There are lots of things to see and do there. There are galleries, craft shops, cafes, bakery, a leather goods shop, gift shops, lolly shop, the Passion Fish that sells quality Australian candles, coffee shops and a woodturning gallery.
Allow several hours to have a good look around the village.
If you are making the Tilba area the centre of your cycling holiday, there is plenty of reasonably priced accommodation, including a hotel, bed and breakfasts and farm cottages.
There is a visitors information centre at Bates General Store in Central Tilba. Call in for maps and information about the area.
Allow several hours to have a good look around the village.
If you are making the Tilba area the centre of your cycling holiday, there is plenty of reasonably priced accommodation, including a hotel, bed and breakfasts and farm cottages.
There is a visitors information centre at Bates General Store in Central Tilba. Call in for maps and information about the area.
For lunch and refreshments, try the Tilba Bakery. It's a beaut little award-winning country bakery that serves a great range of fresh breads, pies and cakes.
Everything is baked daily on the premises, using only fresh natural ingredients. The bakery is a must for the hungry cyclist.
Open Sunday - Wednesday during winter, Sunday - Thursday for most of the year, and open seven days over the Christmas holidays.
Everything is baked daily on the premises, using only fresh natural ingredients. The bakery is a must for the hungry cyclist.
Open Sunday - Wednesday during winter, Sunday - Thursday for most of the year, and open seven days over the Christmas holidays.
The rural atmosphere around Tilba makes for enjoyable cycling.
Four great bike rides begin from Central Tilba.
Ride 8: Central Tilba to Little Lake at the Tilba headland
Distance 8 kms, easy grade
Ride 9: Mystery Bay
Return distance 28 kms, medium grade
Ride 10: Central Tilba to Tilba Tilba via Bellbird Drive
Return distance 4 kms, downhill one way, moderate grade on return
Ride 11: Central Tilba to Mount Dromedary
Return distance 25 kms, medium grade, with a possible extension of a four kilometre walk through the rainforest to the summit
Ride 8: Central Tilba to Little Lake at the Tilba headland
Distance 8 kms, easy grade
Ride 9: Mystery Bay
Return distance 28 kms, medium grade
Ride 10: Central Tilba to Tilba Tilba via Bellbird Drive
Return distance 4 kms, downhill one way, moderate grade on return
Ride 11: Central Tilba to Mount Dromedary
Return distance 25 kms, medium grade, with a possible extension of a four kilometre walk through the rainforest to the summit
The historic village of Central Tilba, with the backdrop of Mount Dromedary, is one of those special places for cyclists to visit.
While in Central Tilba, call in to the Visitor Information Centre, Bates General Store, Central Tilba (telephone 02 - 4473 7290) for all your tourist enquiries.
About Tilba
The National Trust village of Central Tilba, with the backdrop of Mount Dromedary, is about 20 kilometres south of Narooma. It's about the same distance from Bermagui. The village has been listed as one of the top twenty historic sites in Australia.
The National Trust village of Central Tilba, with the backdrop of Mount Dromedary, is about 20 kilometres south of Narooma. It's about the same distance from Bermagui. The village has been listed as one of the top twenty historic sites in Australia.
18 great bike rides in the Narooma area of the NSW South Coast
