Adrenalin junkies, history buffs and aviation nerds alike will love taking in the scenery of New England’s national parks from a WWII-era fighter plane.
A five night trek through Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, the Green Gully Track is one of Australia’s most acclaimed and challenging hikes. Stay in restored cattlemen’s huts and enjoy the breathtaking beauty of the park.
While New England has plenty of awesome mountain bike trails, probably her best is The Piney at Armidale State Forest. Enjoy 15km of signposted track through challenging undulating pine forest.
A mix of sealed and unsealed roads, Tourist Drive 19 takes you from Armidale to Uralla via wineries, vine-clad chapels and historic woolsheds and homesteads. The perfect day’s cycling!
This epic trail passes through Oxley Wild Rivers National Park and can be enjoyed on horseback, pushbike or foot. Choose your own adventure.
Try your hand at the delicate art of fresh water fly-fishing in one of the region’s stunning national parks. The trout double dare you.
This is gorge country, so rock-climbing opportunities abound. From the staggering heights of Wollomombi Falls and Dangars Gorge to the granite boulders of Bald and Cathedral Rocks National Parks, there’s a climb to suit your experience.
Embark on a multi-day kayak adventure in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park from West-Kunderang Recreational Retreat to George’s Junction; almost 30km of stunning scenery and solitude.
Best completed at dawn, this challenging climb in Cathedral Rock National Park involves clambering over boulders and the use of a support chain in order to enjoy the stunning view from the top.
It’s windy, hilly and delivers what it promises in the name. In short, this is a motorcycle trip not to be missed.
An unsealed road from Grafton to Glen Innes, the Old Glen Innes Road is a former stock route that weaves alongside the picturesque Boyd River. Home to a ghost town, a convict tunnel and bushranger legends.
An easy drive east of Glen Innes, this scenic national park is heaven on earth for campers, hikers and bird watchers.
With a name like New England, it comes as little surprise this cool-climate region was a strong drawcard for early European explorers, who sought to make their livelihood from the fertile high plains. Setting up Camp In 1818, English explorer John Oxley ascended the ranges around the present day Walcha...
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Meander 10 minutes south of Armidale on Dangarsleigh Road and you’ll arrive at a long, tree-lined driveway whose reverence hints at the grand residence atop the hill. The 100-year-old homestead emerges from the trees as you follow the circular driveway up to the stately porte cochere and step out onto...
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The Howard Hinton Collection at the New England Regional Art Museum is the result of one of the greatest acts of artistic philanthropy and benefaction in Australian history. Between 1928 and 1948 a collection of over 1000 artworks by leading Australian artists were donated to the newly constructed Armidale Teachers’...
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