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WALKING TOUR AROUND THE HISTORIC VILLAGE OF ROCKLEY
Sat 22 April at 9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Time: 1.30pm – 5pm
Cost: $15 per person – bookings essential
Bookings: Bathurst Visitor Information Centre 1800 68 1000 or online
at bathurstregion.com.au/autumn-colours
Officially gazetted in 1851, Rockley is listed by the National Trust as an Historic Village. This
guided walking tour commences with a short talk in Stevens Park followed by a gentle stroll
around the village. It includes visits into John Job Copeman’s first architectural commission, the
School of Arts Hall built in 1890 and into two Edward Gell churches built in 1867 and 1869. The
tour concludes with light refreshments at the Rockley Mill and Stables Museum, formerly a steam
operated Flour Mill built in 1862, after which you can view the three storey Museum at leisure.
Bring a hat, water and walking shoes. Bookings to be made by 5pm, Wednesday 15 March.
Location: Stevens Park, opposite the Rockley Pub, Budden Street, Rockley
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The What’s On calendar covers arts and heritage events happening across the NSW Central West in the local government areas of Bathurst Region, Blayney, Cabonne, Cowra, Forbes, Lachlan, Lithgow, Mid-Western Region, Oberon, Orange, Parkes and Weddin.
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