New England NSW & North West area offer so many exciting activities, adventures and things to do for the whole family.
Visit some of the stunning National Parks scattered right through the region including Washpool and Gibraltar Range national parks, located east of Glen Innes are individualistic, stunning, and, like the Pyramids of Egypt, share World Heritage listing. Or explore Bald Rock National Park and its granite monolith exhibit, the largest in Australia. These parks are excellent for bushwalking, hiking and camping.
Explore the history that surrounds the New England NSW & North West area. From gun-slinging to gold-rush, indigenous to incredible, the stories in the New England North West region provide a virtual encyclopaedia of history. The region is well known for its Bush Ranger past and a trip to the area wouldn’t be complete without taking in Australia’s history and heritage when travelling along Thunderbolt’s Way.
Just like the stars at night, the towns and sites of New England NSW & North West sparkle! The hunt and hope for gold and precious gems can add value to your time in the region. Fossicking is easy, cheap, and a fun activity for the whole family – with the prospect of finding glittering rewards. The Fossickers Way takes you from Nundle and Tamworth through Manilla and Barraba, Bingara and onto to Warialda before you head east to the ‘Sapphire City’ Inverell and on to Glen Innes and Tenterfield. Each location is a fossicker’s paradise. In Inverell, visitors can see some of the locally-mined gemstones at the Visitor Information Centre.
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