Bathurst Heritage Drives

Bathurst Heritage
Drive

Take this 60-90 minute drive around the city of Bathurst and to significant heritage areas including the Flag Staff and Milltown.

Driving Tour of the Chifley's Bathurst

From Ben and Elizabeth Chifley's home in Busby Street to the Bathurst Rail Museum, explore the city they called home and that shaped their lives

Wattle Flat Historic
Tour

Wander through historic Wattle Flat, where echoes of the goldfields and early settlement remain woven into the landscape.

Villages to the North

To the north of Bathurst, a scenic drive leads through a collection of historic gold mining villages, where remnants of the gold rush era and heritage streetscapes offer a glimpse into the region’s rich past.

Villages to the South

South of Bathurst, a network of former gold mining villages can be explored by road, each reflecting the character and history of the nineteenth-century goldfields that helped shape the district.