Bilpin Day Experiences
Visit Bilpin for the day for something wholesome, hands-on, and uniquely local. Our day experiences invite you to slow down and see the region through the eyes of the people who live here.
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Meet the locals, do as the locals do
Meet the growers, makers, and storytellers who call this place home. Taste food grown in local soil, crafted with care. Learn a simple skill, wander through the bush, and discover the beauty of living close to nature.​
Whether you’re staying nearby or escaping the city for a few hours, Wollemi Ridge Retreats offers authentic, small-group experiences that connect you with the land, the community, and yourself.
Come for the day. Meet locals, taste local, and leave inspired.
Make Your own Chopping Board Workshop
Location: Bilpin, NSW
Duration: 2 hours
Price: $195 pp
Create something truly special with your own hands and connect with the gentle charm of farm life in this relaxed, creative experience at Wollemi Ridge Retreats. In this two-hour workshop, you’ll design, shape, sand, and finish your own wooden chopping board made from locally sourced timber.
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Experience Outline
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Welcome & Introduction
Meet your hosts at Wollemi Ridge Retreats and settle into the peaceful surroundings of Bilpin. You’ll be introduced to the farm shed tools, timber, and simple techniques used in shaping your own beautiful chopping board. -
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Hands-On Woodcraft Workshop
Under friendly guidance, you’ll choose your piece of local wood and learn how to design, shape, sand, oil and brand your own chopping board. Each piece of timber tells its own story, and you’ll leave with a one-of-a-kind board that’s both functional and personal.
Highlights
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Create your own handcrafted chopping board from locally sourced wood as a forever keepsake
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Learn the art of wood shaping, sanding, oiling, and branding
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Enjoy a relaxed and creative workshop suitable for all skill levels
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Experience the soothing, mindful connection of hands-on craft and nature
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Bush Dining & Glowworm Tour
Location: Bilpin, NSW
Duration: 3 hours
Price: $150 Adults,
$80 Child 7years and older only
Overview
As the sun dips behind the Blue Mountains, join us for a memorable evening of local food, forest stillness, and natural wonder. The Glowworm Dinner Experience at Wollemi Ridge Retreats blends the comfort of a bush-style barbecue feast with the quiet magic of seeing glowworms shimmer in the darkness of a secluded mountain gully.
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Evening Itinerary
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Arrival & Welcome
Begin your evening at Wollemi Ridge Retreats with a refreshing welcome drink — a crisp, locally crafted cider from Bilpin’s beloved cider makers. Take a moment to relax, breathe in the fresh mountain air, and watch the light soften over the ridges.
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Bush-Style Barbecue Dinner
Enjoy a wholesome dinner prepared on the barbie with hearty flavours, seasonal sides, and good company as twilight settles in. It’s a relaxed and authentic taste of Bilpin’s country hospitality.
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Guided Glowworm Walk
As darkness deepens, your guide will lead you on a bushwalk to the gully where glowworms make their home. In the stillness of the night, you’ll notice the subtle glimmer of their bioluminescent light along the damp rock walls — a quiet, almost ethereal sight that captures the simple magic of nature after dark.
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Return & Reflection
After spending time in the glowworm gully, stroll back under the stars to the retreat whilst keeping your eyes and ears open to spot nocturnal wildlife.
Harvest Farms Tour, Goat Encounter & Tasting Plate
Location: Bilpin, NSW
Duration: 2.5 hours
Price: $135 Adults, $50 Child
Overview
Discover where real food begins on this immersive organic farm experience in Bilpin. Wander through Harvest Farms and learn how organic and regenerative farming practices create thriving soil, healthy produce, and a more sustainable future. The experience concludes with a gentle stroll down the track to Wollemi Ridge Retreats, where you’ll enjoy a seasonal tasting plate from the farm and a refreshing local drink overlooking the mount Irvine.
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Itinerary
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Welcome & Introduction
Meet your friendly farmer at Harvest Farms and start your morning surrounded by lush gardens and orchards. Learn about the farm’s organic growing methods, compost systems, and the importance of working with — not against — nature.
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Guided Farm Tour
Walk through the vegetable gardens, orchard, and flower beds as you explore how soil health, biodiversity, and mindful farming practices shape everything that grows. Learn about companion planting, natural pest management, and the rhythms of the farm through the seasons.
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Tasting Plate at Wollemi Ridge Retreats
After the tour, take a short stroll down the track to Wollemi Ridge Retreats, where everything’s ready for your tasting. Enjoy a seasonal plate showcasing Harvest Farms produce, prepared simply to highlight freshness and flavour. Pair it with a local drink overlooking Mt Irvine and Bowen's Gorge.
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Highlights of the Experience
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Guided tour of Harvest Farms, an organic working farm in Bilpin
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Learn about regenerative and sustainable farming practices
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See seasonal produce growing in harmony with nature
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Gentle stroll to Wollemi Ridge Retreats for the tasting experience
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Enjoy a seasonal tasting plate made from farm-fresh ingredients
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Sip on a refreshing local drink while taking in the mountain views
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Gain a deeper appreciation for farm-to-table food and living systems