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Waterfall Way boasts spectacular waterfalls, gorges, world-heritage national parks, cool-climate vineyards and a fascinating and diverse cultural heritage. When you visit, you’ll create your own stories, but before you visit, be inspired by some of ours…

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Cafe Patisserie

Armidale foodies seeking fare with a French twist head along Rusden Street to find Café Patisserie. This cosy café buzzes with activity as locals stop by for a warm buttery croissant to go with their morning coffee, in rustic surrounds of painted brick, recycled timber, trailing greenery and Edison bulb...

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Tattersalls Hotel Armidale

The Tattersalls Hotel is now your premier destination in the New England, a major renovation and revitalisation project has been completed. With blended minimalist geometric forms, rich timber detailing inside the hotel, punchy jewel tones and elegant drapery to evoke the mood of a bygone age. The hotel provides you...

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Loloma Bed & Breakfast, Armidale

There are some places where attention to detail really sets them apart. Loloma Bed and Breakfast in Armidale, is certainly one of those places. Rhonda Morris has been running the boutique accommodation since the beginning of 2017 and the moment she greets you at the front door and you glimpse...

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Wild Swimming

Looking for a beautiful spot to cool off after exploring the national parks along the Waterfall Way? Well these picturesque swimming locations are sure to be worthy of an Instagram post or two? First stop Gara Gorge, or otherwise referred to by the locals as the Blue Hole. Gara Gorge...

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Exploring the Arts

Both classical and contemporary music contribute enormously to Armidale’s cultural vibrancy. The old Teachers College is home to the New England Conservatorium which nurtures the Armidale Symphony Orchestra, Armidale Youth Orchestra, Fiori Musicali and many other choral and musical groups. The New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM) in Armidale is...

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Exploring National Parks around Armidale

In the depths of winter, mist can drape New England National Park like a chiffon veil, settling silently in the valleys and lingering for hours. Moss-covered Antarctic beech, which have thrived on the Great Dividing Range for aeons, assume a ghostly appearance on such mornings – and deep within the...

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Waterfall Helicopter Adventures

For an exhilarating ride soaring through nature, the gorges surrounding Armidale are best experienced by helicopter.  My heart skips a beat as we descend into a gaping chasm in the earth; Dangars Gorge, whose sheer cliffs guard a lush, meandering valley below. Far below, as the butterflies in my stomach...

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Georges Junction – A 4WD Getaway along the Mighty Macleay River

Happily lose your perspective on the grassy banks of NSW’s Georges Junction: only 4WDers need apply. At the base of the Great Dividing Range, 80 km east of Armidale and 90km west of Kempsey – home to the Akubra and near Nulla Nulla where Slim Dusty was born – lies...

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Armidale Regional CouncilNational Parks and Wildlife Service Discover more information about this National Park at the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service website.