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ALLYNBROOK FRYING PAN CREEK Featuring the 1845 St Mary’s on Allyn Church and cemetery overlooking the Allyn Popular camping and picnic area at the end of Main Creek River... an idyllic stop. Road on the Telegherry River. Includes Coachwood Camping Area. CHICHESTER DAM A must visit spot on the Chichester River with picnic facilities. LOSTOCK The site of lostock dam and nearby camping area. BANDON GROVE On the road to Chichester Dam you pass through here with an old school house, SALISBURY church, community hall and picnic area on the Williams River. You can spend your day making your way to the edge of the Chichester State Forest passing historical churches ECCLESTON and buildings. Nearby is the National Parks and Wildlife On the way to Upper Allyn from Eccleston stop off at Boot Hill, an anonymous Service Blue Gum Loop Walk. but truly public artwork of approximately 1,000 shoes that has a great sense of fun and freedom. TELEGHERRY FOREST PARK This forest park features an open-air museum display FOSTERTON LOOP of historical logging machinery and separate picnic Starting just out of Dungog you will see historic homesteads together with and camping areas. Nearby is the National Parks and beautiful farming country. There is a great picnic spot at Fosterton Bridge on the Wildlife Service Jerusalem Creek Walk. Williams River. UPPER ALLYN The Upper Allyn village was once the home of sawmill workers and now has picnic and camping areas nearby. A great day’s motoring is one of the many attractions of the Dungog region – in fact, Great Country Drives says it all! For more information call the Dungog Shire Visitor Information Centre You’ll enjoy some spectacular scenery together with 02 4992 2212 historic places and significant landmarks. Take a day or two or check visitdungog.com.au to enjoy a warm welcome in this unique part of the world. HORSESHOE TRAIL 71km A breath of fresh air Dungog, Clarence Town, Paterson, Vacy, Torryburn, East Gresford/Gresford COUNTRY WANDER 56km COUNTRY DRIVES Paterson, Vacy, Martins Creek, Wallarobba, Glen William, Clarence Town
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