Armidale Tourist Park

After days hiking, mountain biking and canyoning in these smashing New South Wales surroundings, venture further into the countryside to see its waterfalls. A short drive from the park is the Waterfall Way, home to Australia's second tallest waterfall in the Wollomombi Falls, plunging into the Wollomombi river where it meets the Chandler (the Chandler Falls is just across from here). The falls are in the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, along with New England and Cunnewarra one of the three national parks within easy driving distance of Armidale and all good spots for hiking, birdwatching, nature spotting and fishing. Several more waterfalls and cascades are in Oxley Wild Rivers as well as the Wollomombi, including the Tia Falls, Dangars Falls and Apsley Falls. Closer to home, Armidale city has a good range of restaurants, galleries and museums as well as a popular April festival and the New England Wool Expo in May. The New England Regional Art Museum, the Aboriginal Cultural Centre, the Armidale Railway Museum and the University of New England's historic Booloominbah Homestead are all worth a look too. Another top option is following an Armidale boozy trail, with a tour around some of the region's top wineries, distilleries and breweries.