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Our Favourite Attractions and Local Highlights

Below are some of our picks for highlights that are close to City Sider Motel, or within the Tamworth area. For more local attractions, including tips on our favourite restaurants and cafes, speak to our friendly team.

Weswal Gallery
Location:
Tamworth

With full street frontage and easy parking, the gallery offers a large bright and open planned exhibition space and shop area. On display in our gallery shop is a large range of Australian made and designed products including ceramics, glass, wood, jewellery, textiles, pewter and resin homewares.

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Tamworth Regional Playground
Location:
Tamworth

Children of all ages will find endless enjoyment at the Tamworth Regional Playground. It has a skywalk, three giant slides, four towers, a bike track, junior and senior fitness circuits, a dual flying fox and a waterfall with a three metre sway bridge.

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Tamworth Visitor Information Centre at the Big Golden Guitar
Location:
Tamworth

Australia’s Big Golden Guitar is situated on the New England Highway at the Tamworth Visitor Information Centre in New South Wales. The centre is open seven days a week. The guitar, a symbol of the Country Music Festival and foundation of the Golden Guitar Awards, holds a special place in the heart of Tamworth and country music fans.

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Tamworth Regional Gallery
Location:
Tamworth

The Gallery offers a rotating program of touring exhibitions of national significance, alongside curated exhibitions of works by regional artists and exhibitions from our permanent collection. Every year, Tamworth Regional Gallery delivers a rich and varied series of workshops, lectures, artist talks, events and engaging public programs.

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Tamworth Regional Skatepark
Location:
Tamworth

The Tamworth Regional Skate Park is a state-of-the-art facility unique in the New England North West, and caters to all abilities. Located at the northern end of Peel Street, the park includes a modern skate park, “learn to ride” space, lighting, toilet block, BBQ with sheltered spaces, and a car park.

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Kootingal Horse Riding Adventures
Location:
Kootingal

Tamworth and Kootingal Horse Riding Adventures are a fully working cattle station located just 27 kilometres east of Tamworth. Tamworth and Kootingal Horse Riding Adventures offer two-hour trail rides departing three times per day, seven days per week. Catering for large groups, from the novice rider to the very advanced riders.

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Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre (AELEC)
Location:
Tamworth

The Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre (AELEC) is a state of the art facility located in the major regional hub of Tamworth in North Western NSW, Australia. They hosts more than 50 events per year, from agility dogs to alpacas and show jumping to rodeos.

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Escape Rooms Tamworth
Location:
Tamworth

Escape Rooms Tamworth offers you, your very own live gaming experience. You will be immersed in a movie like scenario with just 60 minutes to crack the codes, solve the riddles and ‘escape’. They have four differently themed rooms to choose from.

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Powerhouse Motorcycle Museum
Location:
Tamworth

The Powerhouse Motorcycle Museum in Tamworth, NSW is a must-see for any bike enthusiast. The museum houses a private collection of over 50 motorcycles in pristine working order from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s. The collection of bikes includes Ducati, Triumph, Honda, Velocette, Laverda and an extremely rare limited edition F4 MV Agusta Series ORO & a 1924 Harley Davidson postie bike.

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Tamworth Marsupial Park and Adventure Playground
Location:
Tamworth

The Marsupial Park is a native animal experience unlike any other in NSW, the 14-hectare park has free entry. Children can get close to kangaroos, wallabies, cockatoos and emus, spot the species in the free-flight aviary and hand-feed the Indian peacocks.

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Toyota Country Music Festival

The City Sider Motor Inn is the closest motel to the towns CBD which hosts the Toyota Country Music Festival each year in January; it’s the largest music festival in the southern hemisphere and one of the top 10 in the world!

There is a wide variety of country music showcased during the festival, with over 2,800 events and 4,000 different performances or gigs across 120 different venues.

Tamworth Country Music Hall Of Fame

The Tamworth Country Music Hall of Fame features an unmatched collection of memorabilia from Australian country music artists. Displaying clothing, musical instruments and other collectibles from the earliest pioneers like Smoky Dawson, Buddy Williams, Slim Dusty, Tex Morton and many more right through to current artists like Beccy Cole, Troy Cassar-Daley and more.

Australian Equine And Livestock Events Centre

The Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre (AELEC) is a state of the art facility located in the major regional hub of Tamworth in North Western NSW, Australia. Situated high on the Great Dividing Range, nestled above the village of Nundle, (about 80km South-East of Tamworth NSW), Arc-en-Ciel Rainbow Trout have been hatching and growing the finest rainbow trout for more than twenty years.

In walking distance to this property are also some of Tamworth’s largest attractions:
Walk A Country Mile

Located at the information centre

CITY SIDER
Hands Of Fame Park

Located on the corner of Bridge St and Cable Ave

Capitol Theatre / Forum 6 cinemas

Located inside the Centre Point Tamworth just a short stroll down the road

Town Hall

Located  just a short stroll down the road

To Find Out About Events Happening In The Region While You Are Visiting, Head To
WWW.DESTINATIONTAMWORTH.COM.AU