wombats

Visit Shoalhaven

Kangaroo Valley sits between the Southern Highlands and the coast, reached by a genuinely good drive over the escarpment either way. Hampden Bridge is the sandstone suspension bridge in the middle of the village. The Kangaroo River is the reason to bring a kayak.

5 things to do

What is actually here

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Bendeela Recreation Area

A free riverside picnic and camping ground run by WaterNSW, and the most reliable place in Kangaroo Valley to see a wombat.

Free · Half a day

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Hampden Bridge, Kangaroo Valley

A sandstone-towered suspension bridge over the Kangaroo River, built in 1898 and still in use.

Free · An hour

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Kayak the Kangaroo River

Flat water, sandstone walls and wombats on the bank at dusk. Hire is available in the village.

$$ · Half a day

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Kangaroo Valley Pioneer Village Museum

A whole village of late 1800s buildings beside Hampden Bridge: a dairy, a forge, a schoolhouse and a settler's cottage.

Under $25 · Half a day

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The Friendly Inn, Kangaroo Valley

The valley's pub, on the main street, with a bistro and a beer garden looking straight up at the escarpment.

$$ · An hour · Undercover