Tamworth NSW

After an average coffee from the Denman Bakery, we departed town in a shower of rain and arrived a couple of hours later to a glorious sunny afternoon in Paradise (aka the Big4 Tamworth).

The drive took us through a string of quaint country towns, framed by the Liverpool Ranges with their golden cliffs and cloud-shrouded peaks. Between towns we passed some seriously impressive horse studs, which we could only imagine are breeding the next generation of Melbourne Cup winners.

After parking the van, it was a case of “when in Tamworth” as we headed straight for an obligatory photo at the Big Golden Guitar, followed by a visit to the Guitar Museum and Wax Museum at the Visitor Centre, where we paid our respects to country music royalty.

Ten minutes later 🤣 we’d ticked country music off the list and moved on to explore Tamworth’s lovely main street, including a $1,300 pair of snakeskin boots 😳, before heading up to Oxley Scenic Lookout for a panoramic view over the city. Tamworth is actually much bigger than we’d expected. Who knew?

Back at the caravan park, the boys made the most of the heated pool - and when I say heated, I mean properly heated. It only took Anth only about a minute to fully immerse himself, rather than his usual ritual of cautiously negotiating with the water one limb at a time. Winter? What’s that?

Happy hour and a DIY dinner in the impressive camp kitchen rounded out our second day on the road this trip.Read more