In the town’s first cocktail bar The Local After Dark chef Tom Robinson loves yabbies so much he has one tattooed on his arm. Try the Aussie crayfish in an old school Aussie way in his decadent jaffle, where finely chopped yabby mixes with creme fraiche, dijon mustard, shallots, parsley, cajun seasoning and super stretchy swiss cheese, covered with fluffy white bread lathered in a coating of yabby flavoured butter before toasting. Delish!

“Beer before liquor, never been sicker. Liquor before beer, never fear”. And when two becomes one at Glen Gowrie distillery you’re onto a winner. The creators of the first beer liqueurs in Australia turn New England Brewing Co’s Belgian Dark Ale into a Big Winter Liqueur with burnt caramel, maple and apple raisin flavours, while their Grandad Brown transforms an English Brown Ale into a caramel with a dash of lemon drop. Savour them straight, in a cocktail, over your ice cream, drizzled on your bacon, or any old where you’d like a delicious kick.

Say hi honey to Torrington, the tiny village outside Glen Innes where the 2 Wild Souls Meadery is creating sparkling meads the méthode ancestrale way. Here chemical free native timber honeys mix with granite filtered spring water and yeast for fermentation before being bottled by hand. Discover the differences between seasonal honeys over a free tasting at the cellar door.

Visit The Makers Shed where you can find handmade products by local artists and books by indie authors, before letting your own creative spark out to play. Join a sterling silver or copper fold-forming workshop and learn how to create your own unique piece of wearable art. Better with your words than your hands? Get inspired to write your own book in a wordsmithing workshop or at the shed’s annual High Country Writers Festival in October.

It’s garagenalia a go-go at John and Josie Ellis’ place where they have over 100 vintage petrol bowsers and pumps on display. Compare beautiful bowsers from France and the USA to Aussie classics, and see their collection of enamel garage signs, oil tins and more. You won’t find John and Josie online, but you can call 0419 030 222 to book a time to step into this treasure trove.

They won’t whip you back in time Outlander style, but Australia’s Standing Stones have their own kind of magic. You can visit the Standing Stones any day of the year but one of the best times is during the annual Australian Celtic Festival, (Sat 1 – Sun 2 May 2021) when the bagpipes are piping, the highland dancers are dancing and there are Celtic cultural markets to explore. Image courtesy: Destination NSW