Berkelouw's Book Barn Bookshop & Cafe
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Book Barn Closing times December 2024
The Book Barn, Berrima will be closing early at 3 pm for 13 private functions this month. The Restaurant and Book Barn will also be closed completely on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Early close, December 2024: Sun 1st, Fri 6th, Sat 7th, Sun 8th, Fri 13th, Sat 14th, Sun 15th, Wed 18th,... (continued)
Book Barn Closing times January 2025
Happy New Year! The Berkelouw Book Barn at Bendooley Estate, Berrima will be closing at 3 pm for private functions on the following dates in January, 2025: Sun 5th, Thurs 9th, Fri 10th, Sat 11th, Thurs 16th, Fri 17th, Sat 18th,Thurs 23rd and Sat 25th. Our usual opening hours on are... (continued)
Latest Book Barn book reviews
Folio Society sets
Reviewed by Book Barn, Berrima
At the Book Barn we celebrate every generation of reader. Our rustic shelves are filled with the beauty of new; second hand with vintage titles; or subjects that are rarely found, for those who enjoy to fossick and discover the unknown and the unpredictable. We believe every b... (continued)The Penguin Story MCMXXXV-MCMLVI
Reviewed by Book Barn, Berrima
Be you a lover of the orange, blue, green, red, cerise, grey, yellow or purple covered Penguin Books, this is a fascinating account of its development published to mark its twenty-first birthday in July 1956, written by Sir William Emrys Williams, C.B.E., - associated with the firm for twenty ... (continued)About Berkelouw Book Barn
The Book Barn is the iconic home of our Berkelouw Book Business and is located on beautiful Bendooley Estate.
The Book Barn is a book-lovers dream, housing thousands of new, second-hand, rare and antiquarian books. At the heart of the Book Barn is an enormous stone fireplace, inviting you to sit, relax and enjoy.
Our Rare Book Department is also sited on Bendooley Estate, in another barn just a little further down the lane.
The Book Barn is a multi-functional space. It operates as a bookshop by day, as well as housing the Bendooley Estate Restaurant. For weddings and special events, the scores of bookshelves are integrated into the end of the barn and it transforms into a magical space.
Bendooley Estate Cellar Door overlooks the Estate’s vineyard. Our Cellar Door is a captivating space for wine tastings, dining and private events. By day the space is filled with guests sampling wines and enjoying the view, by night our dinner menu takes guests on a culinary adventure as they enjoy a carefully curated menu, designed to be shared with friends.
For more information, please use the links below -
Bendooley Estate Restaurant - Please use the link to the "Dining Page" to confirm opening times and to book a table. Phone 02 4868 8788 – bookings advisable.
Cellar Door - open for tastings from 10:00am daily. Cheese & Charcuterie Boards are available during the day to be served with your wine tasting.
Phone 02 4868 8788 – bookings advisable. Groups welcome by appointment 02 4868 8788.
Bendooley Estate - www.bendooleyestate.com.au
Directions
The Book Barn is situated on the historic Bendooley Estate. Located just outside the village of Berrima and a ten-minute drive from the town of Bowral in the NSW Southern Highlands, it is approximately 1.5 hours from Sydney and 2 hours from Canberra.
If using Google Maps or a navigator please use Berkelouw Books as your destination not the actual road number.
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Opening Hours
*Book Barn*
9am - 5pm
Please check our News page for dates when we close early for private functions.
Store Managers
Address
Bendooley Estate
3020 Old Hume Highway
Berrima
NSW
2577
Tel: (02) 4868 8700 Restaurant (02) 4868 8788