Binalong · 37 km from Yass
Accommodation near Yass
A quiet country motel about 30 minutes from Yass — twenty comfortable ground-floor rooms, private parking at your door and dinner on site.
Stay near Yass
A quieter base for your Yass Valley visit
Motel Royal Tara is in the historic village of Binalong, about 37 km north-west of Yass on the Burley Griffin Way, just off the Hume Highway. It’s an easy drive to Yass for work, family visits, weddings, sport or the wineries — and a peaceful village to come back to at night.
All twenty rooms are upgraded and on the ground floor, with your own private parking space outside your door, free WiFi, reverse-cycle air-conditioning, ensuites and kitchenettes. Our licensed restaurant serves dinner every day except Wednesday.
Sydney ⇄ Melbourne · Sydney ⇄ Griffith
An easy overnight stop
Breaking up the drive between Sydney and Melbourne, or heading between Sydney and Griffith? Binalong is a short detour off the Hume Highway and right on the Burley Griffin Way — the direct road to Griffith — so you can rest somewhere quiet and be on your way in the morning.
- About 312 km from Sydney — roughly three and a half hours
- Short detour off the Hume Highway, right on the Burley Griffin Way to Griffith
- Ground-floor rooms with private parking at your door, with room for trailers
- Dinner on site (closed Wednesday) and buffet breakfast from 7:30am by booking
- Check-in from 1 pm, check-out 10 am
Nearby Towns
Close to Yass, Young, Harden, Boorowa, Galong and Temora
Binalong sits between the Hilltops and Yass Valley regions, so it’s a central base for the whole area.
Yass
37 km · about 30 minutes
Historic Cooma Cottage, cafés, galleries and the Yass Valley wineries — an easy drive back to a quiet room.
Young
63 km
The cherry capital, with its Cherry Festival in early December.
Harden–Murrumburrah
On the Burley Griffin Way
Twin towns to the north-west along the same road as the motel.
Boorowa
To the north
Country town known for its wool and Irish heritage.
Jugiong
To the south-west
A pretty village on the Murrumbidgee River, just off the Hume Highway.
Bookham
Nearby on the Hume
A small Hume Highway village close to Binalong.
Murrumbateman
Via Yass
Canberra district wine country, with many cellar doors.
Canberra
South-east via Yass
The national capital, via Yass and the Barton Highway.
Galong
Next village on the Burley Griffin Way
A small village between Binalong and Harden, home of the historic St Clement’s retreat.
Temora
North-west, towards Griffith
Known for the Temora Aviation Museum and its vintage aircraft.
Illalong
Just outside Binalong
Where Banjo Paterson spent his boyhood on Illalong station.
Staying in the Yass area?
For our best rates, call 02 6227 4310 or book online on our website — twenty comfortable ground-floor rooms, 30 minutes from Yass.