Palmwoods Travel Guide

Well other than dancing which has been mentioned any number of times there is really very little else going on at night in Palmwoods town.

There used to be a bus going to Nambour RSL but now that only goes from a neighbouring town Woombye. Funny that with all the extra houses built where I used to ride my horse.

So that means you need to make your own fun and that is not such a bad thing to do. Perhaps a local will invite you for dinner or a game of cards. So the name of the game is get to know a local.

There are the places to eat we have mentioned in other tips and Palmwoods pub has the inevitable poker machines.

Still the same in 2011

Dress Code: You can be quite casual at the eating places.....once in a while dress up a bit for the dance

Palmwoods is right on the train line that goes from Brisbane to the north of the state which makes Palmwoods a good place to live for ease of transport.
Though there is a bottleneck under the railway bridge and this spot has been known to flood there are a number of alternative routes which lead in different directions out of town so you are never trapped..
Sometimes too there are train/bus excursions in "Ye Olde Steam Train" and this is a real highlight to remind us of days gone by.

And something of train buff interest is still buried still under some of the structures near the rail. Is it something from the old tram? A mystery for you to solve.

PS. and this was the Buderim Tram ... not a train but I cannot explain why.

At the moment ..2011 ..Palmwoods is not the most exciting place to shop. Well there is a new modern post office...you know the ones that sell more than just postage stamps. There is a doctors surgery close by...well not for shopping I guess.

There are the cafes and a petrol station...a hairdresser and of course a newspaper shop.

Palmwoods still remembers being rural so there are still the remnants of farming days with the stores selling produce and various items of farm gear.

A grocery store that feels the competition of nearby Woombye. And there is a manufacturing jeweller....think they still might sell coffee.

So again with all the extra houses being built will there be more to come.

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Two things about the underpass. Maybe more. Given a lot of rain there can be water in this low lying spot and it can be quite deep.
So be wise heed the warnings and do not attempt to go through the water until you check that it is not too deep.

And if you are a trucker beware...many a high load has been snared by the bridge above.

If you are on horseback your horse may spook if you are passing under as a train goes over and what if a train derails while you are there. Not a nice thought.

The deep water photo(photo2) is not the underpass but now the right one is there after all. But as Alice said "What is the good of a book without pictures?"

Still a problem 2011

Well the windy scenic drive to Montville is suffering from wet weather blues as a slip on the road has it closed...for how long?

Pity the poor souls living just downside of the slip...a long detour for them.

Still not open 2011

So heed the detour signs as you cross the little bridge as you leave the township. You follow aHunchy Road untill you come to The Razorback...how fortunate it has been upgraded in recent years. it was a bit of a horror.

You will emerge in the centre of Montville. It is probably more of a trap for those looking for a way down to Palmwoods as it is hidden away a bit. You need to watch for the sign carefully.

Unique Suggestions: Check out your route and enjoy the different approach to Montville.

Favorite thing: Well my favourite thing about Palmwoods was that you could ride horses there. And today in 2010 you still can to a degree, but it has greatly changed in the last 10 to 15 years.
There were many ways to go from where we lived. And because we "did the right thing" the land owners allowed us to short cut through their properties.

My friend Duncan with his little horse Playmate showed me the places to ride in Palmwoods. My first horse was Honda and later on a grey 3/4 Arab mare named Kiri. Kiri is now over 20 years and lives on Buderim.
We actually rode to nearby towns such as Eudlo, Mooloolah Valley and once an all day ride to Beerwah. A bit tricky today to do that.

Fondest memory: If you take the road leading to Montville and turn into Macdonald Road once you could find the beautiful property Mr Macdonald owned.
It was the sort of place where you felt you were a million miles from civilization. There were trees and dams and up and down hills. There were birds everywhere and a few koalas in the gum trees. He kept beef cattle so there was the excitement of meeting the bull whom I thought it wiser to avoid most times. My cattle dog "Mitzie" was always with me.
And if you knew the way you could ride(your horse) to the neighbour's gate and pass through an easement, out to a very quiet road and do a round trip back home. You did eventually come to Hunchy Road but it was still pretty safe in those days.
I loved it out there and until Mr Macdonald died took my grandchildren out there regularly for picnics and adventure.
But now I "am not too old to ride horses but too old to fall off" and you can guess that the land is not the same out there now anyway.