NEW ENGLAND NORTH WEST
Tamworth welcomes over 50,000 visitors each January to its internationally acclaimed, ten day Country Music Festival. Tamworth has a wealth of attractions for the traveller, the Tamworth Regional Botanic Gardens are a lovely viewpoint for our sunsets.
There's historical walks and scenic drives all designed to help you on your journey of discovery, not to mention the Country Music attractions, such as the Big Golden Guitar, Australian Country Music Foundation Musuem , and one of the city's main Country Music attractions - Walk A Country Mile located in the guitar-shaped Information Centre. This musuem allows you to experience the story of Australian Country Music in a unique and interactive environment.
The city's leafy heart has been growing, literally, in recent years. The Peel Street beautification project has seen the creation of paved walkways, welcome seating, palm trees, inviting street cafes and a large range of interesting stores to attract the casual browser or the serious shopper.
Day trips from Tamworth can take you all over this lovely part of the world, from Manilla, Australia's premier site for hang gliding and paragliding to Nundle - where the trout are always tastier! With over 50 motels, hotels, B & B's, farm stays and caravan parks to choose from, it's a great stopover on your way through and an even better place to base yourself for a few days of exploring the surrounding areas and attractions.
After a day out, Tamworth will delight you with a great range of eateries, friendly cafes and multi award winning restaurants, topped off with our local wineries. Aboriginal legend states that Tamworth is a meeting place and people meet here for every reason; major sporting, equine, musical and trade exhibitions are part and parcel of Tamworth's year round attraction.
Tenterfield is known as The Birthplace of Our Nation. Sir Henry Parkes vision of a united Australia was presented in his famous Federation Speech at the Tenterfield School of Arts on 24th October 1889. This led to the federation of all Australian states into the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901.
Tenterfield retains its place as one of the country's most historically significant historical settlements through preservation of many other landmark buildings and sites such as the Railway Station, Police Station & Goal, The Tenterfield Saddlery, Deloraine, Stannum House, Stretford House, St Stephens Church (Banjo Patterson married here in 1903) Major JF Thomas grave (local solicitor who defended "The Breaker" Morant).
Impressive colonial architecture combined with magnificent natural features (including Bald Rock and Boonoo Boonoo Falls National Parks) panoramic landscapes, 4 definite seasons - autumn one of the most striking in New England - create a back drop unequalled for the living history book that is Tenterfield.
Add the mystique of Aboriginal lore, bushrangers, New England vineyards and cuisine, historic villages and the picture takes on a depth that will have you wanting to return.
