When doing a big lap of Australia, you will notice that the Northern Territory is full of little surprises.
One of those Australian hidden treasures is the Daly Waters Historic Pub in …. guess what?! Daly Waters
Daly Waters is a tiny little outback place between Mataranka and Three Ways in the Northern Territory and is famous for having the NT`s oldest pub and Australia’s first international airfield.
The airfield was a centre for the London – Sydney air race in 1926 and was a refuelling stop for early QANTAS flights to Singapore.
An Australian Outback Drovers Store
In the early days, the Daly Waters historic pub was a supply point for drovers.
Now… you might think: “What on earth is a drover?’ That’s what we thought as well, and apparently it is a person, typically an experienced stockmen, who moves livestock, usually sheep, cattle, and horses “on the hoof” over long distances. ( according to google 😉 )
In 1920, the Daly Waters Historic pub started as a drovers store and today it still stands as the Daly Waters Pub.
The buzz around Daly Waters Pub
The most famous thing about the Daly Waters Historic Pub is definitely it’s unique and screaming interior. We heard and read about it many times, so we knew we had to drop in when driving from the Bitter Springs and Mataranka Hot Springs to Three Ways Roadhouse.
Well… Interesting and unique it definitely is! Let’s say the customers of the Daly Waters Pub designed the interior with everything you can possible think of.
There is a flip-flop tree, the walls are decorated with drivers licenses, business cards, rego plates, t-shirts and everything that will stick on a wall basically. There are bras hanging on the roof, as well are shorts, strings, caps, shoes, absolutely everything. We never came across something like this ever before, although the Lions Den Hotel in Far North Queensland is on its way 😉 Have a look at that one over here
Ozzie Outback town of Daly Waters
The place Daly Waters is just a really small Australian outback town and everything happens in and around the Daly Waters Pub.
The people are very friendly and you can feel the happy vibes.
We only stayed there for a nice break and had a cold drink and a snack, but we are pretty sure you can have some great nights here.
There is a caravan park next to the pub and also self-contained units, so if you are in the mood for a great night out stay overnight and enjoy a night out in one of Australia’s most remote and iconic pubs.
Oh and Don’t forget to bring your cap, bra, shorts, flip-flops or anything you can miss and want to decorate the Daly Waters Historic Pub with.
Did you visit the Daly Waters Historic Pub? If yes, where did you decorate the pub with?
