Spring School Holidays

Visit Nundle and Hanging Rock this NSW spring school holidays and share our wide open spaces, Saturday September 27th to Monday October 13th, including the October Long Weekend October 4th to 6th. Spring has to be one of the best times of the year for a regional road trip, not too hot, not too cold…just right. Enough sunshine for a paddle in the Peel River or a kayak on Chaffey or Sheba Dams. All the trees are waking up with spring blossoms and foliage emerging, there is water in creeks and rivers, and the hills are covered in green pasture. Be sure to book your dining and accommodation, and check business opening hours.

1. Wake up in Nundle, choosing a bed at Fossickers’ Tourist Park, Riverglen Cottage, The Peel Inn, Hills of Gold Motel, Mount Misery Guest House, or Nundle Airbnb properties.
2. Gather around a table for a meal at The Peel Inn, Cafe Nundle, Mount Misery Gold Mine Cafe, Machina Coffee and Donuts, and Arc-en-ciel Trout Farm, Hanging Rock (bookings recommended).
3. Order local beef or lamb from Crawney’s Hills to Grills.
4. Immerse yourself in all things woolly with a tour at nationally recognised tourist attraction, Nundle Woollen Mill.
5. Visit traditional kitchen and garden wares merchant Odgers and McClelland Exchange Stores.
6. Look for distinctive collectibles at Jenkins Street Antiques and Fine China.
7. Make time for your wellbeing, talking to Oakenville Essence and Blissful Soul Connection
8. Support local growers and makers by shopping for produce, plants and homemade goods at Nundle Craft.
9. Learn the stories that have shaped Nundle and Hanging Rock by visiting Nundle Courthouse Museum, or Mount Misery Gold Mine. Both small entry cost.
10. Spend time outdoors exploring nature, bushwalking or mountain bike riding at Sheba Dams, Hanging Rock Lookout, Ponderosa Park, or Chaffey Dam.
11. Have a hit on our beautifully maintained Nundle Tennis Courts (contact Fossickers’ Tourist Park), swing, slide and climb your way around the wool-themed Nundle Playground, or discover Nundle Riverside Walk.
12. Bring a bag of dry kindling and firewood and light a campfire to boil a billy for tea, sizzle some sausages, and melt marshmallows, stocking up at Nundle’s Friendly Grocer or Nundle Fuel and Cafe.

For inspiration about the Tamworth area read 7 things you didn’t know you loved about Tamworth, Where to eat, stay and play in Tamworth, and It’s the perfect place to play.