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Everyone must visit New England. 
Have a holiday inland. The weather on on the Northern
Tablelands is delightful for three seasons and cool for the
fourth.
If you are on the coast, make a
round trip up the Waterfall Way to New England and then back to
the coast. Or just come from anywhere to New England. Stay
awhile at Dorrigo, Ebor and Armidale. There is plenty to see in
Uralla and Walcha. Go north from Armidale to Guyra and Glen
Innes then go to the coast along the World Heritage Way.
You have to travel to the Old World to see anything
like them – the Australian Standing Stones in Glen Innes, heart
of Celtic Country.
The Stones, unique in the southern hemisphere, are
the official national monument to Australia’s Celtic pioneers.
They’re the venue for the annual Australian Celtic
Festival, a signature event on the national entertainment
calendar, drawing clans, national groups, dancers, artists and
spectators from across Australia - and as far as Britain.
They are the venue, too, for summer and winter
solstice celebrations. A comprehensive guide to the Stones is
available at the Visitor Information centre.
Celtic Country’s distinctive seasons, unlike
so much of the rest of Australia, also have immense appeal - naturally
air-conditioned summers, log-fire winters, with occasional snow, golden
autumns, dazzling springs.
Glen Innes, 1062m in the New England Tablelands, is
strategically located at the intersection of the New England and
Gwydir Highways, four hours from Brisbane, four and a half from the
Gold Coast, two and a half from Coffs Harbour, seven from Sydney.
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