We spent the next few days in the Northern Tablelands town of Armidale. It’s a big town, but its historic buildings gave it character, and the student population from the University of New England gave it life.

We stayed a bit out of town at Poppy’s Cottage B&B. It’s set on a small farm with an old farmhouse with a separate cottage for guests. Hosts Poppy and Jack were very welcoming, providing great breakfasts and even more sumptuous dinners.

Being a farm, they had an obligatory dog or two.

Lots of gardens, as well as a pet Shetland pony in the paddock.

We’ll have a good ramble around the property in the next post.