Local Attractions
Places of interest include the Public School, the churches, Neville Valley Store, the local hotel where meals are available along with a friendly chat. There is a tennis court available for hire.
In
1866 the Presbyterian Church was built with the Post Office established in
1870, the church of England opened in 1875, School of arts opened in 1890
and the Catholic Church built
in 1897.
Not
far from the town are the Neville and Pennsylvania State Forests where you
can 4wd, camp and bushwalk. There are many interesting species of Flora
and Fauna including Kangaroos, Echidna, Wedge Tail Eagles and Koalas.
Rocky
Bridge Creek is located about 16 km south of Neville. Precious opal was
discovered in the district as early as 1875 being the first discovery in
NSW. The opal fills spherical cavities (averaging 5mm in diameter) in a 9m
thick vesicular basalt flow of Tertiary age. Most of the opal is blue-grey
or milky white potch, while the rarer precious variety is semi transparent
and displays an attractive colour play usually green-blue but also with
flashes of red. Unusual the stones are too small to be cut, but some
larger stones (up to about 15mm across) have been recovered and although
rather milky, display a fine colour play. Although the basalt is highly
weathered the opal can generally only be extracted with great difficulty.
Some quality opals were recovered between 1920 and 1926 but returns were small. An adit about 9m long and some small pits are the only workings on the deposit. (Mineral Industry NSW Gemstones No.18 @ns ED MacNevin & GG Holmes)
All within a short drive from Neville are the Blayney Windfarm, Carcoar Dam, Abercrombie Caves as well as plentiful scenic views of the Central Tablelands.
Visit Centrepoint indoor sports complex and heated pool in Blayney.
Millamolong Station for horses riding, farm activities & accommodation.
