Toodyay Travel Guide

 keeweechic Says:  Situated on the main street, this is a 50's styled cafe full of coca cola memorabilia. The collection has been accumulated over 40 years and no matter where you are sitting inside the cafe you will be confronted but all sorts of coca cola bits and pieces. Out the front you... 

 keeweechic Says:  This is one of Toodyays more popular parks. There are gas barbecue facilities, tables, toilets with wheelchair access. The name Duidgee Park comes from the Aborigine word meaning 'Place of Plenty'' There are some established bush walks as well as an operating miniature... 

 keeweechic Says:  The Pickling machine cleaned the wheat of the 'trash' or impurities. Wheat was fed in at the top, the handled was rotated and an internal fan operated by the farmer blew away the lighter rubbish. Graduated grit trays were shaken which then separated large objects on the top... 

 keeweechic Says:  After building his mill, he also acquired the Freemasons Hotel and farming properties known as 'Hawthornden' and 'Wicklow Hills'. He then subdivided 150 acres into town lots in what is now North Toodyay. If that wasn't enough, he then moved into buying in Perth and purchased... 

 keeweechic Says:  The church was built in 1862 for Reverend Charles Harper. He had been given a grant of just 25 pounds in 1949 to build a church. The original church was mud brick and there was no external woodwork except for the shingle roof. The site of the first church is now marked by... 

 keeweechic Says:  Dan Connor was also director of the Stanley Brewery (now known as Emu) and was also the found of the Port Brewery in Fremantle. He also served for a long time on the Road Board as well as holding position of Chairman for around 20 years. 

 keeweechic Says:  Set within the grand old Victoria Hotel is Victoria's Restaurant and Alfresco Cafe. There is the restaurant and cocktail bar or you can enjoy the paved stone area outside for dining. Enjoy a beer and a meal or cappuccino and cake. The hotel also has the 'best TAB facility in... 

 Debs2000 Says:  The Toodyay Tavern has been around forever - but under the new ownership of David Mitchell the old Inn has had some life injected back into it. My family stayed overnight and we had such a great time. The rooms were spotlessly clean with new bed lined and were light and... 

 keeweechic Says:  They sell an unusual range of gifts from handmade teddy bears, novelty dolls, Mallee clocks, furniture, wood turning , souvenirs and gifts. The shop is part of the old stables that were once associated with the General Store. Open Thurs - Sun 10.00am - 5.00pm. 

 keeweechic Says:  The Moondyne Festival is held the first Sunday in May and is named after a famous Aboriginal bushranger Joe Moondyne. Joe was convicted of stealing horses and imprisoned in the Old Newcastle Gaol. He escaped three times even after being placed in irons. A number of other... 

 keeweechic Says:  York is a delightful old historic town in the Avon Valley, south of Toodyay and Northam, and the state's most complete pioneering settlement which has been also classified by the National Trust as an Historic Town. You will find the York Motor Museum which houses more than... 

 keeweechic Says:  Northam is around 26km south of Toodyay and WA's second largest inland town. There are numerous historic buildings to be found in Northam. The oldest public building still standing is the old police station. The town is also popular for the annual Avon Descent as well as hot... 

 keeweechic Says:  The Pioneer Heritage Trail is a 20km drive which retraces the route taken by the early settlers. It also highlights the areas natural environment and historical sites including West Toodyay, the original townsite. The drive will take you a leisurely 2 hours and provides...