Discover Milton

Reasons to visit

The village of Milton dates back to 1860 and you can see its many heritage buildings on lantern-lit walking tours every Saturday night. More adventurous types can climb Pigeon House Mountain, which overlooks the town.

Local slow-food restaurant St. Isidore – named for the patron saint of farmers – prepares locally-sourced seasonal dishes for lunch Friday to Sunday and dinner Thursday to Saturday and was awarded one hat by The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2016. Pilgrims vegetarian cafe is also very well regarded.

Cupitt's Winery boasts a boutique winery, cellar door, restaurant, bar, microbrewery and fromagerie in a coastal countryside setting overlooking Burrill Lake. Try Something's Brewing for great tea, coffee and a local bite, Flour Water Salt for perfect bread and cakes and Merry Maidens' Veggies for various bio-dynamic goodies.

Just 10 minutes down the road is Mollymook, well-known for its superb beach and clifftop boutique hotel Bannisters by the Sea with Collette Dinnigan-designed penthouses and a Rick Stein restaurant.

A local's top tips

Shane Wilson, Owner, IGA Milton

"The region is blessed with wonderful local produce and we have five of the best restaurants in the state within a five kilometre radius.

Our supermarket has a range of gourmet items sourced from around 40 local producers. We stock product from Pointer Mountain Honey, Shoalhaven Mushrooms and Gzone Flower Farm, as well as local strawberries and blueberries. We also carry wines from Cupitt's Winery, Bawley Vale Estate Winery and Cambewarra Estate, which are very high quality and reasonably priced.

And we even create our own tawny port called Milton Mud, which is very popular in the winter months."

More:

• Where to eat and drink on the South Coast
• Good Food Guide review: St. Isidore
• ​Good Food Guide review: Rick Stein at Bannisters

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