Rest Point Motor Inn

GLEN INNES is Celtic Country home to The Australian Standing Stones it is at an elevation of 1064m above sea level in the New England table lands of New South Wales and is strategically located at the Intersection of the New England and Gwydir Highways.

Stroll through Glen Innes CBD with it?s colonial street scape and more than 30 heritage listed buildings.
Take the Heritage Buildings walk or one of the fascinating tourist drives. Make the most of your visit to Glen Innes by staying over to enjoy our magnificent attractions and experiences

A great range of restaurants, cafes and outlets specializing in prime new England beef, lamb and other gourmet products and foods

Play or watch the almost limitless range of sports in excellent facilities ? from golf, bowls to skating, swimming and indoor sports.

Don?t miss the picturesque rural villages of Deepwater, Torrington and Emmaville. Visit the Emmaville Mining Museum (open Friday to Tuesday, gold coin donation) where exhibits capture the past of this once bustling tin mining area.


Take a Pub Crawl on horseback, bushwalk or bird-watch or simply enjoy the immaculately maintained town parks.


ATTRACTIONS:
Be fascinated at Land of the Beardies History House, one of the nation?s finest folk museums, with 25 rooms showcasing the district?s history and invaluable archives with more than 100,000 family names and business.

The Australian Standing Stones are located 1.3 kms East of the New England Highway, on the right hand side of the Gwydir Highway overlooking the town of Glen Innes in Centennial Parklands they are the official national monument to Australia?s Celtic pioneers

FESTIVALS:
Mineral/gem show Minerama 7-9 March every year
Land of the Beardies Festival celebrating local history first two weeks in November celebration for the whole family to enjoy

The Australian Celtic Festival first weekend in May every year, The four day festival provides non stop entertainment including the street parade, spectacular ceremonial roles, Celtic Strongman events, kirking of the Tartan, massed bands, children?s entertainment, dancing, flag raising ceremonies, poets? breakfasts, yard dog trials, market stalls, fun run and Celtic foods great variety of traditional Celtic culture with song, dance, history and food which attracts visitors from around the world.

Glen Innes Show 15-17 February every year The Glen Innes Show is conducted over three days and is jam-packed with excitement and entertainment for all age groups and interests. a full schedule of events including 39 sections from Livestock to Folk Art. There will be a non-stop ring program featuring plenty of agricultural exhibits and the Grand Parade - Sat. February 16th at 4 pm.

Gourmet in the glen The Gourmet in the Glen and New England Wine and regional food Festival, held first weekend of October every year From the celebrity cook of and the opportunity to savour the wines and food together.

Fishing: Murray Cod, Rainbow Trout, Red fin and other species abound in the local creeks of Beardy Waters, Furracabad, Upper Severn and Wellingrove

National parks and Bird watching: Glenn Innes is the stepping off point for the World Heritage National Parks of Washpool, Gibralter Range, Torrington, Kings Plains, Mann River Reserve, Guy Fawkes River National Park, Llangothlin Nature Reserve. There are many walking tracks through these parks ranging from easy to medium and hard and you will see plenty of birds and other wildlife.



Fossicking : Fossick in some of the world?s richest gem fields for Sapphires, Emeralds, Topaz, other gems and minerals. Glen Innes is internationally famous for the deep rich royal blue sapphire, it's part of the most prolific sapphire region in NSW and has the World?s richest mineral diversity belt. You can hire equipment and go guided field tours. All this is arranged at our very efficient local Tourist information Centre.

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