Hotels in Jugiong, New South Wales

Sir George Tavern

"I would let you know that the Sir George Tavern at Jugiong has reopened and is magnificent.

They only serve german style beer (brewed in Canberra - don't know the name, but love the pils.) and have a cook (pretty impressive for this neck of the woods). The Bartender said they would have accommodation later in the year.

Heading out there for lunch today.

Michael" Thanks Michael.

"The most prominent building in Jugiong is the distinctive Sir George Tavern which stands at the end of the main street. An Irish settler, John Phillip Sheahan, built the first Sir George Tavern on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River in 1845 but it was washed away in the floods of 1852.

Undeterred by this setback John Sheahan decided to build something that would last forever. He brought stonemasons from Ireland and built the current Sir George Tavern which opened for business a few years later. It is a monument to permanence with the walls being over half a metre thick. That permanence extends to the family. Today, the Sheahan family still run the pub, making it the oldest family-run hotel in Australia."