Holbrook is a small rural service centre and tourist town located in the Murray Region of New South Wales, about 490 km south of Sydney. Holbrook is situated on the Hume Highway between Tarcutta and Albury. Holbrook lies in the heart of a thriving and variety rural district that focuses on cattle grazing, wool, wheat and various cereals and grain crops, lucerne and sheep. The Holbrook district has is renowned as having some of the best grazing country in all of NSW, with numerous cattle studs located in the region. Other local industries include tree nurseries, timber plantations, wineries and grape growing. Tourism is a growing local industry and Holbrook is an ideal gateway to the surrounding district. There are a wide variety of attractions and activities suiting all tastes in Holbrook,
including scenic parklands, bushwalking trails, local heritage tours and historic buildings, and a delightful array of art, antique and craft shops. Holbrook is famous in the district and throughout Australia as 'the Submarine Town'. Prominently displayed in the centre of Holbrook is the spectacular exhibit of HMAS Otway, a genuine relic historic Australian submarine, as well as a fascinating model at 1/5 scale, of the British submarine HMS B11 dating from from 1914. Visitors can climb over the submarine and learn about its history from the information displayed at the site including a full-size torpedo. Some of wonderful range of major attractions, activities, happenings and events in the district centred on Holbrook include: # Grimwoods centre for local crafts and art exhibits # The Ten Mile
Gardens, with BBQ and picnic and facilities # The fascinating Woolpack Museum # The intriguing Submarine Museum # The National Pottery Museum. Some of the major local events in the district include: # The National Beeffest Festival in May # The Agricultural Show in November # the Ultra Light Plane Fly-In at Easter.
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Commercial Club Albury
Kinross Woolshed Hotel, Albury
Soden`s Hotel Australia, Albury
SS and A Albury
The Bended Elbow, Albury
Zedbar, Albury
Paddy's Bar and Bistro, Albury
The Albion Hotel, Albury
Corowa Golf Resort
Howlong Country Golf Club
Commercial Club, Albury
Commercial Golf Resort, Albury
Kinross Woolshed Hotel
YMCA Wodonga Sports & Leisure
HotHouse Theatre, Albury
Wodonga Country Club
The Albury Club
Club Mulwala
Mulwala Water Ski Club Ltd
Wodonga & District Turf Club
Lavington Panthers
Astor Hotel Motel, Abury
Commercial Hotel, Albury
Greentree Inn, Albury
Laugh Alots Comedy Bar, Albury
Paddys Irish Bar, Albury
Ritz Tavern, Albury
Star Hotel, Albury
Termo Hotel, Albury
The Albury Golf Club
The Hotel On Olive, Albury
The New Albury Hotel
Windsor Park Bowling Club, Albury
The Hangar, Wodonga
Birallee Tavern, Wodonga
Blazing Stump Hotel, Wodonga
Carrier Arms Hotel, Wodonga
Edwards Tavern, Wodonga
Elgins, Wodonga
O`Mailles Pub, Wodonga
Wodonga Bowling Club
Wodonga Football & Sports Club
Shamrock Hotel Motel, Balranald
Berrigan Hotel
Federal Hotel Motel, Berrigan
Royal Hotel, Berrigan
Australian Hotel, Corowa
Cowra Hotel
Imperial Hotel, Corowa
Lachlan Hotel, Corowa
Lachlan Valley Hotel , Corowa
Railway Hotel, Corowa
Town House Hotel Motel, Corowa
Albion Hotel, Finley
Country Club Hotel, Finley
Tuppal Hotel, Finley
Holbrook Hotel
Riverina Hotel, Holbrook
Colony Inn Hotel, Jerilderie
Jerilderie Hotel
Royal Mail Hotel, Jerilderie
Kelly's Farmers Arms Hotel, Tocumwal
Tattersall's Hotel, Tocumwal
Terminus Hotel, Tocumwal
Tocumwal Hotel Motel
Wakool Hotel
Captain Sturt Hotel, Wentworth
Crown Hotel, Wentworth
Royal Hotel Motel, Wentworth