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South Eveleigh Sydney Australia

Old boiler room

South Eveleigh Sydney Australia

Located in Sydney Australia, South Eveleigh has undergone significant revitalization in recent years. This transformation has turned an industrial site into a modern and dynamic precinct that combines technology, innovation, lifestyle, and heritage.

One of the major highlights of South Eveleigh is its rich industrial heritage. The site was once home to the Eveleigh Railway Workshops, which played a vital role in Sydney’s early rail history. Many of the original heritage buildings have been preserved and repurposed, offering a fascinating blend of historical charm and contemporary design.

History

Preserved within the workshop building, Bays 1 and 2 showcase a collection of machinery, tools, and artifacts used in the workshops, offering a glimpse into the daily lives of the workers. Interpretive signs explain the significance and use of the tools and machinery.

Dating from 1887, the vast locomotive workship contains workshops for blacksmithing, boilermaking, and other essential trades. Importantly, these are not just static museum displays but remain in use. Courses are held locally teaching people these disappearing trades.

Current Use

Today, South Eveleigh serves as a hub for startups, tech companies, and creative industries. A modern high-tech interior provides office space for companies and business, while others house fitness centres and cafes.

A cafe within the main building is surrounded by old machinery and tool racks, while old steam powered hammer presses and boring machines are scattered throughout the office spaces.

A wonderful place to wander around, learning about the past, while surrounded by high-tech enterprises. After taking in the displays, there are cafes, restaurants and a brewery to relax at.

Old boiler room
Old boiler room
Workshop area. Still in use by hobbyists
Workshop area. Still in use by hobbyists
Tool room
Tool room
Workshop area. Still in use by hobbyists South Eveleigh
Workshop area. Still in use by hobbyists
New business offices inside the old workshops South Eveleigh
New business offices inside the old workshops
Old jig borer on display
Old jig borer on display
Steam hammer on display South Eveleigh
Steam hammer on display
Photo display
Photo display
View from second floor showing cafe and brewery next to machinery displays South Eveleigh
View from second floor showing cafe and brewery next to machinery displays

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The Mighty Hunter Valley

Tasting Platter The Mighty Hunter Valley

The Mighty Hunter Valley

Originally a brick works that diversified into terracotta pottery for pipes and tiles, the site has undergone many changes while maintaining its heritage listing. Additions by previous owners included accommodation, a restaurant and a brewery, while maintaining a link to the past through its name – Potters Hotel Brewery Resort. The current owners Foghorn Brewery renamed it The Mighty Hunter Valley and upgraded and modernised the facilities.

Located five minutes from Cessnock or 20 minutes from Singleton in the New South Wales Hunter Valley, it is in the heart of wine country. Driving there takes you past many picturesque vineyards, most of which offer cellar door sales and tasting.

The five heritage listed brick kilns are an easy way to find the brewery as they can be seen from the road. After parking, we walked around them to take a few pictures before heading inside. Visible from the bar, the brewery has tours available, but not on the day we visited. Instead, we chose a beer tasting, buying a paddle each. You choose four beers per tasting depending on your preference.

We sat outside under a veranda to drink and relax. Deciding that we would have lunch there too, we ordered at the adjacent restaurant and had several more relaxing beers before eating.

We enjoyed going here, the beer was great and the meals delicious. The outdoor setting in the shade was relaxing and peaceful.

Pottery Kiln The Mighty Hunter Valley
Pottery Kiln
Old Barrels
Old Barrels
The Brewery
The Brewery
The Bar and Tasting Platters The Mighty Hunter Valley
The Bar and Tasting Platters
Tasting Platter The Mighty Hunter Valley
Tasting Platter
Foghorn Brewery Newy Pale Ale The Mighty Hunter Valley
Foghorn Brewery Newy Pale Ale
Foghorn Brewery Summer Ale
Foghorn Brewery Summer Ale

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Cascade Brewery Tour Hobart

Cascade Brewery

Cascade Brewery Tour Hobart

How to Get There

Only a five-minute drive from Hobart’s CBD in the foothills of Mount Wellington, the Cascade Brewery Tour is a must for lovers of beer and cider.

The Cascade Brewery

Having operated since 1824, the Brewery is Australia’s oldest, and a tour is a history lesson as well as beer making. Originally a sawmill but converted to a brewery because of the mountain water onsite, the building is still in use. The dates on the front of the building refer to the extension made in 1927 when new equipment required more height. This is still visible in the façade, where the material for the lower three floor differs from the upper levels.

In addition to tours, the brewery offers meals and a bar in the old manager’s residence, where you can relax after the tour, or just enjoy a meal or drink.

  • Cascade Brewery
    Cascade Brewery
  • Lounge at the Cascade Brewery
    Lounge at the Cascade Brewery
  • Old Beer Keg
    Old Beer Keg

The Cascade Brewery Tour

Several different tours are available depending on age (16 years old and over can go on the extended factory tour that we did). An all ages tour caters for everyone, but does not enter the factory, nor does it offer beer and cider samples afterwards.

A safety briefing and protective equipment (hard hat, glasses, gloves and hair net and fluoro vest) are given at the start of the tour. This not only ensures your safety, as your are touring a working brewery, but also keeps the beer making process safe from you.

Unfortunately, no photos are allowed on the tour, so the secret of Cascades beer and cider process is still safe.

The comprehensive tour follows the whole process from grain delivery to bottling, packaging and distribution. We found it all very interesting especially the brewing and malting part.

We also found out that all waste products are used either on site or as animal feed. Nice to know that beer is environmentally conscious, as well as tasting great.

There was also a look at cider production, which uses some of the apples Tasmania is famous for.

Finishing the tour is a tasting platter of four beers or ciders. As we had a platter each, we were able to taste all of the beers and ciders on offer.

Beer and Cider Tasting Platter Cascade Brewery Tour
Beer and Cider Tasting Platter

What Did We Think?

This was a fun tour that we really enjoyed. Seeing the whole beer making process and then tasting the product was great fun. If you are in Hobart, it’s worth doing.

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