We really enjoyed our time in this part of the Northern Tablelands. Head south towards Tamworth, via Uralla, a small town with characteristic buildings, early settlement history from the 1840’s, discovery of gold and the infamous bushranger Captain Thunderbolt. Other towns are Bendemeer, before a steep descent from a 1000mtr to 400 mtrs in the Moonbi Valley.
Visitors coming in from the south are greeted with the 12mtr Big Golden Guitar weighing half a ton.
Tamworth has a pop of 45000 and is NSW second largest inland town.
The city is known as the First Town of Lights, being the first place in Australia to use electric street lights.
It is also famous as the Country Music Capital of Australia. The festival is in late January and is second biggest country music festival in the world after Nashville. It is also recognised as the National Equine Capital of Australia.
In 1831 the first sheep and cattle stationed were established. The Kamiliaroi are the traditional people of this region.
The Peel River runs through the town after the British Prime Minister Robert Peel.
Tamworth has a warm temperate climate with hot summers and cool winters. With average annual rain days of 83 pa seems like a lovelyplace to live.
We certainly enjoyed the central business district. It was lively, good restaurants, shops, pubs etc. A drive to the Tamworth lookout provides great panoramic views of the city.
A drink with a few locals. Love the hats.
We had a scenic drive, looping around Werris Creek, Quirindi, for lunch and Wallabadah, then back to Tamworth.
We stayed at the Tamworth Showgrounds. A pleasant and restful stop in the surrounding suburbs. 
