Exploring the Southern Highlands From Isca House

SMALL VILLAGE CHARM: Gorgeous Exeter is one of 17 small villages to be found here in Wingecarribee Shire, each with a heritage, character and community all its own. Making it easy for you to take in as many as you wish during your time in the Southern Highlands, a regional map along with the highlights of each local village can be found here.

Touring & Tasting

Tour the picturesque countryside surrounding Isca House visiting the cellar doors of family run cool climate vineyards. The Southern Highlands is home to the Australian High Altitude Wine Awards and you’ll find many medal and trophy winning wines on tasting.  

 

Nearby recommendations: 

 

Wine adventure a little further afield: 

 

Free yourself to enjoy more of our stand-out local Pinot wines by leaving the driving to a knowledgeable local guide with Vino Rosso Tours 

Shopping

Hunt for antiques, opulent alpaca and artisan delights in the surrounding villages or pop into Bowral Town Centre and shop the Bong Bong Street fashion hub. 

 

Bowral  

Berrima 

Moss Vale 

Exeter  

Classic Country Pubs

Come out of the cold to a generous meal and a full-bodied local Pinot by the hearth of a crackling fire at one of the character-filled country pubs within minutes of Isca House. 

 

 

Should your local explorations take you further afield we can recommend: 

Galleries to Browse

A mecca for photographers, sculptors and artists of renown, the Southern Highlands has a variety of distinctive gallery spaces for your enjoyment and inspiration. Year-round, you’ll find festivals, special evenings, workshops and more happening in celebration of the arts, from Arts Trail in November and Ngununggula Nights all Summer, to creative workshop for every reason and season. 

 

find festivals, workshops and special evenings in celebration of the arts, from  

 

AMAZING HERITAGE AND HISTORY 

Highlanders are passionate about our local heritage and delight in sharing the region’s fascinating history in the form of heritage trails and landmark sites. From the olde world shopfronts of historic Berrima Village to a whiskey distillery among the hidden-away ruins of an old Scottish settlement and mining town at Joadja, you’ll be drawn in by the local folklore and stories of times gone by. 

 

Experience Something Special

We’re all about the special moments at Isca House and there are so many possibilities for making memories here in the Highlands. Please be aware that activities vary with the changing seasons that make this place so magical.