The cottage is located in Wombeyan Karst Conservation Reserve, on Wombeyan Caves Road. If you're towing caravans or camper trailers or travelling via bus it's best to approach from Goulburn or Oberon.

An access code will be provided in your booking confirmation email. Use the code to open the key deposit box located at the cottage. Please return the keys to the deposit box on check out. Fees may apply for lost keys.

To get there from Goulburn (1hr drive):

• Follow Tablelands Way through Taralga
• Take the Wombeyan Caves Road turnoff and drive for 23km (sealed and unsealed road)

To get there from Oberon (1.5hr drive):

• Follow Tablelands Way from Oberon (all sealed)
• Take the Wombeyan Caves Road turnoff and drive for 23km (sealed and unsealed road)

Wombeyan Caves Road access via Mittagong is closed until further notice due to landslide damage.

Road quality

• Mixture of sealed and unsealed roads

Vehicle access

• 2WD vehicles

Weather restrictions

• All weather

Parking

Guests must park in the office carpark, about 30m from the cottage. There is a foot access bridge to the cottage.

There are lots of great things waiting for you in Wombeyan Karst Conservation Reserve. Here are some of the highlights.

Spring

While the caves can be visited all year round, a trip to Wombeyan in spring is well timed to catch wildflowers in full bloom.

Summer

A great time for a weekend camping trip - pitch your tent, enjoy breakfast cooked on the barbecue and beat the heat with a dip in a natural swimming hole.

Winter

Take advantage of the cooler weather and book a weekend getaway at the historic Post Office Cottage. The wood heater will keep you warm all night.

• The cottage is self contained and fully furnished with 3 bedrooms, a kitchen/dining area, living room, indoor combustion heater, bathroom with shower and external toilet and laundry.
• Bedding configuration: 1 double bed, 2 single beds and 1 single bunk bed.
• Toilet paper is provided.
• The kitchen includes gas stove, oven, full size fridge/freezer, electric kettle, toaster, microwave oven and all cooking and eating utensils.
• There's a television and DVD player however there is no television reception. The laundry includes a twin tub washing machine and dryer.
• Outside is a wood barbecue, picnic table and clothes line. Firewood is supplied over the winter months.
• Please leave the cottage clean and tidy with all kitchen items washed up and put away. Additional fees may be charged if any unreasonable cleaning is required or for missing or broken items.
• A rubbish bin is provided in the cottage kitchen and at the back door of the cottage for food scraps and general waste only.
• There are no recycling facilities at Wombeyan Caves. Please take your recyclables home with you.

Toilets

• Flush toilets

Barbecue facilities

• Wood barbecues (firewood supplied)

Cafe/kiosk

You can buy basic food supplies at the kiosk. 

Drinking water

Public phone

• There's a public phone next to the onsite office. The phone accepts both coins and phone cards.
• There's no mobile phone reception in Wombeyan Caves but you might get mobile service about 2km away at the Goulburn exit.

Showers

• Hot showers

• Post Office Cottage factsheet
• Post Office Cottage map (1.6MB pdf)

Disability access level - no wheelchair access

• Mares Forest Creek walking track Tracking through a marble karst area along a stream, Mares Forest Creek walking track in Wombeyan Karst Conservation Area takes you to Tinted Cave.
• Victoria Arch walking track A short walk on Victoria Arch walking track, in Wombeyan Karst Conservation Reserve, takes visitors through the bush to a remarkable natural formation.

• Dennings Labyrinth Explore Dennings Labyrinth in Wombeyan Karst Conservation Reserve on this thrilling guided tour of the spectacular underground cave system.
• Fig Tree Cave Be sure to take the self-guided tour of the impressive Fig Tree Cave while you’re at Wombeyan Karst Conservation Reserve. The cave decorations are a sight to see.
• Victoria Arch walking track A short walk on Victoria Arch walking track, in Wombeyan Karst Conservation Reserve, takes visitors through the bush to a remarkable natural formation.

Animals

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  Eastern bentwing-bat (Miniopterus schreibersii oceanensis)

  In colonies numbering up to 150,000, eastern bentwing-bats congregate in caves across the east and north-west coasts of Australia. These small Australian animals weigh around 13-17g and can reach speeds of up to 50km per hour. Eastern bentwing-bats use both sight and echolocation to catch small insects mid-air.

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  Bare-nosed wombat (Vombatus ursinus)

  A large, squat marsupial, the Australian bare-nosed wombat is a burrowing mammal found in coastal forests and mountain ranges across NSW and Victoria. The only other remaining species of wombat in NSW, the endangered southern hairy-nosed wombat, was considered extinct until relatively recently.

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  Common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)

  One of the most widespread of Australian tree-dwelling marsupials, the common brushtail possum is found across most of NSW in woodlands, rainforests and urban areas. With strong claws, a prehensile tail and opposable digits, these native Australian animals are well-adapted for life amongst the trees.

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  Common ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus)

  Commonly found in forests, woodlands and leafy gardens across eastern NSW, the Australian ringtail possum is a tree-dwelling marsupial. With a powerful tail perfectly adapted to grasp objects, it forages in trees for eucalypt leaves, flowers and fruit.