A Perfect Autumn Weekend in Orange NSW, Orange, Australia

Looking for a colorful autumn getaway near Sydney? Then you can’t go past spending an autumn weekend in Orange NSW. Read on to find out more.

As well as being a color and a fruit, Orange NSW is also a small country town located in the central tablelands region, a couple of hours’ drive from Sydney, Australia.

Known for its fantastic local food scene and autumn colors, Orange NSW was the perfect choice of location for a weekend away from Sydney in late April.

Finishing work early, we hit the road on a bright and sunny afternoon for the four-hour drive inland. As usual Sydney traffic was pretty horrendous and we had only made it as far as the Blue Mountains when the sunset, leaving us to drive the rest of the way to Orange in the dark.

Our first evening in Orange was spent eating Indian takeaway in our motel room, exhausted after a day at work and then the long drive.

Saturday was a special day with a very early start. It was the 25th April, or ANZAC Day, a day to remember the sacrifice of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps soldiers that fought and gave their lives for their countries in times of war.

On April 25th, 1915, ANZAC soldiers stepped foot on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey, the first day of what became a bloody eight-month battle against the Ottoman Turks who were protecting their homeland. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).