Our modern, 38 room facility, offers comfortably designed rooms, maximising available floor space with well lit work areas and high quality linen, promoting a relaxing spacious feel and providing a quiet, and consistent accommodation experience, while hard wired, high-speed broadband internet access is available, offering secure internet access from all rooms with additional wireless hot-spots in common areas.Our modern cafe/bar offers contemporary Australian cuisine with fine wine and cool drinks in a friendly rural environment

Areas Served:
Station Hotel Parkes, offers a friendly welcome to Parkes township, and is located on the Newell Highway, 365 km west of Sydney, on the western edge of the Great Dividing Range, in central west New South Wales. Being located at approximately the half way

Restaurant:
Restaurant / Dining Information: Our modern cafe/bar and restaurant is situated adjacent to reception and offers a contemporary, casual look with a warm, welcoming, cosmopolitan presence. Superb modern cuisine, domestic and international beers and wines, cocktails and friendly service combine to create a popular dining venue for house guests and locals alike. For a sumptuous breakfast, or delightful dinner or if you prefer just a fine tea or quality coffee with cake, we have it all. Full Room Service and dietary options are available. Restaurant open for Breakfast from 7.00am Dinner from 6.00pm till late.

Recreation:
Recreation Information: Things to do Play Bushranger at Escort Rock, Eugowra near Forbes, where bushranger Frank Gardiner and his gang staged Australias biggest gold heist. Go camping and fishing along the Lachlan River. Try water sports at Lake Cargelligo, an outback aquatic playground, north-west of West Wyalong. Discover Lake Cowal, near West Wyalong, the largest natural lake in NSW. More gold-mining history and Aboriginal Artefacts at West Wyalongs Bland District Historical Museum.

Attractions:

• Area Attractions: Parkes Shire offers an array of attractions and events to complement your visit. Major Attractions: Goobang National Park Being a new National Park, visitor facilities are in the process of being established. Visitors are welcome to undertake passive recreation activities such as bushwalking, bird watching and camping. Spot endangered species, such as the squirrel glider and brush-tailed rock wallaby. More than 300 plant species have been recorded in the park, including 40 species of orchids. Brochures are available from the Visitor Information Centre in both Peak Hill and Parkes. Western Plains Zoo Situated approximately an hour north of Parkes on the Newell Highway, this world famous zoo is recognised for its captive breeding programs, and attracts thousands of visitors each year. Western Plains Zoo is a wild and wonderful slice of Africa in New South Wales, where endangered animals are bred on the wide open plains. Like Africa, youll see big game roaming free (this is an open range zoo, so you wont notice bars or fences). Like Africa, youll feel a sense of magic and mystery. For more information: www.zoo.nsw.gov.au Peak Hill Gold Mine Situated half an hour north of Parkes on the Newell Highway. The historic Peak Hill mine operated between 1893 and 1917 producing about 60,000 ounces from 500,000 tonnes of rock. Alkane re-excavated for gold on the site between 1996 and 2002 retrieving 145,000 ounces gold from 4.9 million tonnes of rock. While most of the historic operations were consumed by the recent mining activity, some of the old workings have been preserved. The Open Cut Experience includes both the historic works and the more recent mines with several walking paths and viewing platforms having been constructed. Located in an elevated and pleasant bush setting, just 400 metres from the town centre, the Peak Hill Open Cut Experience forms an imposing backdrop to t