FAMILY FUN ATTRACTIONS TABULAM

The drive starts and finishes on the Bruxner Highway at Tabulam. Being a half day drive, the distance travelled is approximately 55 kilometres, with 25 kilometres being unsealed. The drive gives you views of the Clarence River and offers a stopover by this river half way through the journey. Historically Tabulam is the home of the Light Horse Brigade, the Longest Single Span Timber Truss Bridge in Australia (161 metres in length) and Keith Cameron's Gallery where a disused silo has been converted into an imposing viewing tower and gallery and where you can admire his Sculpture walk park. This drive takes you to them all. You will also travel through Fraser's Cutting, from where you overlook a boulder strewn section of the Clarence River. Call in to the Kyogle Visitor Information Centre for details of the drive.

Riders Rest is just off the Bruxner Highway between Tabulam and Drake. The Bruxner is a renowned Rider's Road with long straights, sweeping curves and winding mountain passes, low car and truck traffic and great views. Enjoyable and exhilarating for all level riders and pillions on sports bikes, tourers or cruisers and for off-road enthusiasts there are an abundance of unsealed roads winding off into the bush. Explore the region from this base camp and come back to the comforts of home, or a great party space with a variety of accommodation. Ideal for all types of functions. Secure stabling for up to 30 bikes. ...

Chauvel Park Bed and Breakfast is a great welcoming pet friendly stopover for travellers - especially from Melbourne to Queensland. Located 45 minutes east of Tenterfield at Tabulam on the Bruxner Highway. Offering comfortable self-contained cottage accommodation with three bedrooms, there are two doubles, one single and another single bed in an alcove. In addition there is a double sofa bed on an enclosed veranda. The garden at Chauvel Park is magic with stunning old established trees some over 150 years old. The driveway is lined with colourful Crepe Myrtle trees with more in the garden. There are a couple of paddocks for horses too. Pet friendly - please enquire with Chauvel Park at time of booking. With access to the banks of the Clarence River you can enjoy birdwatching, fishing or launch your own boat or canoe....

Bridges are not just functional, they can also be scenic and engineering attractions. Spare a few minutes to admire the Historic Tabulam Bridge, the longest single span timber bridge in the Southern Hemisphere. Completed in 1903, the Tabulam bridge is an early example of a DeBurgh timber truss road bridge. In 1998 it was in good condition. As a timber truss road bridge, it has strong associations with the expansion of the road network and economic activity throughout NSW, and Ernest DeBurgh, the designer of this type of truss. DeBurgh trusses were fourth in the five stage design evolution of NSW timber truss road bridges. Designed by Public Works engineer Ernest M. DeBurgh, the DeBurgh truss is an adaptation of the American Pratt truss design. The DeBurgh truss is the first to use significant amounts of steel and iron, and did so in spite of its high cost and the government's historical preference for timber. ...