An attractive township, first developed as a port on the upper reaches of the Manning River. Wingham is served by the Sydney to Grafton, Casino and Brisbane XPT service on the North Coast Railway Line.

Where is it?: Wingham is 335 km north of Sydney; 13 km north west of Sydney.

Wingham is a charming and peaceful 'old world' country town which has remained largely unchanged by the tourism which has affected the townships of the nearby coastline. In fact Wingham is the oldest town in the Manning Valley.

The riverside location makes Wingham a popular venue for boating, canoeing, swimming, fishing and waterskiing.

The infamous murderer and fugitive Jimmy Governor was incarcerated in Wingham immediately after his capture. The cell in which he was imprisoned is on display at the Manning Historical Society Museum. A memorial to Governor is located at the site of his capture, a 30 minute drive west along the Wingham-Elands road, outside the small town of Bobin.

Wingham Brush
Wingham Brush: one of the last surviving pockets of subtropical flood-plain rainforest in NSW. This dense riverside reserve is home to thousands of flying foxes which migrate here annually from September to May when the 'Brush' is replete with ferns, orchids, giant Moreton Bay fig trees, bougainvillea, other subtropical plants and 100 species of birds, including a number of brush turkeys.

An Aboriginal corroboree ground was located within the reserve and the remains of two cedar sawpits can still be seen in the northern section of the Brush. There are picnic and boat-launching facilities, a designated walkway and a specified swimming area.

Tinonee (10 km south): the small village of Tinonee, was proclaimed in 1854. The John Knox Free Presbyterian Church (1880), where services were held in Gaelic until the turn of the century, is still standing on a hilltop.