Armidale is a small city in New South Wales, Australia - an equal distance from Brisbane and Sydney in the east coast region. Armidale stands around 3,ft up in the Northern Tablelands, a plateau that forms part of the Great Dividing Range Mountains. Hire a car in Armidale and you'll be able to explore this fascinating natural region which includes the New England National Park and Oxley Wild Rivers National Park; both World Heritage sites. The east coast beaches, like Coffs Harbour, can be visited for day trips. Look out too for the extraordinary Victorian octagonal woolshed at Uralla.
The university city of Armidale is a regional transport hub, with good rail and air links. The airport is two miles southwest of the centre. If you hire a car in Armidale you'll find there is plenty to see, ranging from three shopping malls to two cathedrals. Elsewhere look out for art deco and colonial-style buildings, museums, cultural centres and art galleries. And one of Armidale's highlights is the Saumarez Homestead, an elegant National Trust Victorian stately home with 30 rooms furnished in period style, plus fine gardens and all the original farm outbuildings and equipment.
