Sofala is a suburb of Regional NSW, New South
Wales and is about 166 kms west-northwest of
NSW's capital city of Sydney.
Sofala is a village in New South Wales, Australia,
within Bathurst Regional Council. It is located
beside the Turon River. Sofala is just off the
Bathurst-Ilford Road, with only local traffic through
the town itself. Sofala is 45 kilometres north of
Bathurst and ‘Australia’s oldest surviving Gold
Town’. Today Sofala encapsulates the picturesque
historic village of the gold rush days. The unique
narrow streets of the village are flanked by
beautiful old two storey brick buildings. Visitors to
Sofala are offered accommodation, campground,
cafes, general store, walks and tours.