A must-do is ‘The Armidale Heritage Tour’ when you visit Armidale, it bundles all the places you need to see into one quick bus ride. The tour is hosted by people who have lived their entire lives in Armidale, and their best way to learn about the city’s history. This is a free bus tour that takes about two and a half hours to complete. When travelling, the journey is illustrated with stories that happened years before at the stops.

A vibrant and intimate insight from one of the guides will lead you on a fascinating ride through Armidale. Visit locations such as the Aboriginal Cultural Center and Keeping Place, the New England Regional Art Museum, the Armidale Railway Museum and the heritage-listed Booloominbah homestead located at New England University.

You’ll be given the stories and history of many of the old buildings that grace the City of Armidale in between these visits. Cathedrals and churches, private and public schools, old hotels and open houses, monuments and memorials are some of the structures that you’ll see. Many of these buildings are within viewing distance of the bus, and your guide will tell you their fascinating and entertaining tales.

The tour runs from Monday to Saturday and departs at 10.00 am from the Visitor Information Center and returns at about 12.30. This magnificent tour operates on donation generosity. Recommended reading. Not suitable for children younger than four.