Oberon is a small town in the western falls of the Blue Mountains region of the Australian state of New South Wales.

Get in

From Sydney, drive west along the Great Western Highway (A32) via Katoomba and Lithgow.

See

• Oberon Dam
• 1 Mayfield Garden, 530 Mayfield Rd, ☏ +61 2 6336 3131, info@mayfieldgarden.com.au. Open every day except Christmas and Boxing Day. A privately owned cool climate garden with colourful flowers and quirky sculptures. (updated Dec 2018)

Do

• Oberon Tarana railtrail is a nice walk or cycle.

Sleep

• Rooster Hill Guesthouse, 930 Lowes Mount Road, info@roosterhill.com.au. Ph 02 6336 3136 or 0407 276 023. This farm-stay guesthouse is about 10 minutes drive outside Oberon. Rates for two people are $220 per night (bed and breakfast) or $375 per night (all meals). 

Go next

• Oberon is close enough to the huge and popular Jenolan Caves to serve as a base for day-trips to the caves.