Published for: Tuesday, 5/08/2008
Travel Guides -> Attractions -> New South Wales -> Great Lakes
Stroud - Come and experience the history of `Alderley`, stroll in the gardens and enjoy Alderley Creek Wines.
Tea Gardens - Bennetts Beach in Hawks Nest is the beginning of a long stretch of beach, which enters the Myall Lakes National Park and extends north to the fishing village of Seal Rocks through a virtual wildlife corridor. South Bennetts Beach leads you to the Yacaaba Headland walk, your reward being fantastic views of the mouth of the Myall River across Port Stephens and north to Myall Lakes National Park.
Patrolled during school holidays and weekends over the summer, this beach is popular with those who en... read more
Pacific Palms - Renowned for its excellent surfing waves, Boomerang beach is a popular family beach for those holidaying in the Pacific Palms area. Ringed in the north by Booti Booti National Park the headland and rocky outcrop provides ideal snorkelling, rock pools and shelter, whilst the southern headland is responsible for the ideal waves surfers enjoy. The crystal clear waters, white sand and frolicking dolphins make this an ideal family beach, particularly in summer holidays when the beach is patrolled.
Forster - Booti Booti National Park is located on 1,567 hectares and is located 140 kilometres north of Newcastle and 10 kilometers south of Forster.
The National Park has beaches of all shapes and sizes, forests by the ocean and good fishing. Wallis Lakes is on the park`s western boundary.
Facilities include: showers, toilets, campsites, picnic tables and a sailing club nearby. Camping is at The Ruins and no woodfires are allowed in the park.
Camping Fe... read more
Bulahdelah - Pleasant forest setting for daytime picnics, barbecues, playground and toilet
facilities available. Network of walking trails, traverse historic alunite
mining areas leading to spectacular lookouts over the Bulahdelah area.
Tours available for schools and coach groups by arrangement. They are
conducted by rangers or foresters, price on application - contact the Forestry
Office.
Pacific Palms - Elizabeth Beach located at Pacific Palms is a popular family beach ringed by the Booti Booti National Park. The Beach is patrolled during the school holidays and weekends during the summer period. The northern end of the beach is the access to the Booti Booti nature walk, which takes you on a climb to the top of the headlands to experience magnificent views.
Car parking and access is from north end, southern end and in the centre of beach where BBQ, toilet and picnic facilities are available.
C... read more
Bulahdelah - Popular camping area adjacent to Ferny Creek, providing boat ramp and boating
access to Wallingat River and Wallis Lake.
Fresh water, barbecue and picnic tables provided for public use.
Forster Arts And Crafts Centre
Forster - Monthly exhibitions and demonstrations.
Specialises in local craft such as: Painting, pottery, copper work, spinning,
Weaving, lapidary, leatherwork, patchwork, china painting, macrame, crochet,
knitting, embroidery, crochet, knitting, tapestry and glass etching.
All are welcome including bus groups to watch our local talent at work.
Forster - 14 State of the Art lanes with a Cosmic Disco every Friday and Saturday night featuring the latest music video clips.
Birthday parties for all ages, internet café, amusement games and leagues to suit all ages and ability. Café/snack bar and restaurant open daily.
Free courtesy bus operating from 4.00pm daily
Forster - Forster Town Beach has been a favourite beach for families close to shops, cafes and restaurants. It is located in the town centre with an ocean baths area for those who enjoy the calmer sea waters and grassed picnic areas. The beach is also patrolled during school holidays and weekends in the summer, proving to be a very popular beach.
The beach is also the access point for the Bicentennial walk, take a leisurely stroll along the waters edge past pebbly beach, The Tanks (a site of historical s... read more
Goldies Place Cafe, Gallery & Seafood Restaurant
Copeland - Goldies Place Cafe/Gallery - Enjoy light lunches, espresso coffee and ice creams sitting on a huge deck next to the Copeland Tops State Conservation
Area. Sit back and relax with some friends while listening to the bellbirds and parrots.
Goldies Place Seafood Restaurant - Dine in quiet elegance on absolutely fresh seafood cooked to perfection every Friday and Saturday night. Bookings are
essential. Please note that children are not catered for.
Grandis The Tallest Tree In NSW
Bulahdelah - This is the tallest tree known in NSW, and it is a `Flooded` gum (Eucalyptus
Grandis) located about 100 metres east of Stoney Creek Road. The tree is 84.3
metres high and measures 2.7 metres through at breast height. It is estimated
to be about 400 years old and would have been quite a large tree when cook
sailed up the nearby coast.
The `Flooded` gum is a smooth barked eucalyptus (gum) that regenerates freely
when distur... read more
Great Lakes Aquatic and Leisure Centre
Forster - The Great Lakes Aquatic and Leisure Centre can provide you with a plethora of activities and workout programs suited to your lifestyle and to assist you in performing the exercises that are best suited to your body and fitness level.
It is an indoor centre, featuring three pools, spa and sauna plus a health studio, comprising cardio and free weights gym, group fitness classes, a coffee shop and massage therapy.
There is also a crèche/child-minding service, parents wanting a more relaxed worko... read more
Hawks Nest - The Koala Zone is located on the left hand side of Kingfisher Avenue right at
the Hawks Nest end of the `Singing Bridge` which joins the twin townships of
Hawks Nest and Tea Gardens.
One of the walks within the Hawks Nest area goes through the koala zone and is
known locally as the Swan Bay Walk.
Starting at Tuloa Avenue, turn left into Mermaid Avenue, then turn right into
any street and across Kingfisher Avenue to Albatross Avenue. Turn left and
follow this road to Mont... read more
Hawks Nest - Myall Lakes National Park is situated on 47, 493 hectares and is located 236 kilometres north of Sydney and 16 kilometres east of Bulahdelah.
One of the state`s largest coastal lake systems - a Ramsar Wetland of International Significance - and 40 kilometres of beaches and rolling sand dunes make Myall Lakes one of the most visited parks in NSW. The Grandis, a magnificent 76 m high flooded gum, is one of the tallest trees in the state.
The lakes and beaches are perfect f... read more
Nabiac - The National Motorcycle Museum houses a private collection of 750 motorcycles and an enormous array of memorabilia from 1911 to the 1980s, all displayed undercover in an area covering half an acre.
Some of the favourite machines on display are the Kenilworth scooter (1919), the twin cylinder water-cooled two stroke Scott, and the Vincent Black Knight. There is an excellent range from the early nineteen hundreds, and a lot of very interesting later machines. Allow an hour or two to have a good l... read more
Nine Mile Beach and Tuncurry Rockpool
Tuncurry - As the name suggests the Tuncurry Nine Mile Beach stretches for nine miles to Backhead in the north. The beach is un patrolled with the southern most corner popular with beach goers. The long stretch offers good surfing breaks and the southern break wall is pleasant to stroll along or fish from. The beach also attracts 4WD enthusiasts (a permit is required), beach fishing and those wanting to walk their dogs. The Rockpool is a protected area providing clear and gentle lapping waters ideal for yo... read more
Forster - The stretch of beach known as One Mile is located in the residential area of Forster and is extremely popular with surfers and families. Patrolled during the holidays and on weekends the beach is bordered by a large park with BBQ, picnic facilities and playground equipment. The northern end is the access to Bennett’s Head lookout where 360 degree views of the area can be enjoyed. It also boasts Giant Sandhill ,popular for sand sliding and boarding.
Plus there`s a stretch of white sand where dol... read more
Osullivans Gap Flora Reserve Rest Area
Bulahdelah - O`Sullivan Gap Flora Reserve is one of the most attractive sections along the Pacific Highway with the road meandering through mountainous terrain and majestic stands of flooded gum. This reserve has been set aside to preserve the natural vegetation and wildlife, while at the same time providing for the educational and recreational needs of the public.
The forest walk is a 20 minute hike through some of the moist forest types, several trees are labelled along the... read more
Bulahdelah - Strike-a-light Camping Area is the only designated camping site in Myall River State Forest (17,650 hectare mountainous forest) surrounding Bulahdelah.
Located close to Mammy Johnson`s River and its many small streams, the large, open grassy camping area makes a great base for exploring the surrounding forest by foot, mountain bike or four-wheel-drive.
Picnic area offering barbecue and toilet facilities.
It`s a popular site for large groups.
Sugar Creek Flora Reserve Walking Trail
Bulahdelah - This is a beautiful 30-minute walking trail. Flora Reserve features a range of virtually undisturbed forest types including flooded gum, moist eul and rainforest. The reserve is particularly noted for its well developed cabbage tree palm under storey, barbecue and picnic areas available.
The forests types represented in the reserve include coachwood rainforest, depauperate rainforest, flooded gum, tallowwood/blue gum, moist blackbutt and semi-moist hardwoods. The reserve has a sub-tropica... read more
Bungwahl - By the lake and at the edge of the forest, Jan and Friedel demonstrate their unique craft of toymaking to the public. Specialising in handpainted dolls, collector items as well as wooden toys.
Cafe which serves Devonshire teas and lunch.
The Gallery includes Jan Warmers own paintings.
Seal Rocks - The lighthouse is significant because it is the first major lighthouse by James Barnet. It is also significant, as it is only one of two towers in Australia with an external stairway.
There is an old saying amongst sailors to the effect that more wrecks occur near lighthouses than on unlit parts of the coast, some 20 wrecks occurred in this area since the lighthouse was established in 1875. The loss of the `Catterthun` was one of Australia`s most tragic shipping disasters, when in 1879, 55 liv... read more
Bulahdelah - Here a thirty minute walk takes you through a tropical rainforest stand where tree ferns, palms, orchids and unique trees thrive. The walking track passes through well developed sub-tropical rainforest with occasional large eucalypt emergents.
Barbecue and picnic tables provided for public use.
Stroud - Telegherry Winery produces local wines, tours are available.
Stroud - Terra Cottage Gallery is located 1 kilometre north of Stroud Post Office you will find our mudbrick gallery and cafe with a vast array of furniture, homewares, giftware, clothing, jewellery, handbags and much much more.
Experience country hospitality in our cafe both outdoors by the pond and waterfall, or in your own private Balinese pavilion nestled in tropical gardens or cosy indoors by the fire in the cooler times.
`Enrich your world`
Ample off-road parking with room for coaches.
Forster - Tobwabba Art Gallery and Studio is a 100% owned Aboriginal artists collective. Tobwabba Artists are recognised nationally and represent an urban coastal aboriginal art group creating contemporary coastal Aboriginal Art.
The artists often use vibrant colours that are not considered `traditional` but are representational of the life that surrounds them, such as the sea and lakes, which they combine with the more traditional symbols of their ancestry. The artists combine these techniques to crea... read more
Bulahdelah - The Trestle Bridge forms part of the historic Horses Creek to Mayers Flat
Logging Railway. A peaceful bush setting for daytime picnics, nature walking
or just a day out to appreciate the natural beauty in the Great Lakes Shire.
Remnants of the trestle remain within the picnic area. Barbecue picnic tables
and toilet facilities are provided for public use.
Bulahdelah - The wallingat state forest covers an area of 6515 hectares, much of this high site quality, producing fine stands of blackbutt, flooded gum, tallowwood,sydney blue gum, brush box and turpentine. Other, lower quality areas support stands of spotted gum, grey gum, ironbark, mahogany and stringybark. Logs from
this forest and others in the district have supported sawmills at neranie, bungwahl and tuncurry since the late nineteenth century.
Besides being a valuable timber producer, wa... read more
Bulahdelah - This 88 hectare park has been developed by the Forestry Commission for recreational use by visitors to Wallingat State Forest. The forest park provides a day picnic area, camping ground; group camping, drinking water, septic toilets, swimming pier, boat ramp and three walking trails. The forest park is also an interest area on the Wallingat Forest Drive, which includes other attractions such as Whoota Whoota Lookout, Sugar Creek Flora Reserve Rainforest Walk and the shelter picnic area. Today t... read more
Bulahdelah - The Wang Wauk and Bulahdelah State Forests cover 18,000 hectares of rugged ranges north of the town of Bulahdelah. The Pacific Highway runs north for about 10kms through these forests and the O`Sullivan Gap Flora Reserve. The Wang Wauk Forests Drive winds for 36-38kms through the forests, crossing over the highway in the process (2 alternative routes near the end of the drive). The drive takes the visitor through some of the largest stands of flooded gum trees in the state. Flooded gums are nati... read more
Bungwahl - Whoota lookout, one of the best natural viewing platforms on the mid-north coast, provides magnificent views of the parks eucalypt forests and 100 kilometres of coast line from Port Macquarie to Port Stephens
Here you will have scenic views of Wallis Lake, Seven Mile Beach, inland to Wallingat River and Great Dividing Range, and southwards to Swal Rocks.
Picnic tables and water are available at the lookout. Barbecue facilities are also available for public use.
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