{"id":167394,"date":"2016-05-28T22:05:55","date_gmt":"2016-05-28T12:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.australiantraveller.com\/?page_id=167394"},"modified":"2021-10-28T15:40:14","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T04:40:14","slug":"new-england","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.australiantraveller.com\/nsw\/new-england\/","title":{"rendered":"New England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to New England &#8211; the enormous beating heart of country NSW. There are tablelands rich with cool breezes and cellar doors, as well as rolling plains dotted with hot springs, pastoral countryside and over two dozen national parks.<\/p>\n\n<p>Sounds like a lot? Here\u2019s your to-do list: pop on your Akubra and crank up the country radio as you drive into <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.australiantraveller.com\/nsw\/new-england\/tamworth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tamworth<\/a><\/u>. Wander the colonial-era streets of <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.australiantraveller.com\/nsw\/new-england\/how-to-spend-a-few-days-in-armidale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Armidale<\/a><\/u>, and read up on the bushranger history of Uralla. Tiptoe in bushland to see drowsy wild koalas at Gunnedah. Fish at one of Gurya\u2019s many trout farms, be entranced by Glen Innes\u2019 Celtic standing stones and explore <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.australiantraveller.com\/nsw\/new-england\/walcha-the-great-aussie-town-you-have-never-heard-of\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walcha\u2019s Open Air Gallery<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Next, head out west to the Gwydir Valley to soak in Moree\u2019s <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.australiantraveller.com\/australia\/11-natural-spa-baths-of-uncommon-beauty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mineral-rich hot springs<\/a><\/u>. Marvel at the Sawn Rocks near the town of Narrabri on your drive up north. Before crossing the QLD-NSW border, stop at the historic towns of Tenterfield and Inverell, and fossick for precious sapphires.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to New England &#8211; the enormous beating heart of country NSW. There are tablelands rich with cool breezes and cellar doors, as well as rolling plains dotted with hot springs, pastoral countryside and over two dozen national parks. Sounds like a lot? 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