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Tamworth is a city and administrative centre of the north-eastern region of New South Wales, Australia.Situated on the Peel River within the local government area of the Tamworth Regional Council, it is the largest and most populated city in the region, with a population of 43,874 in 2021, making it the second largest inland city in New South Wales.
One of Australia’s greatest music festivals, the annual Tamworth Country Music Festival hosts some of the world’s top country music stars. The pinnacle event of the festival is the Golden Guitars – the Country Music Awards of Australia. But you can also look forward to the buskers, entertainment and plenty of food stalls.
Eat & drink. With green pastures and fertile soils, the Tamworth region is chock-full of delicious food and wine experiences. Highlights include The Pig and Tinder Box, one of the first pubs in the New England region. The Glasshouse at Goonoo Goonoo Station, where the impeccable food takes inspiration from the seasons and your surrounds.
- Tamworth Marsupial Park. In the hills above Tamworth there’s a bush oasis where you can get in touch with the wildlife of New South Wales. At the 14-hectare Tamworth Marsupial Park you and your family can meet and interact with kangaroos, wallabies, emus and Indian peacocks.
- Tamworth Country Music Festival. Hundreds of thousands of country music fans from far and wide descend on Tamworth for this world-famous event, across ten days in mid- to late-January.
- Australian Country Music Hall of Fame. On the same theme, the Hall of Fame opened in 1992 and is actually in the shape of a guitar when seen from the air.
- Walk a Country Mile Museum. The entrance fee to the Hall of Fame also covers this interactive exhibition, which first opened in 2001 and moved into the former visitor information centre in 2014.
Tamworth Regional Council acknowledges the Gamilaroi/Kamilaroi people, who are the Traditional Custodians of this land. We would like to pay respect to Elders past and present, and extend that respect to other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in and visiting our region.
The seriously exciting and award-winning Tamworth Regional Playground regularly gets rave reviews from visiting families. It features multiple play zones catering to different age groups, interests and abilities including a mammoth swing, carousel, senior and junior play zones, sand play area, flying fox, embankment slide, skywalk, outdoor gym, bike track, splash pad, miniature play town, picnic and BBQ areas, toilet access and free WIFI.
Visit. Welcome to the Tamworth region, renowned for its laid-back lifestyle, incredible landscapes and generous hospitality. You might know us as the Country Music Capital, home to Australia’s First City of Light, or the gateway to the New England. But that’s just the beginning…. It’s where rich heritage meets outdoor adventure, arts ...
