Young is the centre for a thriving agricultural district which produces cereals, pigs, cattle, poulty, prunes and cherries, the latter being its most well known product.

Where is it?: Central West. Young is 395 km south west of Sydney in the western foothills of the Great Dividing Range. Young is on the Olympic Highway and is approximately 2 hours drive from the Canberra area

Events: Young is marketed as the Cherry Capital Of Australia and every year hosts the National Cherry Festival in November.

Lookouts: Tout Park lookout has panoramic views.

Things To See and Do:
Pick your own cherries at one of Young's many orchards during the cherry season, which lasts from mid-November to late December.

Lambing Flat Chinese Tribute Gardens are located at the Chinaman's Dam reserve just four kilometres from the town centre. Now a well established garden set in a quiet, relaxing and picturesque site, the gardens are the perfect spot for a relaxing morning or afternoon with picnic facilities and barbecues. The gardens are open every day until sunset.

Sunnyside Rose Garden: Visitors to Sunnyside can wander through the landscaped gardens with spectacular views overlooking a valley of orchards, farming land and rolling mountain ranges. See the bygone farm machinery and view the works of our resident artist, in the fully air conditioned function room.

Heritage features: Pug-mill; Burrangong Creek (site of gold discoveries); Court House (1884-86); Town Hall; former Public School; former Gaol (Technical College), 1876; Railway Station (1885).