A NIGHT under the stars is sometimes just what the doctor ordered after a long day in the sun at Tamworth Country Music Festival.
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Weve compiled a list of places campers can rest their weary heads.
Even better some of them are free.
Camping
Riverside Camping Grounds
In a central location just minutes from the action, Riverside is a favourite among veteran campers.
Cost: $100 to $270 dependent on dates.
Mooggee No Fuss Camping with pre-pitched tents
A fantastic option for those who dont want the fuss of pitching their own tent. With everything provided, campsites include a pre-pitched tent, sleeping bag and airbed with chairs and stretchers available for hire separately.
The campsite offers luck up facilities with staff on hand 24 hours a day, just 200 metres from Toyota Park.
Cost: $25 per night
Tamworth caravan parks
Austin Top Tourist Park Cabins
581 Armidale Road
Tamworth NSW 2340
P: 02 6766 2380
City Lights Caravan Park
612-128 Goonoo Goonoo Road
Tamworth NSW 2340
P: 62 6765 7664
Paradise Tourist Park
575 Peel Street
Tamworth NSW 2340
P: 02 6766 3120
Tamworth North Holiday Park
New England Highway
Nemingha NSW 2340
P: 02 6790 9356
Temporary sites in Tamworth
North Companions Football Club
Marius Street
Tamworth NSW 2340
P: 0439 848 206
North Tamworth Rugby Club
Peel Street (Jack Woolaston Oval)
M: 0478 657 327
E: northtamworthrlfc@gmail.com
Pirates Rugby Club
C/- Tammy Bannister
M: 0422 145 449
E: tamjamaya@yahoo.com.au
Tamworth Greyhound Club
1 Gunnedah Road, Tamworth
P: 02 6765 9324 or 0403 084 207
E: tamworthgrey@bigpond.com
Tamworth Pony Club
T: 6761 7269 (after 7pm)
Paceway
24-60 Showground Road
T: 02 6765 9382
Tamworth Rugby Football Club
Marius Street
E: camping@tamworthrugby.com.au
Calrossy Anglican School dormitory accommodation
140 Brisbane Street, Tamworth
P: 02 6766 2965
E: admin@calrossy.nsw.edu.au
Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School
585 Calala Lane, Tamworth
P: 02 6764 8600
Group bookings preferred - minimum three nights. Air-conditioned dormitories, includes breakfast.
Oxley High School
Piper Street, Tamworth
P: 02 6766 1677
M: 0403 661 038
E: oxley_h.school@det.nsw.edu.au
Caravan parks out of town
Attunga Recreation Sports Ground
Palmer Street, Attunga
P: 02 6769 5592
Barraba Caravan Park
10-22 Bridge Street, Barraba NSW 2347
P: 02 6782 1818
Bendemeer Tourist Park
99 Havannah Street, Bendemeer
P: 02 6769 6604
E: office@bendemeertouristpark.com.au
Chaffey Dam
Nundle Road, Nundle
P: 02 6769 3026
Dungowan Recreation Reserve
Dungowan
P: 6769 0318
M: 0428 347 021
E: wyntara@iinet.net.au
Fossickers Tourist Park
1-33 Jenkins Street, Nundle NSW 2340
P: 02 6769 3355
Kootingal & District Pony Club
Moonbi Recreation Reserve
Phone 02 6760 3580
Kootingal Kourt Caravan Park
3 Churchill Drive, Kootingal NSW 2352
P: 02 6760 3103
Kootingal Recreation Reserve
15mins north of Tamworth
Denman Avenue, Kootingal
M: 0427 603 598
Lake Keepit State Park
234 Keepit Dam Road, Lake Keepit
P: 02 6769 7602
Manilla Paragliding, Cabins & Camping
The Mountain, Manilla
P: 6785 6545
Manilla River Gums Caravan Park
86 Strafford Street, Manilla NSW 2346
P: 02 6785 1166
Manilla Ski Gardens Caravan Park
Rushes Creek Road, Manilla NSW 2346
P: 6785 1686
Moonbi Recreation Reserve
P: 02 6760 3580
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Tamworth North Holiday Park
New England Highway, Nemingha
P: 02 6760 9356
The DAG Sheep Station - Bush Camping
1067 Crawney Road, Nundle
P: 02 6769 3486
Woolomin Reserve
Nundle Road, Woolomin
Woolomin Gold Rush Store
P: 02 6764 2243
Madeline Link
Madeline Link is a journalist at the Newcastle Herald, with a focus on Lake Macquarie City Council. To keep up with my stories, follow my Twitter @madeline_link, for tips email madeline.link@newcastleherald.com.au.
Madeline Link is a journalist at the Newcastle Herald, with a focus on Lake Macquarie City Council. To keep up with my stories, follow my Twitter @madeline_link, for tips email madeline.link@newcastleherald.com.au.
