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The Southern New England region consists of the southern areas of the New England region of New South Wales.

Cities

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Map of Southern New England

  • 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 Manilla - renowned for paragliding and Keepit Dam
  • 6 Nundle - location of Hanging Rock goldfield and lookout
  • 7 Quirindi - gateway to the Liverpool Plains and its sunflower fields
  • 8 Tamworth - Australia's Country Music Capital
  • 9 Uralla - a sophisticated New England town known for the bushranger Captain Thunderbolt
  • 10 Walcha - gateway to the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park
  • 11 Werris Creek - a historic railway town
  • 12 Willow Tree - the southern gateway to New England

Other destinations


Understand

Get in

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.

Get around

See

Do

  • 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

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.

Drink

Stay safe

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This region travel guide to Southern New England is a usable article. It gives a good overview of the region, its sights, and how to get in, as well as links to the main destinations, whose articles are similarly well developed. An adventurous person could use this article, but please feel free to improve it by editing the page.