Tenterfield

Tenterfield is a town (population 4,066 in 2016) in the New England region of New South Wales in Australia.

Understand
The indigenous Jukembal people were the first inhabitants of the Tenterfield district. The name Tenterfield is from Tenterfield Station, a farm established in the 1840s by Sir Stuart Donaldson, who became the first Premier of New South Wales. He named his property after Tenterfield House, his family home in Scotland. Gold was discovered in the district in the 1850s. The district was planned to be a battlefield in case of a Japanese invasion during World War II, and tank traps and gun emplacements can still be seen. The New England Highway was the only all-weather road between Sydney and Brisbane until the 1950s. Tenterfield is best known for The Tenterfield Saddler, who was the grandfather of the internationally renowned entertainer Peter Allen, who was born and raised in the town.

Tenterfield is the main centre of the Tenterfield Shire Local Government Area.

By car
Tenterfield is at the junction of the New England Highway (A15) heading north-south, and the Bruxner Highway (B60) heading east-west.

The town is 92 km north of Glen Innes and 148 km south of Stanthorpe via Wallangarra.

Tenterfield is 158 km west of Casino via Lismore and 244 km south-east of Goondiwindi via Boggabilla and Yetman.

Armidale-Tenterfield
A NSW Trainlink coach service runs between Tenterfield and Armidale to catch the long-distance trains to Sydney. Coaches stop at the Glen Innes Visitors Information Centre.

Southbound coaches depart Tenterfield M-Su 5:40AM, depart Glen Innes 7AM, and arrive at Armidale Railway Station 8:20AM. Northbound coaches depart Armidale Railway Station M-Su 5:50PM, depart Glen Innes 7:18PM, and arrive at Tenterfield 8:28PM.

A map and timetable can be downloaded here. Bookings are essential.



Brisbane-Tenterfield
Crisp's Coaches run between Brisbane and Tamworth via Tenterfield. Bookings are required - phone or use the website to secure your seat.

Note that the times given are Australian Eastern Standard Time/Queensland Time (GMT+10). From the first Su in Oct to the first Su in Apr New South Wales is on Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT+11), so adjust arrival/departure times for stops in New South Wales by adding 1 hour.

Also note that services may be adjusted or cancelled at little or no notice, so confirm with Crisp's before departure.



Outbound coaches depart Brisbane M and F 10:45AM from the long-distance bus station in Parkland Crescent (outside Platform 10 at Roma Street Railway Station) and arrive at Tenterfield at the coach stop in Manners Street at 3:45PM.

Inbound coaches depart Tenterfield M and F 10:15AM and arrive at Brisbane at the long-distance bus station in Parkland Crescent (outside Platform 10 at Roma Street Railway Station) at 2:30PM.

By plane
The nearest airports with regular scheduled services are at Lismore, Armidale , Inverell , and Toowoomba , all at least 1.5 to 2 hours drive away.

Get around
Private transport is best. There is a local taxi service, but no local bus service in Tenterfield.

There are no car rental agencies in Tenterfield.

Go next

 * Wallangarra (Queensland) - north-west of Tenterfield: 19.5 km via New England Highway (A15) northbound (16 min)
 * Stanthorpe (Queensland) - north of Tenterfield: 56.5 km via New England Highway (A15) northbound, through Wallangarra (51 min)
 * Warwick (Queensland) - north of Tenterfield: 118 km via New England Highway (A15) northbound, through Wallangarra, through Stanthorpe (1 hr 32 min)
 * Urbenville - north-east of Tenterfield: 140 km via Bruxner Highway (B60) eastbound, through Drake, cross the Clarence River bridge, through Tabulam, at Sandilands turn left/north onto Clarence Way, through Bonalbo, through Old Bonalbo, continue ahead to Urbenbille (1 hr 56 min)
 * Beaudesert (Queensland) - north-east of Tenterfield: 225 km via 140 km via Bruxner Highway (B60) eastbound, through Drake, cross the Clarence River bridge, through Tabulam, at Sandilands turn left/north onto Clarence Way, through Bonalbo, through Old Bonalbo, at Urbenville turn right/north to continue on Clarence Way, at Woodenbong turn right/east onto Mount Lindesay Road, turn left/north onto Summerland Way (B91), cross the state border and continue as Mount Lindesay Highway (SH13), pass the Boonah-Rathdowney Road (SR93) turn-off on the left and continue through Rathdowney, continue ahead to Beaudesert (3 hr 9 min)
 * Casino - east of Tenterfield: 127 km via Bruxner Highway (B60) eastbound, through Drake, cross the Clarence River bridge, through Tabulam, pass the Clarence Way turn-off on the left, through Mallangannee, through Mummulgum, continue into Casino (1 hr 40 min)
 * Lismore - east of Tenterfield: 157 km via Bruxner Highway (B60) eastbound, through Drake, cross the Clarence River bridge, through Tabulam, pass the Clarence Way turn-off on the left, through Mallangannee, through Mummulgum, at Casino turn left/north at the roundabout and cross the Richmond River Bridge then turn right at the second roundabout onto Johnston Street/Bruxner Highway, continue ahead to Lismore (2 hr 6 min)
 * Glen Innes - south-west of Tenterfield: 91.5 km via New England Highway (A15) southbound, through Deepwater (and pass the turn-off to Emmaville on the right), continue ahead into Glen Innes (1 hr 6 min)
 * Armidale - south of Tenterfield: 189 km via New England Highway (A15) southbound, through Deepwater, through Glen Innes, through Guyra, continue ahead to Armidale (2 hr 16 min)
 * Tamworth: south-west of Tenterfield: 299 km New England Highway (A15) southbound, through Deepwater, through Glen Innes, through Guyra, through Armidale, through Uralla, through Bendemeer, continue ahead to Tamworth (3 hr 32 min)
 * Inverell - south-west of Tenterfield: 158 km via New England Highway (A15) southbound, through Deepwater, at Glen Innes turn right/west onto Ferguson Street/Gwydir Highway (B76) westbound, continue ahead to Inverell (1 hr 51 min)
 * Moree - south-west of Tenterfield: 301 km via New England Highway (A15) southbound, through Deepwater, at Glen Innes turn right/west onto Ferguson Street/Gwydir Highway (B76) westbound, through Inverell, through Delungra, through Warialda, continue ahead to Moree (3 hr 26 min)
 * Goondiwindi (Queensland) - north-west of Tenterfield: 244 km via New England Highway (A15) northbound, turn left/west onto the Bruxner Highway, cross the Mole River Bridge at Mingoola, pass the Bonshaw Road turn-off on the left (the turn-off to Ashford), pass the Bonshaw Store at Bonshaw, pass the Texas Road turn-off on the right (the turn-off to Texas in Queensland), through Yetman, through Boggabilla, continue to Goondiwindi (3 hr 51 min)