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Home > Travelogues > 2017 Travelogues Index > New South Wales - Gulahgambone Caravan Park

New South Wales - Gulargambone

 
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There is an animal enclosure at the rear of the caravan park, with laying hens, geese and turkeys, a sheep, a goat and an Alpaca (at right).  Visiting children can feed the animals.

The dump point is quaint, situated inside an old out-house (below right).
 
David and Bernadette have plans to expand the number of sites as the popularity of the park and town grows. 

While the amenities block has small shower cubicles, they have renovated it well and it is kept very clean.  The white non static shower curtains are washed every day.  Floor mats provided in dressing area.  

All this for the very reasonable price of $25 powered site for two, and $20 unpowered.  Discounted rates for a single camper.  Credit card surcharge applies. 
 
This is a caravan park where the owners have undertaken hard work to restore an old caravan park in a dying town, and sold their services to build up custom, and at the same time helped the town survive and come back to life. 

 

A fine example to caravan park operators who claim falling custom and who do little to help themselves. 

The park is a real credit to David and Bernadette who do all the work themselves, while still spending time out and about talking to their guests. 
 
Having read good reviews about this park following the change of ownership, and the lifted fortunes of the town, we went out of our way to come and stay, then like most other guests, staying longer than originally planned to enjoy the hospitality and fellowship. 
 
One regular caravan park guest was making pikelets for all other campers to enjoy for morning tea, topped with her selection of home made jams and spreads including her delicious lemon butter.  As an annual visitor to this caravan park, she had formed friendships in the community.  A delightful lady came to give her some more lemons, and it was a treat to talk to her.     
Long drive through grassy level sites in the powered section, which has 38 sites. 

At the very welcoming Gulargambone Caravan Park, where the current owners have built up a popular park, with lots of opportunities for socialising. 

On our first night, they gave us hot soup and freshly cooked damper at happy hour around the campfire. The following night pizza was served.  Yes, our one night became our first night, as most people stay longer than planned to enjoy the friendliness. 

 
We would have stayed longer and enjoyed their camp oven roast dinner, but we had made a booking for a vehicle service in Gilgandra. 



 
The fully equipped kitchen, which includes a pizza oven, has everything a camper would need, right down to crockery and cutlery.  No need to bring your own plates to the campfire gatherings.  All is provided.  All that is required is for a couple of guests to do the washing up. 
 
This large area has a large screen television, plenty of seating, a library and a book exchange.  Crafts and books are sold, with all takings donated to the Royal Flying Doctor Service. 
 
The happy hour campfire area is adjoining, and has been roofed over for comfort in all seasons.  Campfires in winter. 

I highly recommend staying at the Gulargambone Caravan Park, run by a couple who have brought it back to life with the best social aspects of any park we have been to. The kettle is always boiling and someone will be cooking morning of afternoon tea, and the evening gathering around the campfire is a must.  See our review of Gulargambone Caravan Park here. 
  

Turn west from the Castlereagh Highway into Bourbah Street, the left into Munnell Street, just in front of the Post Office where there is a caravan park sign.   Next right into Skuthorpe Street for around 70 metres to caravan park entrance. Close to Warrumbungle National Park. 

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The caravan park everyone is talking about, here looking at the spacious unpowered section.  In the tiny town of Gulargambone, between Coonamble and Gilgandra, fading fortunes had turned Gulargambone into a near ghost town.  Enter former motorhome travellers David and Bernadette as new owners of the caravan park.  They have helped bring the town back to life and place it firmly on the tourism agenda with their hospitality and community involvement. 

We were sorry to miss the much acclaimed camp oven roast dinner.  These are held twice a week during the cooler months of the year.   At a cost per person of little more than $12 these are a bargain for a good meal.  But we had a booking in Gilgandra that we had to keep. 

So we left Gulargambone and headed south, to the town where I took the wrong turn all those years ago, when we first saw Gulargambone and the Warrumbungle National Park.   

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