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Longview Farm Cottage is one of the premier accommodation options for
visitors to Goulburn, Marulan or Taralga.
Most visitors to Longview choose to settle into a few lazy days at the country
cottage without venturing out by car, but if your visit to the region takes you
to the city of Goulburn or the villages of Marulan or Taralga, Longview is a
convenient base location.
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Goulburn is located roughly 60km from Longview. Noted as Australia's first
inland city, Goulburn was proclaimed a City by Royal Letters Patent by Queen
Victoria in 1863.
An important regional centre, Goulburn is rich in heritage and distinguished by
its architecture. Many of the city's fine old buildings can be discovered on a
Heritage Walking Tour. Brochures available at the Visitor Information Centre in
Goulburn, or go to www.igoulburn.com.
Goulburn also plays host to popular arts, heritage and sporting events, such as
the annual Blues Music Festival (February), the Festival of Heritage and Roses
held each March, and the 19th Australian Street Rod Nationals to be held 9-13
April 2009.
The city is surrounded by thriving village communities, including Marulan and
Taralga. Both are a scenic 20-30 minute drive from Longview Farm Cottage and
well worth the visit.
Located just off the Hume Highway, Marulan is usually the last port-of-call for
visitors to Longview Farm Cottage to pick up any last minute groceries, fill up
with petrol, or enjoy a visit to friendly country pub. Set your watch as you
pass through – Marulan is uniquely situated on the 150 degree meridian, which is
used as the basis for Australian Eastern Standard Time.
From Longview Farm Cottage, you can enjoy a picturesque drive through the
Swallowtail Ranges and over the Tarlo River to the village of Taralga, in Upper
Lachlan Shire. Taralga has preserved a unique building style from the 1860s to
1890s, when the buildings were constructed from local stones and rocks, rather
than quarried materials. With an architectural style somewhere between Georgian
and Victorian, Taralga buildings featured grander constructions than Australian
settlers did elsewhere during the same period.
Taralga country markets take place on the second Sunday each month, and there is
an eclectic range of shops, tea houses and pubs to browse.
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