Southern New England Voyage Tips and guide

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Map of Southern New England

• -30.378333150.6105561 Barraba - go birdwatching, enjoy Split Rock Dam and many half-day and full-day trips to natural attractions
• -30.88006151.155532 Bendemeer - gateway to the road to Port Macquarie
• -30.17203151.075923 Bundarra - a picturesque little town on Thunderbolts Way
• -30.97938150.256464 Gunnedah - known for the poet Dorothea Mackellar "My country" (I love a sunburned country...) and home of AgQuip agricultural expo
• -30.74578150.719375 Manilla - renowned for paragliding and Keepit Dam
• -31.46076151.127926 Nundle - location of Hanging Rock goldfield and lookout
• -31.50815150.680087 Quirindi - gateway to the Liverpool Plains and its sunflower fields
• -31.09198150.922948 Tamworth - Australia's Country Music Capital
• -30.64232151.499079 Uralla - a sophisticated New England town known for the bushranger Captain Thunderbolt
• -30.98111151.5941710 Walcha - gateway to the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park
• -31.35155150.6498211 Werris Creek - a historic railway town
• -31.64829150.728112 Willow Tree - the southern gateway to New England

• -31.3125151.8444441 Mummel Gulf National Park
• -31.532778151.5977782 Nowendoc National Park
• -30.531667150.9344443 Warrabah National Park

• -30.996389152.014 Oxley Wild Rivers National Park is also considered to be part of Southern New England, but Wikivoyage covers it under Eastern New England

NSW Trainlink trains connect Sydney to Armidale, passing through Tamworth and Uralla, 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.

• 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

• 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

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.