Leaving late on Friday for our family Christmas trip to Tamworth, we planned to stay half way at Tenterfield.
We have done this previously and our favourite motel to stay in is the Tenterfield Bowling club motel. The motel is located at the bowling club, of course, off the main highway and there is minimal road noise. The bonus of being at the bowling club is that they have a great restaurant and it's easy to walk around and have dinner without having to jump back into the car and find something open. As it was Christmas, my son enjoyed the candy canes left on our pillows.
As we arrived about 4pm with a couple of hours of daylight, we decided to have a look around and take some photos of the old buildings in the town.
Our first call was the railway museum. Unfortunately it had closed at 4pm but there was plenty to photograph outside. I had visited the museum years ago but my husband hadn't so that was a shame.
Tenterfield Railway station, now a museum
Bolivia signal lever frame
British Wallis tractor
Rolling (presumably) stock
Cottage
Ports (or suitcases) in the window
Hydrangeas flowering at the museum.
Old Tenterfield Power House, opposite the railway museum.
Soldier memorial
Tenterfield court house
Uniting church. Same brick as the power house.
Cottage
Centenary cottage museum. This was also closed.
Tenterfield is only about 3.5 hours drive from Brisbane. Leaving early you could check out the museum in the early afternoon and stay overnight for the return the next day. An easy weekend getaway.
The museums are not open every day, especially out of school holiday time, so check before making plans.
For further details...
The Tenterfield Bowling club motor inn has a website.
and
The Tenterfield railway museum also has a website.
Tomorrow we head to Tamworth via Uralla.
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