Holder
Worth seeing in and around Holder
9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Mount Stromlo Observatory
Mount Stromlo Observatory located in the west of Canberra, Australia, is part of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Australian National University. Australia's oldest telescope and several others at the observatory were destroyed by bushfire in 2003.
3.9 km · Observatory · Wikipedia - 02Mount Stromlo
Mount Stromlo is a mountain with an elevation of 770 metres AHD that is situated in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The mountain is notable as the location of the Mount Stromlo Observatory and Stromlo Forest Park.
3.3 km · mountain in the Australian Capital Territory · Wikipedia - 03Lovett Tower
The Lovett Tower is a 93-metre-tall building located in the Woden Town Centre, a commercial district in Canberra. The building is a Canberra icon and remains the tallest commercial building in Canberra offering vast 360˚ views across Woden valley.
3.7 km · Australian building · Wikipedia - 04Westfield Woden
Westfield Woden, formerly Woden Plaza, is a large shopping centre in the Woden Town Centre of Phillip of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The centre comprises four anchor tenants – David Jones, Big W, Coles and Woolworths – and more than 250 other retail, leisure, and dining outlets.
3.9 km · shopping mall · Wikipedia - 05ACT Heritage Library
The ACT Heritage Library is the state library of the Australian Capital Territory. It is the heritage section of the ACT Library and Information Services.
3.6 km · library in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory · Wikipedia - 06Oakey Hill, Canberra
Oakey Hill is a hill near Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. It rises 80 metres above the adjacent south Canberra suburbs of Lyons, Curtin and Weston, and its 66 hectares is one of 33 areas which form Canberra Nature Reserve.
2 km · hill in Australian Capital Territory, Australia · Wikipedia - 07Stromlo Forest Park
Stromlo Forest Park is an outdoor recreation facility supported by the Australian Capital Territory government. The park is located in western area of the ACT, adjacent to the Molonglo Valley, and about 15 minutes' drive from Canberra's Central Business District.
2.7 km · bike park in Canberra · Wikipedia - 08Phillip Oval
Phillip Oval is an Australian rules football and cricket ground located in the Canberra suburb of Phillip.
3.7 km · sports ground in Canberra · Wikipedia - 09Cooleman Court
Cooleman Court, sometimes known colloquially as "Coolo", is a sub-regional shopping centre located in the Weston Creek suburb of Weston, Australia. Cooleman Court offers a total of 80 stores and facilities, spanning indoor and outdoor space, replicating something of a town square.
900 m · Australian sub-regional shopping centre · Wikipedia
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Getting to Holder
- Airports
- Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD), 249 km
- Sydney (Mascot) → Holder251 km · quickest by road, 4h 24m · A$35–46
- Williamtown → Holder381 km · quickest by road, 7h 1m · A$55–75
- Melbourne → Holder457 km · quickest by road, 9h 55m · A$80–105
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No local-transport research exists yet for Holder
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Holder. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIt is possible to use Canberra's off-road cycleway network to reach the airport.
- Get inOn some days, it is possible to make a day trip by train from Sydney and spend 5–6 hours in Canberra.
- Get aroundBicycles are a practical way to get around Canberra while visiting, and will get you to most attractions using a well-developed network of off-road cycle paths and bike freeways.
From Wikivoyage: Canberra, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Holder
Holder is 9 km from Canberra, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Weston Creekdistrict in the Australian Capital Territory in Australia1 km
- Chapmansuburb of Canberra, Australia2.6 km
- Duffysuburb of Canberra, Australia1 km
- Fishersuburb of Canberra, Australia3.1 km
- Molonglo Valleydistrict in the Australian Capital Territory in Australia1.7 km
- Curtinsuburb of Canberra, Australia3.1 km