Alternative Festival Accommodation
Many motels and hotels are booked out well in advance for the Tamworth Country Music Festival each year, but the regional community pulls together to ensure accommodation is made available to all festival-goers visitors through a range of coach packages, prearranged camping, home hosting and additional camping/caravan facilities.
Please find listed below the contact details for a number of alternative facilities available over the 2008 Tamworth Country Music Festival.
West Tamworth League Club
Ph: 07 5482 6788
Mob: 0417 614 828
Offers on-site accommodation in modern tents, located in a secure area close to West Tamworth League Club. The carpeted, fully screened 2-3 man tents are fitted with 12-volt lighting, beds and mattresses. Hot showers, toilets, BBQ and tea-making facilities are provided. Buffet breakfast at Wests is included in the package.
Home Hosting
A great success story of recent festivals has been the growth of home hosting. Residents of Tamworth open up their homes to festival visitors and offer a unique opportunity to experience true country hospitality. The organisations listed specialise in arranging home hosting accommodation during the festival.
Tamworth Home Hospitality - John and Diane Sharkey
Ph: 02 6765 8982
An agency that arranges accommodation in private homes on a Bed & Breakfast basis (minimum 3 night stay), also vacated homes (minimum 7 nights). All homes are within the city limits and have been personally inspected. Farm stays can also be arranged. Bookings can be made seven days a week between 9am - 8pm.
Jim Finucane’s Home Hosting Service - Jim and Margaret Finucane
Ph: 02 6766 4269
This service accepts bookings, seven days a week, bed & breakfast in private homes, limited number of furnished vacant homes, caravans and home powered sites. Early bird and all festival packages with transfer from air, coach and rail are available.
Coach packages
Each day Tourism Tamworth fields numerous enquiries on festival accommodation and availability. The following coach groups have booked accommodation for the festival and may have availability on their tour.
Cowan's Bus Service
4-Day Tamworth Country Music Camping Tour (24 - 27 January, 2008)
Tour Routes: Newcastle through to Tamworth
Phone: (02) 6547 4416 or 1800 077 099
Email: nerrilie@cowans.com.au
Description: 4 day/3 night camping tour includes all cooked breakfasts and dinners. Tents and mattresses supplied.
www.cowans.com.au
Kingstons Coach Tours
10-Day Coach Camping Tour
Tour Routes: Ballarat, Bendigo, Echuca
Phone: (03) 5358 1214
Email: kincoach@netconnect.com.au
Description: Staying at the Tamworth Tennis Club with most meals provided.
www.kingstonscoachtours.com.au
The Kings of Newcastle
Day Tour
Tour Routes: Newcastle to Tamworth
Phone: (02) 4963 1014
Email: info@kingscoaches.com.au
Description: 5:00am depart Newcastle and spend the day in Tamworth at your leisure. Depart Tamworth at 6.30pm.
www.kingscoaches.com.au
Stonestreet's Coaches
Tamworth Country Music Festival Tour - Complete Package (18 - 28 January, 2008)
Tour Routes: Brisbane to Tamworth via the New England Highway (servicing Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Brisbane and Toowoomba)
Phone: (07) 4687 5555
Email: info@stonestreetscoaches.com.au Description: Stonestreet's Coaches offer a complete coach tour package that includes accommodation in Tamworth, transfers and entry to many fabulous shows.
www.stonestreetscoaches.com.au
Stonestreet's Coaches
Tamworth Country Music Festival Tour - Complete Package (18 - 28 January, 2008)
Tour Routes: Brisbane to Tamworth via the New England Highway (servicing Sydney, Strathfield, Hornsby and Newcastle)
Phone: (07) 4687 5555
Email: info@stonestreetscoaches.com.au Description: Stonestreet's Coaches offer a complete coach tour package that includes accommodation in Tamworth, transfers and entry to many fabulous shows.
www.stonestreetscoaches.com.au
Stonestreet's Coaches
Tamworth Country Music Festival Tour - Complete Package (23- 28 January, 2008)
Tour Routes: Brisbane to Tamworth via the New England Highway (servicing Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Brisbane and Toowoomba)
Phone: (07) 4687 5555
Email: info@stonestreetscoaches.com.au Description: Stonestreet's Coaches offer a complete coach tour package that includes accommodation in Tamworth, transfers and entry to many fabulous shows.
www.stonestreetscoaches.com.au
Stonestreet's Coaches
Tamworth Country Music Festival Tour - Complete Package (18 - 23 January, 2008)
Tour Routes: Brisbane to Tamworth via the New England Highway (servicing Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Brisbane and Toowoomba)
Phone: (07) 4687 5555
Email: info@stonestreetscoaches.com.au Description: Stonestreet's Coaches offer a complete coach tour package that includes accommodation in Tamworth, transfers and entry to many fabulous shows.
www.stonestreetscoaches.com.au
Swagman Tours
2008 Tamworth Country Music Festival
Tour Routes: Geelong - Melbourne - Forbes - Tamworth
Phone: 1800 808 491
Email: info@swagmantours.com.au
www.swagmantours.com.au
Campe's Coaches
Tamworth Country Music Festival - 11 day tour (19 - 29 January, 2008)
Tour Routes: Hamilton (Victoria) via Melbourne, Deniliquin, Dubbo and Forbes
Phone: (03) 5572 3438
Email: campescoacheshamilton@bigpond.com
Description: Depart Hamilton at 6am on Saturday 19 Jan. Motel accommodation at Forbes on way up. Staying at Oxley High School in air-conditioned classrooms with breakfast supplied each day.
Northern Highland Travel
Tamworth Country Music Festival
Tour Routes: Newcastle - Sydney - Tamworth (18 - 23 January, 2008) and Newcastle - Sydney - Tamworth (23 - 28 January, 2008)
Phone: 1800 623 068
Email: holiday@nht.com.au
Description: A 6-day coach tour, four days visiting Tamworth for the Country Music Festival. Package includes: breakfast daily, accommodation in town and a copy of the Country Music Festival Programme.
Lamble Tours
Tamworth Country Music Festival (19 - 27 January, 2008)
Tour Routes: Eastern Melbourne to Tamworth
Phone: (03) 5968 3310
Email: lambletours@bigpond.com
Shepparton Transit
Tamworth Country Music Festival (21 - 28 January, 2008)
Tour Routes: Melbourne - Shepparton - Tamworth
Phone: (03) 5831 2150
Email: stransit@bigpond.net.au
www.sheppartontransit.com.au
Description: 5 nights in Tamworth in central accommodation which includes continental breakfast. Town bus at door. Coach transport to evening venues and CBD during the day.
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