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Spend a Weekend in the Shire

Itinerary 1- Adventure

Day 1

  • Start your weekend with a sunrise balloon ride over the picturesque Avon Valley with Windward Balloon Adventures or Liberty Ballooning , followed by a champagne breakfast at a local cafe.
  • Grab a spot of lunch at the Northam Hotel
  • Enjoy a trail ride with Green Gables Stables in Bakers Hill

Day 2

  • Enjoy breakfast at Northam’s oldest café- Lucy’s Tearooms
  • Head out to the Rally School for your chance to speed around a track, or contact the Northam Aero Club for an exciting flying lesson
  • Spend the afternoon exploring on one of our many walk or drive trails
  • Grab dinner and catch a live musician at one of our many exciting venues

Itinerary 2- Heritage & Culture

Day 1

  • Visit one of our bakeries for breakfast on the go
  • Spend the morning immersing yourself in Northam’s rich cultural history at Bilya Koort Boodja Cultural Centre
  • Grab a spot of lunch from one of the meany eateries.
  • Learn about Northam’s modern history at the Northam Heritage Centre
  • Indulge in dinner at one of Northam’s historic pubs

Day 2

  • Enjoy breakfast at Northam’s oldest café- Lucy’s Tearooms
  • Check out Northam’s myriad of historical buildings on our self-guided historical buildings tour
  • Explore Northam’s first house- Morby Cottage
  • Drive out down Katrine Road to look at Glenfield Homestead
  • Enjoy Fish & Chips from Nik’s the Greek