Take a hamper or BBQ pack with you and go inland to discover the Milkshake and Julius River Reserves, Lake Chisholm (can you spot the platypus?), Kanunnah Bridge and Sumac Lookout. Enjoy lookouts and forest walks. On the way home call into Allendale Gardens for afternoon tea, marvel at what Max and Lorraine have created from a bare paddock as featured on Burke's Backyard. Magnificent gardens at anytime of the year.

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