Chillingham

Postcode: 2484

Chillingham is a small village approximately 14 km NW of Murwillumbah in the Tweed Valley, New South Wales, Australia.

Chillingham, the first of the Volcano Villages, lies nestled inside the erosion caldera of the Mt. Warning Shield Volcano on Tourist Drive 36, which winds its way along the tree-lined Rous River through subtropical and ancient Gondwanan rainforest clinging to rhyolite rocks from the 240 million year old Chillingham Volcanics.

Chat to local artists, craftspeople and residents about this "Natural Village", as you stroll along the historic walk leading from the Bushtucker Gardens, past Chillingham Store and Hall and the Old Butcher Shop - now converted to a pottery. On the riverbank opposite, the Beantree walk winds along the river bank to the local Landcare regeneration area, complete with picnic tables under the trees, and continues to Jack Connelly and Johnny Brims Park, the Rous River Bridge, Chillingham Flute Workshop, preschool and school.

Further along the Numinabah - Nerang Rd, you'll find the Chillingham Community Centre where you can view the Virtual Herbarium, use the internet, or purchase fresh vegetables from the Community Gardens. See the carving of the giant black bean pod that symbolises the ford across the river know as Black Bean Crossing, marking the beginning of the Tweed Valley Village Timber Art Trail.

Learn about plants, trees, wildlife, and insects, rare or endemic to this area by going on the Gondwanan Walk, where you can "go back in time" for an understanding of the progression of the flora and fauna from pre-Gondwanan times to the current day. Sponsor a plant or help us with artwork to add to the walk, and have a wonderful time doing so!

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