Tocumwal

• Tocumwal Historic Aerodrome

  address: Burma Road
  Built by the US military in World War 2 as "Macintyre Field", the Tocumwal Aerodrome once housed 450 buildings and housed over 5,000 people. It was built in less than three months by US and Australian engineers but once complete a US General said "Mighty fine base - shift it 2,000 miles closer to the enemy!". After the war, much of the base was returned to farmland and other uses but the main runways and many of the large hangars survive. The aerodrome is popular with gliders and recreational flyers and ofter hosts state and national aerobatic championships.

• Town Beach

  address: Town Beach Road
  Town Beach is a larger-than-usual Murray River beach. Close to town but surrounded by River Red Gum forest, the beach is popular with locals and residents alike. Like all Murray River beaches, the current can be treacherous. The beach is unpatrolled. Camping is available.

• The Big Cod

  address: Deniliquin St
  The "Big Cod" is a giant, fibreglass Murray Cod erected on the Tocumwal Foreshore, one of the series of giant kitsch sculptures installed across Australia commonly known as "Big Things". The cod was installed in 1968, making it Australia's second oldest "Big Thing" - behind the "Big Banana" at Coffs Harbour. The Big Cod is a popular spot for photographs.

• Tocumwal Railway Station

  address: Tuppal Road
  Tocumwal railway station is closed to passenger traffic but remains a busy freight point especially for bulk grain. The station itself was a change-of-gauge station where the standard gauge New South Wales line met the broad gauge Victorian line, and in its heyday requiring a large workforce to move freight from one line to the other. The station itself is listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register. The local Lions Club maintain a small historic display at the station

• The Blowhole

  address: Thorburns Road
  The Blowhole is a small rocky outcrop and the subject of an Aboriginal legend. When the Murray River is low, the blowhole is said to bubble and gurgle. Entrance is by a small gate on Thorburns Road. An interpretive sign provides some information about the site. Note: There are no toilet or picnic facilities at the site.

• Strawberry Fields FestivalStrawberry Fields is a popular annual music and culture festival (or "bush-doof") held in Tocumwal in November each year.

• Tocumwal Foreshore Markets

  address: Anzac Avenue
  Held on the Tocumwal Foreshore, the popular community-run markets provide a variety of commercial and local stalls. Markets are held roughly once a month on Sundays (although the specific week of the month may vary). Note: Dogs are not permitted at the market.

• SportAviation Tocumwal

  phone: +61-3-5874-2734
  address: 87 Babingtons Rd
  SportAviation run courses on gliding and ultralight flying as well as glider hire. The venue has onsite camping.

• Tocumwal Easter Cup

  phone: +61-3-5874-2099
  address: Honiball Drive
  Tocumwal Race Club host one meeting per year - The Tocumwal Easter Cup, held on Easter Saturday. The Easter Cup meeting is typical rural Australian race meeting; an opportunity to get dressed up in your glad rags, watch the horses run around and maybe have a small flutter and a drink or two. A courtesy bus picks up racegoers from most local accommodation venues.

• Tocumwal Golf Club

  phone: +61 3 5874 9111
  address: Barooga Road
  One of the best golf courses on the Murray and a popular destination for travelling golfers. The course has 36 beautifully presented holes of golf available. Very likely to see kangaroos on the course - take photographs but do not approach. Lawn bowls facilities on site. Clubhouse with scenic views across the course offers drinks, meals and poker machines. Dress requirements in place

Tocumwal has four pubs and one licenced club. Meals and pub-style accommodation are available at each of the pubs

• Farmers Arms Hotel

  phone: +61 3 5874 2017
  address: 58 Hennessy St
  The Farmers Arms Hotel (also known as Kelly's Pub) is a little off the main street. Once noted for its meals, the pub is looking a little run down lately.

• Tattersalls Hotel

  phone: +61 3 5874 2016
  address: 2-6 Deniliquin Rd
  Recently refurbished, the Tattersalls Hotel is a standard Australian rural pub with the usual beer on tap and a selection of pub meals.

• Terminus Hotel

  address: 88 Deniliquin Rd
  The Terminus Hotel is a beautiful example of a 19th-century Australian pub with the red brick and the lace iron work on the veranda. Beers on tap are the standard commercial beers. A large and pleasant beer garden. Meals available

• Tocumwal Hotel

  phone: +61 3 5874 2025
  address: 17-33 Deniliquin St
  A popular place for a drink under the eponymous palm trees. Often rowdy and rollicking, especially on weekends.

Camps and caravan parks

Tocumwal is well known for its informal camping along both banks of the Murray River, with fishers and campers (up to 4,000 at any one time) enjoying the river and the associated River Red Gum forest. Camping along the river is largely unregulated (and free of charge) although strict rules apply regarding fires and waste disposal. There are no toilets and no rubbish bins for the informal campers so take your own "tin" and take all rubbish and waste with you. Over the Christmas/New Year period, Australia Day long weekend, Victorian Labour Day and Easter period, campsites are at a premium so you will need to get established early. Victorian and New South Wales authorities have expressed a desire to beter regulate this type of camping in the future.
For campers wanting something a little more formal, there are options:

• Town Beach Camping Area

  address: Town Beach Road
  Officially designated a "primitive camping area", Town Beach has riverfront access for campers as well as basic toilet and shower facilities. No kiosk on site but a cafe and small shop is within walking distance. The capsite is open to the general public to use the beach. Popular with "Grey Nomads" in self-contained caravans or campervans. Run by a local volunteer committee.

• Bushlands on the Murray

  phone: +61 3 5874 2752
  address: Tocumwal-Barooga Road
  Offers houses, cabins, powered and unpowered caravan sites. Cafe on site. Direct access to Town Beach.

• Tocumwal Tourist Park

  phone: +61 3 5874 2768
  address: 13 Bruton St
  Mixture of cabins and caravan sites. Camp kitchen, laundry on site. Swimming pool and playground.

• Boomerang Way Tourist Park

  phone: +61 3 5874 2313
  address: 65 Murray St
  Mix of cabins, powered and unpowered sites as well as motel-style accommodation

Motels

• Kingswood Motel

  phone: +61 3 5874 2444
  address: 22-26 Kelly St
  21 ground floor rooms. Includes licenced restaurant and bar.

• Kanimbla Motor Inn

  phone: +61 3 5874 2755
  address: 41-47 Finley Street
  Pool. Large carpark suitable for trailers and boats

• Thomas Lodge Motel

  phone: +61 3 5874 2344
  address: 115/117 Deniliquin St,
  Gym, swimming pool

• Tocumwal Bridge Motor Inn

  phone: +61 3 5874 2674
  address: 26 Bridge St

• Bakery Park Motor Inn

  phone: +61 3 5874 2490
  address: 83-89 Deniliquin Street