Hall

必看景點

As Hall is just a tiny village, there is not much to see, and nearly everything can be visited in an hour or two.

1 Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, 17-19 Palmer St, [email protected]. Th 9AM–noon, Su noon–4PM, 1st Sunday of every month: 10AM–4PM. The small district's local museum housed in the former Hall Primary School tells the history of the first teachers at bush schools in Australia, before 1940. The museum also contains some historic photos from Belconnen, Gungahlin, and Hall during the settlement era. (updated Mar 2022) 2 St. Francis Xavier’s Catholic Church (St Francis Xavier’s Catholic Church), 220 Victoria St, ☏ +61 2 6242 9622. Mass 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month at 8:30AM. It's a bit to the north of the town, this catholic church was built in 1910 and laid in 1907, which wasn't exactly when this town was established, but it was still three years before Canberra was. The architecture of the church still resembles the typical architecture of the early 20th century. Masses happen twice per month, but very few actually attend the masses. . (updated Aug 2022) There are two parks within Hall: 3 Hall Park and 4 Hall Village Reserve, both easily findable. They're both pretty ordinary parks in most respects and have nothing unique though.

體驗活動

1 Hall Showground, cnr Gladstone and Hall Sts. The village's local showground is where the Sunday markets and events usually occur. The showground contains an equestrian park, but it's restricted to certain equestrian groups only. Apart from that, there is not much, and it looks like any other rural NSW town's showground. (updated Jun 2022) Bushwalk to 5 One Tree Hill Lookout: while this lookout is in Gungahlin, one of the two bushwalking trails that lead up to the lookout starts at the corner of Hoskins and Hall Streets, and gives an impressive view of Canberra from the north. The bushwalk should take about an hour (one-way) due to the ascent involved via the Canberra Centenary Trail. Just next to the trail is a small carpark, which doesn't have many spaces available, but few use that carpark in the first place.

購物

1 Hartley Hall Markets, Hall Village Showground, Victoria St, ☏ +61 2 6282 4411, [email protected]. First Su of month (except Jan) 10AM–3PM. The historic village hosts a monthly market that raises money for local charity Hartley Lifecare. There are hundreds of stalls selling gifts, art, craft, baked goods, plants, furniture, clothing, pottery, and children’s toys. $2-5. (updated Aug 2022) 2 Farmer Brown's Free Range Eggs, 2 Alexandra St, ☏ +61 402 840 834. One of Farmer Brown's self-serve outlets that entirely sells free-range eggs. The hens here have a lot of room (for those concerned about animal ethics) and whilst it may be a bit pricey, they do taste great. (updated Jul 2022) 3 Hops and Vine, 6A Victoria St, ☏ +61 2 6230 2862, [email protected]. Tu–Sa 11AM–7PM; Su 11AM–5PM. A small but diverse store that has over 200 different varieties of Australian craft beer, mainly from the ACT and the immediate surrounding areas such as the Yass Valley or the Snowy Mountains. The building that it's located in formerly served as the town's village hall (yep, Hall's hall) and cinema; there are still some occasional workshops and events in what's now the former village hall. (updated Aug 2022) 4 JellyBug Treasures, 10 Victoria St, ☏ +61 412 360 140. Th–M 10AM–4PM. A small shop full of Australian-made homeware products such as pots, tins, clocks, frames, or candles, just to name a few. (updated Jul 2022)

美食

Hall has a few places to eat, mostly along Victoria Street, the town's main street. Except for 1882 Hall, a reasonably sized mid-range restaurant, all the others are small cafes or places where you can buy specialised food.

1 1882 Hall, 13 Gladstone St, ☏ +61 2 6230 2113. W 5:30–10PM, Th F noon–10PM; Sa Su 8AM–10PM. Email via online contact form. With a name commemorating the year the township was established, the largest restaurant in Hall serves some of the best Canberran food, beer, and wine. Mains include posh fish and chips, duck confit, and pumpkin gnocchi. They also do a creative woodfired pizza menu for eat-in or takeaway – potato and rosemary or garlic prawns, anyone? Mains $30-40, pizza $23-25. Set menu (F Sa) 2 courses $55, 3 courses $65. (updated Aug 2022) 2 Daughters at Hall, 5 Victoria St, ☏ +61 2 6230 2457, [email protected]. M–F 6:30AM–3PM; Sa Su 8AM–3PM. A classic rural Australian cafe, best known for its Yes Mumma, that is, creamy oats with apples, cream, and crumbles. Other than that, vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options are also available. Mains $15-21. (updated Aug 2022) 3 Kynefin Cafe, 2-4 Victoria St, ☏ +61 2 6230 9777, [email protected]. W–F 8:30AM–3PM; Sa Su 8AM–3PM, last orders 2PM. A small cafe with lots of tasty British pastries. The name of the cafe is inspired by the Welsh word cynefin, meaning "habitat", reflecting the quaint, familiar feeling of both the cafe and Hall. (updated Aug 2022) 4 Sugar Plum Fairy Cakes, 2/8 Victoria St, ☏ +61 432 101 179. Tu–F 7AM–4:30PM; Sa Su 7AM–2PM. It's not very large by any means, but they make a delicious and fancy range of cakes (particularly cupcakes), plus coffee. Cookies $5, 6 cupcakes $40, cakes from $150. (updated Aug 2022)

飲品與夜生活

There are many places to go wine-tasting surrounding Hall, but only one within Hall. The rest are in Murrumbateman, Wallaroo and its surrounds but in New South Wales, and hence not covered in this article.

1 Capital Wines, 13 Gladstone St, ☏ +61 2 6230 2022, [email protected]. Th–M 10:30AM–5PM. Has wine tasting in some of the Australian Capital Territory's few wine regions with lots of Canberra labels on there. The wines are from the few surrounding wineries (in NSW), making it a great place to go to if you'd like to try the local wine. (updated Jun 2022)

住宿

There is no accommodation in Hall, and the closest you can find is in either Belconnen or Gungahlin.