STRATHALBYN ALBUM

The town itself is on two levels: an upper level including High Street which we will investigate in the afternoon, and a lower level around the river park. It is fairly easy to find a roadside parking place near the river.

I drive the bus around the town centre indicating points of interest, and then park near the river. We then give the group two hours to go their own way, before meeting back at the Victoria Hotel for lunch. Points of interest include the River Park ...

... Argus House, where there is a coffee shop and an interesting gift shop with a number of old style toys ...

... and a quilting shop near the station with a computer-automated quilting machine. Not to mention various op shops!

Strathalbyn also contains a number of interesting historic buildings. We meet for lunch at the Victoria Hotel, where one can order a lunch main course together with buffet salad and vegetables at a very reasonable cost.

After lunch we board the bus and drive up past St Andrews Church to Upper Strathalbyn, where we park in a public parking lot on the corner of High and Grey Streets.

From here we allow an hour (or two?!) to investigate the adjacent shops, including the old nursery ...

... and various interesting antique shops.

Then back on the bus for the return trip home. Driving via Chapel Street and East Terrace takes us past an old Anglican Church and a Roman Catholic Church of interesting design.

The group voted today one of our best days out.