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Region in New South Wales, Australia
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New England is a region in the north-eastern area of New South Wales north of the Hunter Valley and inland from the north coast of New South Wales and the Northern Rivers. The New England region includes all of the high plateau area known as the Northern Tablelands. These tablelands have numerous national parks that are listed World Heritage Areas and form part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia.
Contains rather mixed scenery, on the edge of the great Outback New South Wales, with rolling plains to the south, and greenery to the east with the classic rural Australian culture.
Home to numerous UNESCO World Heritage-listed Gondwana Rainforests with different types of forests, named after the supercontinent, some of these forests are more than 200 million years old.
Home to large farmland communities and towns, and also the Australian country music capital of Tamworth. The area is often characterised as having rolling plains, large farms, and a classic rural Australian culture, although not as much as the western areas of New England.
By train
NSW TrainLink trains connect Sydney to Armidale and Moree with the trains decoupling at Werris Creek with one Xplorer train each way (called either the North-Western Xplorer or the Northern…
By plane
Qantas runs regular services between Sydney, Tamworth (TMW) and Armidale (ARM), and Rex operate services between Sydney and Armidale. Taxi and car hire is available on-site.
In the eastern side of the New England region, the A15 New England Highway runs from Singleton, to the Queensland border providing a good highway between the east.
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New England's university city and Australia's highest city
an old gold-mining town, with a touch of art-deco
take a picnic by the Ebor Falls
New England's "Highland Capital", and a base for exploring many national parks
the "Sapphire City", with Copeton Dam nearby
a real frontier town. Being the only town in Australia to be in two states, you could be at your hotel in one side, and go back an hour to get some food during the summer months.
sometimes referred to as the "capital" of the North West Slopes and Plains, hot water springs, cotton country
Australia's country music capital
a sophisticated New England town known for the bushranger Captain Thunderbolt
Bald Rock National Park is a national park in the Eastern New England region of New South Wales.
This is about the park in New South Wales. For the region in the northeastern end of the US, see New England.
an extinct volcano with amazing mountain lookouts.
home to several nice waterfalls.
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