Armidale Travel Guide

 wise23girl Says:  Armidale..Northern N.S.WSo if you are interested in old historical buildings do find Smith House.It is just across from Central Park and was once part of the Armidale College of Advanced Education campus. It was where I came for Summer School for my nursing education diploma... 

 iandsmith Says:  Well, not sure about the devil but, after going to Europe a few times I've started to look around Australia with a more practised eye than previously and the influences of the Old World are evident everywhere.This particular pilaster is on a bank at the end of the Eastern... 

 Intrepidduck Says:  The one main reason to come to Armidale is to visit Booloominbah. The former home of pastorialist Frederick Robert White was designed by Horbury Hunt and completed in 1888. A real gentleman's residence in the fashionable English style, Booloominbah was unique for Australia... 

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 Intrepidduck Says:  If you miss the atmosphere of a busy city cafe then this is where it is at in Armidale. This establishment is closed on a Sunday, but is open early other days. The coffee and chocolate croissants are the best in New England. 

 Intrepidduck Says:  In the tradition of the great coffee houses of Europe this is indeed a rare find in provincial Australia. The cafe is of course a new addition to this former residence, but in harmony to the building's architectural interior. A wonderful place to relax at in the club... 

 iandsmith Says:  To visit Woolpack Rocks you travel on the Ebor-Guyra Road before turning off onto the road to Native Dog Creek Rest Area. There are both camping and picnic sites at the rest area, fees apply.The following is from my first trip to the walk:"It had rained; lord it had rained.... 

 iandsmith Says:  Total Height:1392 feet 424 meters Tallest Single Drop:852 feet 260 meters Number of Drops:2 There's some official stats. When you get there you'll find some excellent walking trails. The one to your right leads to three lookouts and eventually to Chandler Gorge. The facts... 

 iandsmith Says:  I had lunch back at HQ and set out again, this time with a DEECS (NPWS) worker called Matt. He was going to see if the bridge across the Wollomombi was still there. It was, but it was in trouble as the raging waters tried desperately to remove it. A couple of other tourists... 

 iandsmith Says:  The jagged spur that splits the Wollomombi and Chandler gorges stood like a sentinel over the scene, parting the two great conflicts until they could be managed more easily downstream. The afternoon before I’d spent in much more tranquil surroundings, surveying the limpid... 

 iandsmith Says:  Off along the trail I trod, through the Spanish-moss covered trees whose twisted trunks lent a ghost like quality to the experience. Choughs scattered before me as I walked further, their squawking the only noise I could hear above the almighty roar of Wollomombi. It was... 

 iandsmith Says:  I learned that a lyre bird, the world’s greatest mimic, used to whistle a flute solo from Vivaldi that a wood worker from England used to play every afternoon. I learned that when he goes walking, Don uses the minimalist approach to the point where he manufactures his own... 

 iandsmith Says:  It was raining.....again or still, take your pick. I’d parked at the end of a short dirt road where the Armidale Tree Group had their headquarters. It was quiet but muddy and the rain, light now, was consistent. Not a good day for shooting birds, more your day for... 

 iandsmith Says:  When you wander through the Australian bush it can be quite rewarding. It can be even more rewarding (and dangerous) going off the beaten track.However, it's something I tend to do regularly and I've included some of the photographs I've taken during such excursions around... 

 iandsmith Says:  The plant life is varied here, clinging to its existence in unfavourable circumstances. Yet, despite that there is diversification. Whether or not it is lichen clinging to a fence post (pic 1), amazing fungus halfway up a tree (Pic 2), grasses in a minamilist soil area (pic...