This week our first stop is Deepwater, The Longhorn Bar is the best meeting place on the New England. Located in Deepwater Northern NSW, they are right in the middle of some of the best cattle country in Australia. They have real live cowboys, cowgirls, locals and visitors alike are treated as family.
If you like country music then this is your place!!! With an outdoor stage for events and an intimate indoor stage, they love to entertain you with great Live Music “Longhorn bar style”. They are also available for weddings and other social events.
Space is never a problem with 13 acres, 11 rooms, a 5 star commercial kitchen and camping and caravan park behind the pub. Our food is legendary, all food fresh on the premises including, breads and pizzas are made from scratch.
Phill chats with Angela who fills us in on what’s on offer. Check out their website for more information. https://gleninneshighlands.com/the-longhorn-bar-grill-deepwater.html
Our next stop takes us to Tenterfield, and what a lovely town this is. Full of character and old buildings. What has made this town famous is Peter Allen and the Tenterfield Saddler. Phill chats with Jim one of the many volunteers.
The Tenterfield Saddler was made famous by Peter Allen’s tribute to his past and grandfather George Woolnough in the ‘Tenterfield Saddler’.
However, it is much more than just a song. For 50 years (from 1908 – 1960), this quaint blue-granite saddlery on High Street was a key meeting place in town. Saddler, George Woolnough plied his trade, listening, undisturbed by the chatter and opinions of those who wandered in. One famous customer was Banjo Patterson.
Since 1860, the building has been used as a bank, private residence, and saddlery.
Classified by the National Trust and in original condition – the old ceilings wear 130 years of tobacco stains, wooden floors are patched in places with scraps of leather, and visitors can see the working conditions of 100 years ago first hand.
Immortalised by Peter Allen’s song, ‘Tenterfield Saddler’, this living museum is full of leather goods and historical tools.
Volunteers currently open the Saddler, so opening hours can differ. If planning a trip specially to see the Saddler, call beforehand to ensure they will be open.
With summer ending and things quieting down and your looking for somewhere to travel to, that may be not to far from home, we thought we would do a series of shows in and around the lovely town of Port Macquarie.
Phill has the pleasure of speaking with Janette Hyde or as the locals call her Mrs Tourism. Janette has a wealth of information in and around this lovely town. She chats with Phill and fills him on some of the things to see and do in Port Macquarie. She can be found at the tourist information centre
For more information check below.
- Glasshouse, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, 2444
- tourism@pmhc.nsw.gov.au
- www.portmacquarieinfo.com.au
- 1300 303 155
