Lord Howe Island Area Attractions
Lord Howe Island Area Attractions Directory
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Flying into Lord Howe Island is a memorable experience. As the mist and clouds part, the beauty of the lagoon and the grandeur of Mt Gower and Mt Lidgbird is amazing. The airport diagonally dissects the island at its narrowest point, sitting on the verdant green lowland in the shadow of the two huge volcanic peaks. On arrival, you’ll experience your first taste of island hospitality when a representative from your hotel or apartment greets you. Once you collect your luggage, personally carried ...Airport
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This triangle of basalt rock juts 550 metres out of the sea.
Situated 23 km south of Lord Howe Island, Ball’s Pyramid is the world’s tallest sea stack and one of a series of volcanic pinnacles formed from a massive eruption millions of years ago. Windswept and inhospitable, Ball’s Pyramid was first climbed by mountaineers in 1965. Today, such activity is off-limits and viewing is by cruise boat only. Its surrounding waters are popular diving and fishing spots, and hundreds of sea birds circles i...Balls Pyramid
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Blinky Beach on the east side of Lord Howe Island is the place to go if you want to surf. The locals call it Champagne Surf, it’s that good.
The long beach sits prettily between Blinky Point and a promontory known as Mutton Bird Lookout. Near the beach is a Kentia Plantation and behind are dunes covered with spinifex, and, in spring, dotted with wild daisies.Blinky Beach
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Lord Howe Island is a protected marine park and an ideal spot for snorkelling and diving. It supports the world’s most southerly coral reef. This barrier reef stretches six kms along the west side of the island, enclosing the beautiful lagoon. On the east side, there are patches of fringing reef and at low tide you can safely walk on sections of it. The meeting of warm and cold currents means the reef supports a huge variety of both tropical and temperate-water fish. In fact, there are about 50...Coral Reef
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Our retail shop 'Fish 'N' Fillet' provides Lord Howe Island guests with the best quality local fish and imported crustaceans available, delivered to your door or your favourite barbecue spot.
We have the best selection of fish and seafood, it's a one stop shop, advice given on fish cooking and preparation, we will cook it for you at our best quality - Bowling Club Seafood Nights Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday nights.Fish N Fillet Fresh Seafood
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Tee off in paradise on one of the most picturesque and challenging golf courses in the world. The greens slope gently down to the lagoon shore and meander through Kentia Palm forests.
Visitors are welcome to play in the Friday ‘chicken run’, a nine-hole game beginning at 3pm, or turn up for the 18-hole Sunday competition. A popular event is the Open Golf Week held every November with plenty of prizes up for grabs. Bring your own clubs or hire everything you need at the Golf Club.Golf Club
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Lord Howe Island is the original home of the world’s most popular decorative palm, the Kentia. The graceful plant gained popularity in the early 20th century as the perfect adornment for grand hotel lobbies and ocean liners. In the early days, Lord Howe Islanders called it ‘thatch’ and used it for building. Today, palm export is the second largest industry after tourism. Wild Kentia palms cover the island and many thousands are grown in plantations. A tour of the Kentia Palm Nursery is a fascina...Kentia Plantation
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From Malabar Hill, you can walk along the cliff edge and descend to
Kim’s Lookout, about a kilometre to the west. It’s a more demanding and slightly slippery walk, but well worth the effort for the brilliant view. From this fantastic eerie, on a sharp crag, there’s another spectacular view of the whole island to the southern tip. Here you’ll look down on the “settlement” or town and the turquoise shallows of the lagoon and its beaches. There is also an opportunity to see nesting birds (in seaso...Kims Lookout
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The Lagoon is a beautiful expanse of calm turquoise water enclosed by a six-kilometre long coral reef on the western side of the island. It is a haven for snorklers with coral patches just metres from the shoreline in some places. A few boats are anchored here and there’s always a glass-bottom boat exploring the brilliant coral or circling Blackburn Island at the outer reef. Lagoon Beach is a golden sand arc stretching about 3 km from the jetty to the rolling greens of the island’s golf club.Lagoon and Lagoon Beach The
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Lord Howe Island has many beaches and bays that offer seclusion for relaxation, reef walking and beachcombing, snorkelling, swimming, fishing, and picnicking. Reef walking and beachcombing are best at Ned's Beach, Middle Beach, North Bay, Old Gulch and Old Settlement Beach. You can feed the fish at Ned's Beach, or go beach fishing from Middle Beach, Blinky Beach or Old Settlement Beach. The choices for snorkelling are endless including snorkelling the wreck at North Bay, or Sylph's hole to c...Lord Howe Island Beaches and Bays
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Lord Howe Island is an excellent location for bird watching as it has 18 species of land bird including the rare Lord Howe Island Woodhen; and is a breeding ground for 14 species of seabird.
Many seabird colonies are accessible along walking tracks and roads, while the Island forests and pastures are home to the land birds.Lord Howe Island Birdwatching
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Hand feeding the fish is a popular activity on Lord Howe Island that everyone can enjoy. Hundreds of fish congregate in the shallow waters of Ned's Beach and can be hand-fed with bread at any time of the day. In December 2004 Ned's Beach was proclaimed a Sanctuary Zone in the Lord Howe Island Marine Park, so 'Carter' the islander who fed the fish with restaurant left-overs for the past 30 years is no longer allowed to do so! Along the lagoon reefs, the unique double-header wrasse and colourfu...Lord Howe Island Hand Feeding Fish
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Lord Howe Island offers tennis, golf, and bowls, tours of the Island as well as walking and hiking, and bicycling around the Island.
Lord Howe Island's golf course claims to be one of the most scenic in Australia overlooking the Lagoon with a towering back drop of Mt Ligbird.
Equipment for the above activities is available to hire. For more information contact the Lord Howe Island Visitor Centre.Lord Howe Island Land Based Activities
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Lord Howe Island is located approximately 630 kilometres off the north coast of NSW. It is surrounded by several small islets. The admiralty group lie to the north-east and Ball's Pyramid, a striking monolithic spire rising 549 metres from the sea, is located 23 kilometres southwest.
One of the most fascinating and unique features of Lord Howe Island is the world's most southerly barrier coral reef and associated lagoon. Over 64 species of corals have been identified within island waters.
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A good place to learn about the island is the Museum and Visitors Information Centre. The new centre opened in 2001. It now houses the exhibits and museum artefacts of the Lord Howe Island Historical Society, which was formed by residents in the 1970s. .
Two of the island’s history and environmental experts, Ian Hutton and Chris Murray, conduct regular audio-visual presentations. Brush up on your history and learn about the fantastic flora, fauna and marine life. You can also book tours at ...Lord Howe Island Museum and Visitor Centre
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These walking tracks and hiking trails offer an ideal way to explore and enjoy Lord Howe Island. A network of walking tracks and hiking trails criss-cross the Island taking you to various points of interest from the palm forest at sea level to the mist forest on the mountain summit. Interesting native flora and native land birds including the rare Lord Howe Woodhen can be seen along the way.
The walking tracks and hiking trails range in difficulty from very easy to hard. All are well marked w...Lord Howe Island Walking Tracks and Hiking Trails
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Kayaking, scuba diving, snorkelling, fishing, reef walking, surfing and swimming are all available at Lord Howe Island.
Kayaking in the Lagoon offers an opportunity to explore 6km of beaches and bays, while snorkelling and scuba diving reveal a colourful underwater world full of reef fish, corals, underwater caves and volcanic drop-offs.
Glass bottom boat trips in the lagoon take in deep coral holes and allow access to the colourful underwater world without getting wet, and if fishing is y...Lord Howe Island Water Based Activities
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Lord Howe Weddings can arrange all the services available for an unforgettable wedding and honeymoon. From the celebrant to the transport, legals and photographer.Lord Howe Weddings
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This secluded, tiny bay seems the perfect place for lovers. It’s away from most of the ‘action’ on the island, but just a swim away from the brilliant coral reef. Many a wedding service has been performed here.
Golf lovers can play a few holes within metres of the bay. It’s the perfect backdrop to the Golf Club where you can enjoy a drink after a day at the beach or on the course.Lovers Bay
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Standing on Malabar Hill, you’ll have a beautiful vista of the entire island and beyond. To the south are the towering volcanic peaks of Mt Lidgbird and Mt Gower. Out to the north, across the ocean, are the Admiralty Islets. And 210 metres below are the bays and beaches of the east coast and the verdant undulating grasslands. The walk to the top starts near Ned’s Beach and is a little taxing. It passes through palm forests with mutton-bird burrows. As you ascend, you pass by trees twisted into s...Malabar Hill
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The majestic Mount Gower is the highest point on Lord Howe Island, a volcanic landmass often shrouded in mist. It’s the island’s iconic image with its brooding shape looming over the lagoon. From its 850-metre summit there are breathtaking views to Mount Lidgbird directly in front, the lagoon below and, across the ocean, to Ball’s Pyramid, 23 kilometres away. It’s a strenuous trek to the top, which must be undertaken with a guide. The return journey takes eight hours and walkers are likely to en...Mount Gower
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The smaller of Lord Howe’s two imposing volcanic peaks, Mount Lidgbird is named after the naval officer who first sighted Lord Howe Island in 1788. Captain Henry Lidgbird Ball was on his way to Norfolk Island in the ship HMS Supply when he spotted Lord Howe.
The trek to the 777-metre summit is arduous, but not as tough as the climb to Mount Gower. Half way up the mountain is Goat House Cave, which was once used as a shelter for 19th century Kentia palm gatherers. Nowadays, you’re likely to see t...Mount Lidgbird
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At 145 metres Mt Eliza is far from the highest peak on Lord Howe Island. But the view is sensational – the classic vista across the gorgeous lagoon straight out to the ‘twin towers’ of Mt Lidgbird and Mt Gower. Just below are two of the beautiful lagoon beaches, North Beach and Old Settlement Beach. The walk to the top is relatively easy, with the odd steep patch. You’ll find plenty of vantage spots on this popular lookout, and you’re likely to see nesting sooty terns.Mt Eliza
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There’s a feeding frenzy of a fishy kind at Ned’s Beach on the island’s northeast just below Malabar Hill. Hundreds of fish swim up to the shore for the daily 4pm feeding. Long-time island residents, the Simpson family, have been feeding fish every day for 30 years without fail. You can handfeed the fish yourself any time of the day and children just love it. A gorgeous beach, the Keep Australia Beautiful Council voted Ned’s Beach “Australia’s Cleanest Beach” in 2005.Neds Beach
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This is the quintessential tropical paradise beach with swaying palm trees and golden sand. Situated on the northwest of the island, it is sheltered by North Head and Dawson’s Point. It has its own patch of reef, just metres from the shore, perfect for snorkelling. Nearby are the secluded Herring Pools, flat rock platforms full of little pools brimming with marine life.North Bay
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This quiet haven, just north of the jetty on the lagoon side, is ideal for families. You may be lucky enough to spy green turtles swimming in the shallows. It’s an ideal spot to watch the occasional jetty activity, when the Island Trader docks and unloads its supplies. Behind the beach are tracks leading through palm forests and up to Mt Eliza.Old Settlement Beach
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Noelle's colourful oils and watercolours of island scenes, florals, rainforest and black and white studies. 40 craftspeople represented in a comprehensive range of Australian handcrafts - glass, ceramics, jewellery, leather. Island woodturning by Ian Hutton. Greeting Cards from Noelle's painting.Sea Spray Art and Craft Studio
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A true General Store in the historical sense. A lot more than just a convenience store, we have our own bakery with fresh bread, pies and pastries; our own fishing business with fishing trips, fishing gear sales, bait, and fresh fish sales; our own hire cars; our own takeaway food bar; we are booking agents for other local activities; and we sell all the bits and pieces you need for your holiday, groceries, souvenirs, footwear, clothing, toiletries, basic medicinal needs, photographic supplie...Thompsons General Store
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Massive banyan trees and 40-metre high forests of Kentia palms cast brooding shadows in this enclave on the east coast. Situated near Clear Place, the Valley of the Shadows is one of the more unusual bushwalks you’ll ever do. You’ll see banyan trees with huge buttress trucks and “limbs” that cover almost a hectare (or two acres). The banyan tree’s aerial roots grow down from the branches to the soil and the tree looks like it’s “walking” across the terrain.Valley of the Shadows The
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