The Southern New England region consists of the southern areas of the New England region of New South Wales.
Cities
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- 1 Barraba - go birdwatching, enjoy Split Rock Dam and many half-day and full-day trips to natural attractions
- 2 Bendemeer - gateway to the road to Port Macquarie
- 3 Bundarra - a picturesque little town on Thunderbolts Way
- 4 Gunnedah - known for the poet Dorothea Mackellar "My country" (I love a sunburned country...) and home of AgQuip agricultural expo
- 5 Kootingal and Moonbi – satellite towns of Tamworth.
- 6 Manilla - renowned for paragliding and Keepit Dam
- 7 Nundle - location of Hanging Rock goldfield and lookout
- 8 Quirindi - gateway to the Liverpool Plains and its sunflower fields
- 9 Tamworth - Australia's Country Music Capital
- 10 Uralla - a sophisticated New England town known for the bushranger Captain Thunderbolt
- 11 Walcha - gateway to the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park
- 12 Werris Creek - a historic railway town
- 13 Willow Tree - the southern gateway to New England
Other destinations
[edit]- 1 Apsley Falls – forms part of Oxley Wild Rivers but in practice a park of its own, characterised by a giant waterfall and gorge.
- 2 Mummel Gulf National Park
- 3 Nowendoc National Park
- 4 Warrabah National Park
- 5 Oxley Wild Rivers National Park is also considered to be part of Southern New England, but Wikivoyage covers it under Eastern New England
Understand
[edit]Get in
[edit]NSW Trainlink trains connect Sydney to Armidale and Moree, passing through Tamworth (Armidale branch) and Gunnedah (Moree branch) as well as numerous other smaller stops.
If you're coming by car, then the New England Highway from the south from Newcastle or the Oxley Highway from the east are the two largest highways connecting the region. There are other smaller highways as well.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- The Tamworth Regional Botanic Garden in Tamworth has an Asian inspired garden for those interested in botanical tourism
- The Nandewar Historical Society Museum in Barraba contains some of the local historical artifacts, including some very old office equipment
Do
[edit]- Have a listen to some of the country music in Tamworth held in mid-January every year. The festival goes on for about ten days, and is Australia's largest music festival
Eat
[edit]Tamworth generally has a good variety of food available, including most aspects of Australian cuisine, including the ethnic aspects, however, other smaller towns generally do not have the same variety. Local specialties are not a huge thing in this region as well, as the region is not particularly known for its food.