Touring the Gympie Region from Eastwood Farm
Drive yourself to:
The nearby City of Gympie, famous for the discovery of gold and the administrative centre for Gympie Regional Council and visit:
- The Mining Museum. Gympie was the city that saved Queensland in the 1850-60 with its valuable gold mining industry (www.gympiegoldmuseum.com.au)
- The Woodworks Timber museum. Gympie was central to the early timber industries in Queensland (www.woodworksmuseum.com.au)


- The Historic precinct in the city area provides a walking trail to view the wonderful architecture of the early days in Gympie
- Just relax with some shopping in the many fine shopping centres (Centro, Goldfields Plaza) and boutiques in Gympie City Centre
- Enjoy fine dining at the many restaurants and Coffee shops available
- Visit the Mary Valley Rattler. Museum at the historic Railway Station in Gympie (www.thevalleyrattler.com)
Explore the Mary Valley
- Drive through Gympie to the scenic drive through the Mary Valley to Imbil and Kenilworth (www.visitgympie.com.au)


Visit Rainbow Beach
- Walk the beaches to look at the coloured sands
- Walk on the famous Carlo Sand Blow
- Arrange a trip to the World heritage area of Fraser Island
Noosa
- Enjoy the beaches and swimming
- Coffee in Hasting Street is a must
- Shopping is great
Visit the Cooloola, Glastonbury Ammamoor or Borumba National Parks and State Forest areas in the Gympie hinterland
- Bush walking trails are marked
- Picnic areas provide some relaxing spots
Enjoy the natural beauty and wildlife and birds of these world renowned environments both beach and bush.

Visit the coastal areas of Tin Can Bay (approximately 45 minutes’ drive from Gympie)
- Join in the feeding of the dolphins in the morning at the boat ramp in Tin Can Bay
- Try some boating or fishing experiences


Australian Native Animals and Birds
Also seeking the Australian icons,
- Kangaroos,
- Wallabies,
- Dolphins,
- The elusive platypus
- And koala.
Things to do with distances to drive
Destination | Distance |
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Gympie for your function, work, markets, sporting activities, restaurants, shopping and coffee in about 10 minutes | 12 km |
Tin Can Bay for water activities and dolphin feeding in about an hour | 63 km |
Rainbow Beach for the beautiful coloured sands, the Carlo Sand Blow and the barge to Fraser Island in about and hour and ten minutes | 83 km |
Borumba Dam via Imbil in the Mary Valley in about one hour and ten minutes for water sports, the state forest walking, riding and cycling trails | 61 km |
Amamoor State Forest in about an hour and five minutes | 42 km |
Gympie Muster Site for the famous Gympie Music Muster in August in about an hour and ten minutes | 36 km |
Eumundi for the markets on a Wednesday or Saturday in about an hour | 59 km |
Yandina for the famous Spirit House restaurant in about an hour | 70 km |
Noosa Heads about an hour and ten minutes | 74 km |
Maryborough for a historical tour of the Mary Poppins city in about an hour | 81 km |
Hervey Bay, River Heads to catch the whale watching catamaran or to visit Fraser Island in about an hour and a half | 123 km |
Goomeri for the Pumpkin Festival and visits to the South Burnett wineries in about an hour | 70 km |