Gympie Travel Guide

 amandajayne81 Says:  If you have a little Thomas the Tank fan but not enough time (or maybe money) to do the train trips they will be pretty excited just to see the 'Valley Rattler' depart from Old Gympie Station. There is a model train set up which you can watch for free (alhtough there is a... 

 balhannah Says:  I must admit, that before visiting the Goldmining Museum, I had never heard of the Gympie Ape.It is a stone Ape, now located behind glass in the 1st Museum. It is said, the iron stone squatting ape figure, may be 3000 years old. There are several views of who this ancient... 

 balhannah Says:  Gympie has many nice parks.The Memorial Park is located one street away from Mary Street. We walked through the area where the Anzac Murals were to the Park. The park has nice gardens and Toilets are located here.Of interest, is the old Band Rotunda which was being restored.... 

 balhannah Says:  The Normanby Remembrance park was beautifully set out, so that it is a nice to visit at any time of the year.Of course, for Australian's, Anzac Day is terribly important to every Australian, not only for Returned Services men & women, but also for the average Australia, man,... 

 balhannah Says:  Right in Tin Can Bay, Queensland, you can feed the Indo Pacific Humpback Dolphins. When we were there last, it was free, but now it has changed. At least it is free to watch!Remember to wear shorts or trousers that can be rolled up as you need to get in the water.Feeding... 

 balhannah Says:  Heading back to Noosa from Gympie, we followed the Old Noosa Road instead of the highway so we could visit the Mothar Mountain Rock Pools.The rock pools are located in State Forest, located right beside the road. We were here in Winter, and the car park was full, so I... 

 balhannah Says:  It has been quite a few years that we did this Train trip, but I can tell you, it was one that we both enjoyed.Mary Valley Rattler is the name of the STEAM TRAIN, that runs on heritage tours every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL, as this is very... 

 balhannah Says:  Whilst walking down Mary Street, we came across some Memorial Gates which were a tribute to the Men & Women who served in the Boer War.Walking through the gates, we found the walls on both sides had been filled with Murals about the different wars. It was really interesting,... 

 balhannah Says:  My 1st photo is of the Heritage listed St. Patrick's Church at Gympie.Unfortunately, Churches in Australia do not leave their doors open very often, so to see inside, you need to come when a service is being held.St Patrick's Church was built between 1883-87 and is a lovely... 

 balhannah Says:  I thought the Gympie court house was a very impressive building.It was constructed between 1900 and 1902, and is a brick with a clock tower by the front entrance, this can be seen from all over Gympie.It is the third court house constructed in Gympie.Located on a ridge at... 

 balhannah Says:  Continuing on our walk and another impressive building....Photo 1........ Was built in 1888 for the Australian Joint Stock Bank, and was used as the Gympie stock exchange from 1893 to 1923.Photo's 2&3 ......Are of what was once the Bank of New South Wales, built in 1890, and... 

 balhannah Says:  Gympie is full of interesting heritage buildings because of the gold rush days. I noticed that a lot of them were either being or had been restored, and were looked resplendent with their new coats of paint.THE main street [Mary Street] has many of them, so join me for a... 

 balhannah Says:  Like collecting dolls from all over the World?When I was at the Gympie Goldmining Museum, one of the old homes had quite a big display of Dolls from many different countries. They ranged from small to very large. I thought the collection was quite good, and little girl's... 

 balhannah Says:  We stopped at Alford Park, then went around to the Gold mining museum which was located on the other side of the park.The Museum is entered through the Cafe/Souvenir shop. On paying our admission, we were given a brochure of the Village, so off we went following the said... 

 balhannah Says:  This Cottage, consisting of four rooms with a front and side veranda, is also located in the Goldmining Museum grounds.Andrew Fisher House is a typical miner’s cottage of the early goldfield era.It was the birthplace in 1874 of Margaret Jane Irvine, who became Andrew... 

 balhannah Says:  On entering Gympie on the Bruce Highway coming from Brisbane, you should stop at the Tourist Information Centre located on the R/H side of the road. Plenty of good information, and FREE MAPS & BROCHURES, plus clean Free Toilets. Next to the Info Centre is Lake Alford Park, a... 

 amandajayne81 Says:  We were expecting a little cafe selling cans of drink and chips but were pleasantly surprised by all the home made sweets, pies and sausage rolls as well as many choices of drinks and some pre packaged foods. We could buy virtually anything we desired for the trip on the...