Sunday 16th March 2014: Saumarez Homestead lies about five kilometres outside of Armidale. It is a two storey stately home of the Victorian period, which is now owned by the National Trust of Australia, and open for guided tours on weekends and public holidays. It was once part of a large pastoral and grazing estate, … Continue reading Tourist Drive from Armidale: Saumarez Homestead, Uralla, Rocky River and Mount Yarrowyk
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Walcha Agricultural Show (NSW)
Saturday 15th March 2014 (part two): Walcha (pronounced Wol-ka) is about an hour south of Armidale. Every year it holds an agricultural show, an important few days of judging and displays. The show had already been underway for a day and half by the time we turned up on Saturday afternoon, so we had missed … Continue reading Walcha Agricultural Show (NSW)
Armidale Autumn Festival (NSW)
Saturday 15th March 2014 (part one): How can I have forgotten to mention that when we pulled into the Armidale Tourist Centre last night, we discovered that we had arrived in time for the Autumn Festival? Armidale is part of the New England High Country, perched within the Great Dividing Range, and this area is … Continue reading Armidale Autumn Festival (NSW)
The Reluctant Retiree 