The Cottage Museum in Rylstone collects, assesses and preserves objects relative to the early history of the district.
The museum is housed in a simple 1890s weatherboard home built for local blacksmith, James Nash. The house was saved from demolition by RDHS and moved from its original site at the Rylstone Showground to its present position in the Bridge View Inn Precinct in 1984.
The museum displays focus on domestic and rural life. They include costume, rustic furniture, kitchen and small farming tools, schooling and musical instruments.
Also on display are photographs of local pioneers, the town and district encompassed by the old Rylstone Shire boundary.
Tanks and Tailpipes is a unique automotive enthusiasts shop right in the heart of Historic Rylstone NSW.
You'll be greeted at the front window by a beautiful rare and restored classic motorcycle worth visiting just to see in person.
Run by passionate car and motorcycle enthusiasts, this boutique retail shop has unique, new and collector car and motorcycle accessories, apparel and gifts as well as locally made products - perfect for the hard-to-buy-for person.
This is an essential waypoint go-to place for your next road trip to the Mudgee region on two, three or four wheels!
Family and fur-friendly, visit to find something different, something cool.
Convent and Chapel Wool Shop is a well established iconic rural wool shop in Central West New South Wales providing luxury yarns to discerning knitters.
The shop sells beautiful local and international yarns from independent dyers and small mills. This is a mecca for crafters worldwide. So much to see including stunning knitted displays. You'll love your visit.
Hand knits are also on display and for sale created by local knitters.
Rylstone is a heritage village on the western edge of the Blue Mountains, 238 kilometres north-west of Sydney. The town acts as a gateway to the World Heritage-listed Wollemi National Park to the east and the scenic Capertee Valley to the south.
Rylstone is noted for its lovely stone buildings. Not only are the administrative buildings along Louee Street and the four churches made from local sandstone, but also private homes and businesses. Most were constructed between 1865 and 1895.
Kandos is the town that made the cement that made your town.
Established by the cement works in 1914, Kandos thrived as a modern 20th-century town in a spectacular rural setting. With the cement works closing in 2011, the Kandos Museum has a vital role in preserving the town's industrial and social history.
The museum is home to stories, objects and photographs focused on industrial heritage. Kandos Museum occupies the former Kandos Methodist Church built from cement made at the newly established Kandos Cement Works in 1919. Its Spanish mission appearance belies its real inspiration - the factories of the then burgeoning American car industry.
Surrounded by native gardens the museum is elevated above street level. Prominent at its entrance is a mural by descendants of the the Dabee Wiradjuri, the respected custodians of this land. On entering you see rare and fascinating equipment and relics of an industry, 20th century social history displays of military remembrance, school, sporting memorabilia, Scouting and Guiding, the Lady Bushranger, Post WW2 migration and music. Always showing are moving images on varied topics - the Sydney Harbour bridge, cement bag charity races to lectures on cement chemistry. In the grounds are large industrial artifacts - ball mill, rope way towers, buckets, coal loaders and loco.
Kandos Museum operated by Kandos Museum Incorporated, a not-for-profit, New South Wales incorporated association.
WAYOUT Artspace is a regionally based artist-run gallery located in Kandos, NSW.
WAYOUT gallery has 5-7 exhibitions per year showcasing diverse artistic outcomes. Each exhibition has opening nights and artist talks and the space is also used for related community programs.
Check out what is happening on the WAYOUT website.
The Cementa cafe is located in the gallery. Come and grab a coffee and cake and enjoy the exhibition (same hours as the gallery).
In addition to the annual arts program, WAYOUT is the hub for the biennial Cementa arts festival; every two years in September.
Make a day of it! WAYOUT Artspace is 5 minutes from the historic town Rylstone, 45 minutes from Mudgee, and half an hour from Ganguddy/Dunns Swamp in the Wollemi National Park.
This is a crafty local enterprise producing functional and elegant artisan furniture from a 'waste' product: salvaged timber. If you are interested in handmade objects and creative upcycling, while chatting about the town's industrial history, you will enjoy a visit to the AdHoc Furniture showroom.
AdHoc Furniture showroom and workshop is located at the 'Paris End' of Angus Avenue -- the main street in Kandos. When you arrive in town head east towards the mountain. The shop was originally built as a wine bar in 1923, and if you have time Brett will give you a tour of the building.
You might take home a small timber side table or a tall skinny cupboard made from recycled red cedar or Australian pine. Each piece is a one-off, inspired by the materials that come to hand.
Just 25 kilometres east of Rylstone and Kandos is Ganguddy-Dunns Swamp, a popular camping and picnic area. Set on the banks of the Cudgegong River and nestled amongst the stunning sandstone pagoda rock formations. Ganguddy-Dunns Swamp enjoys an outstanding biodiversity of plant and animal communities with at least 107 bird species spotted in the area.
A network of walking tracks surrounds the waterway, including one suitable for wheelchairs and strollers. Opportunities for canoeing and swimming also make this a 'must-visit' destination. Camping fees apply.
Take to the water by embarking on a guided kayak tour or by hiring a kayak or paddle board from Southern Cross Kayaking. They are based here during the warmer months from the end of Spring through to Autumn, during school holidays and long weekends.
