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City in New South Wales, Australia
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Armidale is a small city (population 24,500 in 2018) in the New England region of the Australian state of New South Wales and is Australia's highest city in terms of altitude. The picturesque city is noted for its colonial-era architecture, centres of education and culture and the nearby wilderness and gorge country.
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Home to the Howard Hinton collection.
Fully furnished 30-room 1906 house with pleasant gardens. House can only be entered with guided tours run on weekends and public holidays.
A park with well kept gardens and pine trees.
A small rural village located at a height of 1,314 metres (4,330 feet) above sea level. Its main highlight is a restored wooden railway station.
Piney
Peaceful forest with many walking and mountain biking tracks.
This club has a reasonably-priced range of meals and drinks.
Blow the froth off a couple of coldies.
Craft beers with experimental flavours.
Pet friendly.
By plane
By train
08 and up as of early 2025). Trains leave Central Station at 9:35AM and arrive at 5:35PM.
By bus
Services from Armidale to Coffs Harbour are operated three times weekly by Dorrigo Transit (3 hours, $90, Bookings Essential)
The historic centre of Armidale is small enough to be easily covered on foot.
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