Top Things to do in Armidale
The 10 Best Budget-friendly Things to do in Armidale, New South Wales
Discover the best top things to do in Armidale, Australia including Armidale Guided Heritage Tour, Armidale Aboriginal Cultural Centre and Keeping Place, Waterfall Way, Saumarez Homestead, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Cathedral, New England Regional Art Museum, Wollomombi Falls, Armidale Pine Forest, Booloominbah Historic House.
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1. Armidale Guided Heritage Tour
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 48 reviews
The Guided Heritage Tour is a 2.5hr taster of Armidale. You will be taken on an historical journey through Armidale with a lively and personal commentary from one of our tour guides. Visiting such sites as the Aboriginal Cultural Centre and Keeping Place, The New England Regional Art Museum, The Armidale Railway Museum and the heritage listed homestead Booloominbah located at the University of New England. This wonderful tour operates on the generosity of donations.
2. Armidale Aboriginal Cultural Centre and Keeping Place
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 27 reviews
Reviewed By FiWoodScotty - Lismore, Australia
We were so fortunate to have Rose Lovelock ( indigenous uni lecturer) explain the use of and history/ cultural context associated with the items on display which was so incredibly educational. Especially for me from NZ but no less for my Ozzie husband. In particular the tribal language groups map on the wall was astounding - the historical complexity and organisation of the first peoples is breathtaking. The damage heartbreaking. This should be the number To Do!
3. Waterfall Way
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 353 reviews
Reviewed By CodyMav - Gold Coast, Australia
Sunday drive material. A gently meandering road through stunning lush green landscapes, and a number of waterfalls you can stop to enjoy or walk. Just outside of Belligen, the road hugs the river before bringing you to 2 roadside waterfalls in Newell and Sherrard. Not a lot of opportunity to stop or safely take those roadside ones in. Dorrigo National Park has a tourist centre with a Skywalk, and well formed tracks to hike to Crystal Falls along the Lyrebird Track
4. Saumarez Homestead
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 127 reviews
GROUNDS, GARDENS AND FARM AREA open seven days per week. Entry to the house only available by guided tour on weekends and public holidays or anytime for organized groups of 8 or more. Also, Saumarez Café only open weekends 10am to 4pm. This unique house and farm museum has over 10,000 objects in its collection. Stunning historic country homestead with gardens, farm buildings and a cafe giving you an insight into rural life in the 1800's. Available to the public for tours, weddings, functions and events. This ten-hectare grazing property was first inhabited by British settlers led by Henry Dumaresq in the 1830's. Today it includes an elegant, extensive, fully furnished Edwardian homestead, built between 1888 and 1906, and 15 farm and other buildings dating up to 1910, with their collections of early farm equipment. Take a guided tour through the White family's 30 room Edwardian mansion complete with original furnishings. Stroll through Mary White's garden, with its Jocelyn Brown style cottage garden, the picking garden, the heritage rose garden and the lawns. Visit outbuildings complete with 19th century tools and equipment. Allow at least half a day to see this extensive property, and experience 19th century pastoral life.
Reviewed By JenS525
Saumarez House is beautifully preserved and the stories of family life are fascinating. The video and tour were informative and fascinating. It helped us understand the history of this area. We enjoyed the garden, although it was during the drought and we saw a snake. Will wear enclosed shoes next time. Then we indulged in Devonshire tea, featuring superb home made scones. All the volunteers were friendly and had a wealth of information which they readily shared. Next, we went down to the farm and photographed the rustic buildings and machinery. We will be back, bringing friends and family to enjoy this wonderful experience.
5. Oxley Wild Rivers National Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 55 reviews
Reviewed By Sunshine623892
we did the 4km wollomombi falls walk with our children aged 6&9. It was a great walk with many places to stop and play along the way, including a bridge to cross the gorge and rocks for our kids to climb on. The water levels were very low when we visited, i'd love to see it after heavy rain! Lots of birdlife to be heard!
6. Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Cathedral
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 52 reviews
Reviewed By bbsydney96
What a special oasis. This is a magical cathedral and we felt very privileged to be able to take in the serenity and beauty of such a special place.
7. New England Regional Art Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 108 reviews
New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM) is home to a number of nationally significant collections of Australian art including the Howard Hinton Collection (1880s-1930s); the Chandler Coventry Collection(1960s-80s) and the NERAM Collection (1980s- present day). These collections include paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture. The exhibitions program includes the permanent exhibition 'HINTON: Treasures of Australian art' featuring over 130 works from the Howard Hinton Collection as well as visiting exhibitions by visiting and local artists with something for everyone to enjoy. Gifts, souvenirs, cards and books are available from The Museum Shop. The Museum of Printing is also open on Tuesday and Sunday afternoons to explore the history of communications and printing in Australia. Entry to NERAM is by donation.
Reviewed By bronwynt216 - Adelaide, Australia
This was one of the stops on the Guided Heritage Tour taken from the Armidale Visitor Centre. As the stop also enabled us to visit the next door Aboriginal Cultural Centre we lost time in this venue before heading to the Art Museum where we then had limited time to take in the wonderful art on display here. Hence, we returned by car that same afternoon and did a separate and longer visit to be able to really appreciate these works of art collected by 1 man. If you don't have time to make a separate visit and only do this whilst on the bus tour, make sure you leave time to have a good look here first.
8. Wollomombi Falls
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 138 reviews
Reviewed By terryw832 - Berkeley Vale, Australia
The falls were amazing nice tarred road in to the car park and a easy 300 metre walk to the viewing platform also a nice picnic area near the car park,all well maintained.
9. Armidale Pine Forest
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By S4080CJcamerong
free, relaxing stroll through forest, bike trails too, peaceful, forestry plantation, some trees dead due to drought
10. Booloominbah Historic House
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 32 reviews
Reviewed By C636KFmarkb
This beautiful old house, designed by Horbury Hunt, has beautiful brickwork and stunning features. The beautiful library, drawing, dining rooms and hallways are well worth seeing. There are great examples of coloured and stained glass, one window dedicated to the life of General Gordon of Khartoum, others dedicated to discovery and scholarship. This great house in the grounds of the University of New England is an incredible legacy and memorial to the wealth of the White family.
