Knob Reserve — Attraction in Stratford

I grew up in this town .....My parents were married by the tree at the Bluff of the Knob ....... I was a young kid at the first 3 Country Music Festivals there ..... It was a place that became as familiar to us as the Avon River did that runs aside it. The Knob meant as much to the first White Settlers there as it did to the tribes that they encountered in the region. It was a place where Stratty boys who had just enlisted to fight in WWI would practice their marksmanship...

Small reserve. Mainly for horse riders. A tiny bit of 70s infrastructure close to one of the best views in the Area. I have added photos of the view. Once a lookout and camp site for Ancient Aboriginal tribes people say that this is sacred land but that is what white lefties say. About every place the Kernai inhabited. Nothing for tourism, not a single thing but that leaves the area open to explore. You can drive anywhere in the reserve but be wary of dirt roads and...

A once beautiful place now looks very sad. Ive been coming here for more than 50 years and its close to my heart but wouldnt recommend it apart from the great view at the lookout above the river. All but one piece of childrens playground equipment has been removed and the two picnic sheds are very dirty. New toilets are the only positive addition. The sealed roads were ripped up and now the dirt road in is covered in pot holes and hasnt been...