Ipswich
June 18th 2008 23:05
Ipswich is centrally located in the heart of South East Queensland, approximately 45 minutes from the state capital of Brisbane and 90 minutes from the Gold Coast.
Despite being a non-metropolitan city, Ipswich still has plenty to offer visitors/tourists from historic museums and art galleries to markets and craft stores to wineries in the nearby Scenic Rim and plenty of sightseeing. The City also offers many heritage trails on which you will discover grand heritage homes, buildings, churches, pubs and picturesque parks and gardens.
One of the best ways to discover historic Ipswich is the daily 'Grape and Golf Tours' by Hughies. Hughies offers day tours to vineyards, country golf courses, country pubs, markets, gardens, paintball, horse rides and even a lavender farm.
Other places of interest includes the Ipswich Turf Club, a thoroughbred horse racing and training establishment featuring 47 race meetings each year. If your visit to the city takes place in mid-June, it will coincide with the annual Ipswich Cup, a race which has been run at the establishment since 1890.
The Ipswich Art Gallery, Workshops Rail Museum, Brighton House and Ipswich Little Theatre are all great venues to visit.
The nearby Scenic Rim boasts rich volcanic soils meaning that Ipswich lies on the doorstep of an award-winning wine region producing both full-bodied reds and refreshing white varieties. Warrego Wines, Ironbark Ridge Vineyard and Normanby Wines are just a few of the wineries within easy reach from Ipswich.
You can learn more about the beautiful city of Ipswich here.
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