Hawkesbury Recreation

Recreation in Historic Windsor

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Good AZ Gold Tours

Good As Gold ToursAddress: Oakville
Phone: 02 4573 6181; mobile 0408 973 267
Email: info@goodazgoldtours.com.au
(Fully Insured and Accreditated)

The list of custom-made tours for large groups and clubs and offered by Ryan Thomson’s company seems infinite. If you can design it, Good AZ Gold will deliver: Hawkesbury boutique wineries, historic, iconic Hawkesbury, FarmGate Trail, garden and gallery, and eco-tours to name just a few.

Large, deluxe air-conditioned coaches make for a great experience of shopping or antique hunting around the region. And Ryan has several new coaches, seating 24 if you’re planning that big 40th birthday celebration. No need to worry about ‘drink or drive.’ /Caution: Make your reservations early – the Good AZ Gold office literally buzzes with activity. Faxes and phones ring constantly – everyday! Call for fees and specialized tour schedules.

Go-Karts: The Indy 800

Butterfly FarmAddress: Wilberforce Road, Wilberforce
Phone: 02 4575 1265
Email: info@indy800.com.au
Hours: Daily 10 am–5 pm

The roar of an engine, a blast of wind in your face, a racing heart and a rush of adrenalin — this is the Indy 800. Just minutes from Windsor across the Hawkesbury River Bridge, you’ll find the Indy 800-metre course, well designed and well maintained.  If you have your own go-kart, it’s welcomed, too.

Back to the course: top speed in the straight runs and the stack of S-bends keep you on edge. You clench your jaw in the hairpin turn. A few sweeping turns, you cross the finish line. Demanding? Yes! Exhilarating? You bet! 

The Indy 800 is open to children aged 12 and over, with a minimum height restriction of 150 centimetres. Single and double karts are available and priced incrementally for racing from 10 to 60 minutes.

Hawkesbury Powered Parachute Centre

Powered Parachute CentreAddress: Fields in Richmond and Windsor
Phone: 02 4576 6028, m 0414 862 397
Hours: 6.30am-12noon weekends and holidays

An Extreme Sport in rural Hawkesbury? Flying at 1000-5000 feet in a Group D ultra light? Who would have anticipated such an adventure over the winding Hawkesbury River and its rural backdrop?

Fear of heights? Graeme Hutchinson, CEO and flight instructor is too… “I feel a bit dizzy on a cliff’s edge”, he says. But in the air, fear recedes as you take in the magnificent view of the river, vineyards and patterned farmlands below.

Are you after that adrenal rush, an electrifying kick in the abdomen? Graeme who flies with you can provide the thrill. Just ask!  Or if you are happy with a bit of a buzz that comes with flight, gorgeous scenery and a slow descent, it’s all available. Check the website www.poweredparachutecentre.com.au for all the details. Slip into the Pilot’s Corner for some very funny pilot jokes.

Hawkesbury SightSeeing Tours

Hawkesbury SightSeeing ToursAddress: Wilberforce
Phone: 02 4575 1421, mobile 0408 751 422
Email: Janice@hstours.com.au
(Fully Insured and Accreditated) 

Janice Hart, host of this touring company, offers personalized chauffeured tours – in a luxury 4-wheel-drive – for small groups only.

Janice is a local in The Hawkesbury and she shares her love and knowledge in her specialized tours in history, in arts and crafts and in food and wine. She’ll arrange a tour for you to meet the region’s patchwork and quilting artists, cheese makers, and best known vintners.  If food soothes the savage beast in you, it’s the Farmgate Trail that offers the finest produce of the Hawkesbury. You’ll sample produce and pick up Hawkesbury goodies to take home. Her “Historic Hotspot Tour” is likely to convert anyone into a history buff. This is a host who obviously enjoys people and who loves her work – she cannot hide her enthusiasm. Half day or full day Hawkesbury tours are available – call for fees.

Rum Corps Barracks Golf Course

Rum Corps Barracks Golf CourseAddress: 61 Richmond Road, Windsor
Phone: 02 4577 6600

Adjacent to the Sebel Resort, the Rum Corps Barracks offers an easy-walking nine-hole course of beautiful greens. Of course, there are a number of holes to test your patience and your temper!

Social players are welcome at all times and the pros hold ladies’ and kids’ clinics each Sunday morning. The Barracks is family-friendly, and Alison and her staff are proof of that. 

In summer, it can get a bit hot out on the greens, so before you tee off, check out the pro shop’s sports clothing and accessories. It is stocked to overflowing and you won’t beat its prices anywhere. If you arrive without your gear, the pro shop can outfit you quite reasonably with rental equipment. Motorised buggies make for a more relaxing game, if not a faster one, and once you return, a cool drink on the Barracks’ covered terrace eases you back into reality before you join the afternoon traffic.

Villa Thalgo Day Spa at Sebel Resort

Sebel Resort HawkesburyAddress: 61 Richmond Road, Windsor
Phone: 02 4577 1254
Email:

Villa Thalgo Day Spa should be at the top of every woman’s (or man’s) list for a special day off. This is an “over the top” spa – one of the major spas in NSW.  So, let’s talk about the setting. Stunning! Luxurious! Calming!

Let’s talk about indulgence and health. You can choose from an extensive array of therapies: whole body wraps, hot stone therapy, hydrotherapy and massage. A hydrotherapy treatment will bring a natural blush to your skin, even in winter, and on a chilly day, the indoor pool is perfect for a bit of a workout. 

It’s pure indulgence if you choose a treatment of soothing emulsions and essential oils. Thick white towels and dressing gowns – you live the life of the rich and famous, if only for a day! Of course, beauty treatments and facials are offered and, for your convenience, Villa Thalgo offers half- and full-day splurges.

Windsor Polo Club

Windsor Polo ClubAddress: Old Kurrajong Road (Entry opposite Triangle Lane, Richmond)
Email: nsw@australianpolo.com.au

For those of us who are new to the sport of polo, it’s best to pick up a little knowledge – at the very least, some terms – beforehand. Let’s start with the results. The team that scores the most points wins. Simple enough?

Each team has four players and unlike that “other” sport, there is no offside rule. The rules are simple and based upon a player having the “right of way” in order to eliminate danger.  There is one hook; no player shall play with his left hand.

There are usually six periods (Chukkas) of play, each seven minutes, and there are penalties, but this information we’ll save for another day.

Oh, yes, there are beautiful, muscular, powerful thoroughbred ponies on the polo field. Strong of heart, they can accelerate, stop and turn quickly – amazing machines – players will tell you the ponies are the game.

Polo is an elegant sport – a straightforward spectator sport and quality entertainment. At the Windsor Polo Club in Richmond (confusing?) on Sunday April 15, Australia takes on Chile in an international polo test. This is the big Windsor Polo Club event of 2007. Reserve a space or a tent for a boot picnic – it will be a party with raffles and entertainment for kids. Prepare for an adrenalin rush!

 

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