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We had just one night and could have stayed for another. We found the Gilgandra Museum and the Coo-ee Museum, where we could have spent more time. The weather was perfect and so found the whole experience very enjoyable.

I was there for a night stopover en-route to Victoria from Queensland. Seems to be a good smaller town with the historical feature being the Cooee March starting at this place. I went for a 1 hour cycle in the early morning. A concrete path followed along beside the Castlereagh River bank into the town centre from the southern outskirts near where the Motel was located. The terrain is very flat and made for easy peddling. Just had to watch out for the Semi trailers that were on the Hewell Highway corridor, that skirts the town.

There is no real meal options around this town after 18:00. Most places are either closed in the main town after this time. Best options for meals eg: Dinner or Breakfast are the main road truck stops service stations who cater for the truck drivers mainly where you can dine in or take away. Menus are plentiful, lots of choices.

Gilgandra is a lovely country town and a great place to visit. A wonderful remembrance park for our fallen soldiers. The Royal hotel great for dinner. Unfortunately it was too wet for us to visit some of the places in the area Sadly the windmills in the park were not as advertised either not finished or being pulled down!!!!

If you are a plant lover then a visit (weekends only) to Orana Cactus World is a must. There is also an excellent pub, The Royal, that is worth visiting. In their beer garden is a grapevine that was planted way back in the 1890s. It still bears fruit.

A small town, not too many shops. Good for a short stay. Food places few and far between. There is a Chinese buffet in main street on Friday and Saturday nights from 6pm. Fairly good price. All you can eat. Just over $15 adults. Discovered by accident when looking to order food. There is also a hotel that sells takeaway food like pizza at night. The bowls club (now sporties) also has Chinese food after 5pm most days. Hot food is hard to come by if coming through Gilgandra after 2pm and wanting quick eat before travelling on. As we were on way back from Qld. Servo pie is the best you will get.