East
Coast Australia is very popular with travellers.
The
NSW
coast between Sydney
in south and the Queensland
border in north is full
of wonderful beaches known for good surf and golden sands.
But there
are also some nice coastal towns and vineyards, the beautiful
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Brisbane Water and Tomaree
National Park, and some lovely beaches such as Fingal Bay, Stockton
Bight
and Bennetts Beach. In Coffs Harbour is the Big Banana, and in Port
Macquarie is Australia's oldest koala
hospital.
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Visiting Sydney and haven't got the time to take yourself to Northern
Beaches?
East Coast Australia - NSW Coast North of Sydney
North of Sydney are Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and Sydney Northern
Beaches that get crowded with Sydney families during the school
holidays.
Further north you pass the small coastal towns
Gosford and Swansea before you
come to Newcastle
– home to the popular
Aussie band Silverchair. Newcastle
also has some lovely
beaches, and if you stay
over night, there are
* hotels and motels such as Best
Western Blackbutt Inn, Best
Western Travellers Motor Village, Cardiff
Motor Inn, Carrington
Place Hotel, Comfort
Inn, Crowne
Plaza Hotel, Holiday
Inn Esplanade,
Ibis
Hotel, Mayfield
Motel, Newcastle
Heights Motel, Novocastrian
Hotel, Palm
Valley Motel, Panorama
Motor Inn, Quality
Hotel Apollo, Noah's
On The Beach, Sunnyside
Tavern Hotel, The
Executive Inn, Madison
Motor Inn, Sebel
Beach Hotel, The
Sovereign Inn, and Travelodge
Hotel.
* bed and breakfast such as Hamilton
Heritage B&B,
Maison
De May B&B, Riverview
Gardens B&B, Warners Bay B&B.
* villas and apartments such as Jesmond
Villas, Adeena
on King Apartments, Central
Apartments, Chifley
Apartments, Grand
Mercure Apartments, Harbourside
Apartments, Honeysuckle
Apartments, Maquarie
Serviced Apartments, and Quest
Apartments.
If you stay in Gosford,
there are Bermuda
Motor Inn, Best
Western Motor Inn, Caroline
Bay Apartments, Claddagh
House B&B, Quality
Inn the Willows and Wombats
Bed and Breakfast.
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There are truly amazing places along the northern coast of New South
Wales.
Between Newcastle and Port Maquarie is Seal Rocks - a great place to
learn to surf.
And there are two day tours from Sydney that take you there.
East Coast Australia: NSW Hunter Coast and Hunter Valley Wineries
Inland from Newcastle are the
famous Hunter
Valley Wineries –
Australia’s oldest wine district, where you can taste some top quality
wines for free at the different vineyards’ cellar doors.
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You don’t have
to buy any, but it can be hard to resist, and most of the Hunter Valley
Wineries have outdoor picnic areas or small outdoor restaurants with
views over the vineyards, where you can enjoy a bottle with a nice
lunch. The cellar doors are open from 10am to 5pm and there are
different tours that take you around in case you need a sober driver.
Some of the places to stay
are Bimbadeen
Mountain Retreat and Cedars
Mount View.
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Take a convinient Hunter Valley tour
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Enjoy samlping wines and on a tour, you don't have to worry about
driving or how to get there and back..
East Coast Australia - NSW North Coast Beaches
North of Newcastle is the Newcastle-peoples’ getaway Port Stephens. Port
Stephens is a lovely sandy bay
with Jimmy’s Beach, Bennett’s Beach, Fingal
Bay and One Mile Beach. In
the south is Anna Bay with the amazing Stockton
Bight,
a 35km-long barrier sand dune, Australia’s largest.
Places to stay in Port
Stephens include Bay
View House, BIG4
Karuah Jetty Accommodation, Colonial
Ridge Retreat, Corlette
Beach House, Salamander
Beach Luxury Accommodation, Shells
on the Shore Holiday Accommodation, Wanderers
Retreat Port Stephens and the Retreat
Port Stephens.
There are also
* hotels and motels such as Corlette
Palms Motor Inn, Karuah
Motor Inn, Peninsula
Nelson Bay Motel, Peppers
Anchorage Hotel, Port
Stephens Motor Lodge, Seabreeze
Hotel, Sir
Francis Drake Inn, Admiral
Nelson Motor Inn, Motto
Farm Motel and Newcastle
Links Motel.
* resorts such as All
Seasons Salamander Shores Resort, Cote
d'Azur Resort, Landmark
Resort, Mantra
Aqua Resort, Marina
Resort, Nelson
Bay Breeze Resort, Oaks
Pacific Blue Resort, Samurai
Beach Resort, Shoal
Bay Resort and Spa, and The
Nelson Resort.
* bed and breakfasts such as Annes
Waterfront Haven B&B, Botaba
B&B, Larkwood
of Lemon Tree B&B, Ocean
Beach B&B, and Peaceful
Palms B&B.
* villas and apartments such as Beaches
Serviced Apartments, Leliani
Haciendas Apartments, Oaks
Lure Apartments, and Shoal
Bay Beach Club Apartments.
* caravan parks such as Birubi
Beach Holiday Park, Discovery
Holiday Park, Fingal
Bay Holiday Park, Halifax
Holiday Park, Shoal
Bay Holiday Park, and Soldiers
Point Holiday Park.
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East Coast Australia: Port Macquarie New South Wales and Koala Hospital
North of Port Stephens are Myall Lakes National
Park and the small towns Bulahdelah, Forster-Tuncurry, Taree
and Kew, before you get to Port
Macquarie – a friendly town with lovely
beaches, wildlife sanctuaries and a laid-back feel. North of the Port
Macquarie's town centre is the
Town Beach, and south from here are Oxleys Beach, Rocky Beach,
Flynns Beach, Nobbys Beach, Shelly Beach, Miners Beach and Lighthouse
Beach. Between Shelly Beach and Miners Beach is the Sea Acres Nature
Reserve - a pocket of coastal rainforest. South of the city
centre is the Koala Hospital
– Australia’s oldest koala hospital.
You can check the outdoor
enclosures, but if you want to get really close to koalas,
there is
the
Billabong Koala Park about 10km
south of the town on the Pacific Highway.
If you stay over night, there
are Port
Maquarie Holiday Cabins, Azura
Beach House B&B, and Sundowner
Breakwall Caravana Park, as well as
* hotels and motels such as Aston
Hill Motor Lodge, Beachpark
Motel, Best
Western Barracks Motor Inn, Country
Comfort Hotel, East
Port Motor Inn, El
Paso Motor Inn, Excelsior
Motor Inn, Hastings
Valley Motel, Le
George Motel, Mercure
Centro Hotel, Mid
Pacific Motel, Ocean
Breeze Motel, Palm
Court Motor Inn, Port
Aloha Motel, Port
O'Call Motel, Quality
Inn Historic Well, Rydges
Hotel, and The
Koala Tree Motel.
* resorts such as Beach
Blue Resort, Beachcomber
Resort, Beaches
Holiday Resort, Bermuda
Breezes Resort, Flynns
Beach Resort, Quality
Resort Sails, Shelly
Beach Resort, The
Observatory Resort, Vacation
Village Resort, Village
Resort Port Maquarie, and Wyndham
Vacation Resort.
* villas and apartments such as Beachside
Holiday Apartments, Flynns
on Surf Apartments, Ki-Ea
Apartments, Maquarie
Waters Botique Apartments, Mantra
Quayside Apartments, Northpoint
Apartments, Oxley
Cove Holiday Apartments, Quay
North Apartments, Sandcastle
Apartments, South
Pacific Apartments, The
Beach House Apartments, and Waterview
Apartments.
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East Coast Australia - Coffs Coast NSW and
the Big Banana
The next larger town north is Coffs
Harbour
– mostly
known for its Big Banana. Australians have always
liked to make Big Things,
so across the Australian countryside you’ll find Big Lobsters, Big
Pineapples, Big Mangoes, Big Bulls, Big Crocodiles, Big Barramundis,
you name it, there are hundreds, there is even the Big Wine Cask, the
Big Captain Cook and the Big Joint – but what is special about the Big
Banana in Coffs Harbour is that it was the first – it
has been here since the 1880s! And the Big Banana is more than just any
other Big Thing. Behind the Big Banana itself, there is banana viewing
on a skywalk, waterslides, banana plantation tours and a souvenir shop.
If you stay
over night, there are Coffs
Harbour Beach Houses and Park
Beach Cabins, as well as
* hotels and motels such as Aquajet
Motel, Arosa
Motel, Safari
Motel, Bananatown
Motel, Bells
Motel, Bentleigh
Motor Inn, Best
Western Parkside Motor Inn, Best
Western Zebra Motel, Chelsea
Motor Inn, Coachmens
Inn, Comfort
Inn Big Windmill, Comfort
Inn Park Beach, Country
Comfort Hotel, Creekside
Inn, Formule
1 Hotel, Hawaiian
Sands Motor Inn, Matador
Motor Inn, Ocean
Parade Motel, Ocean
Paradise Motel, Quality
Inn City Centre, Royal
Palms Motor Inn, Sanctuary
Resort Motor Inn, Surf
Beach Motor Inn, Toreador
Motel, and Town
Lodge Motor Inn.
* resorts such as Aqua
Villa Resort, Aqualuna
Beach Resort, Pelican
Beach Resort, BreakFree
Anuka Beach Resort, Novotel
Pacific Bay Resort, Opal
Cove Resort, Paradise
Palms Resort, Park
Beach Resort, and Wyndham
Vacation Resort.
* bed and breakfasts such as Coastwatch
B&B and Santa
Fe Luxury B&B.
* villas and apartments such as Allambie
Botique Apartments, Ambience
at Diggers Beach Apartments, Beachpark
Holiday Apartments, Beach
Haven Apartments, Dolphin
Sands Holiday Villas, Dunes
Apartments, Holiday
Apartments Coffs Harbour, Lilypond
Apartments, Nautilus
Beachfront Villas, Ocean
Spray Holiday Apartments, Opal
Cove Estate Apartments, Pacific
Marina Apartments, Pacific
Towers Apartments, Sandcastles
Holiday Apartments, Sheridans
on Prince Holiday Units, Smugglers
on the Beach Apartments, Sunseeker
Holiday Units, The
Observatory Holiday Apartments, The
Tahitian Holiday Apartments, Torrington
Holiday Apartments, Tradewinds
Apartments, and Tropic
Oasis Holiday Villas.
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East Coast Australia - Byron Bay and Byron Bay Markets
North from Coffs Harbour,
after a few small towns and Yuragir and Bundjalung
National Park is Byron
Bay –
the former sleepy township that has turned into one of the most visited
places
in New
South Wales, probably the
second one after Sydney.
You can see the influence
of its hippie past - modern Byron
Bay still enjoys the
alternative lifestyle with yoga classes and alternative therapies.
Byron is also known for its beaches, surf and the famous Byron
Bay Markets.
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Here are some organised
tours you can take to Byron Bay:
East Coast Australia - Byron Bay Restaurants and Byron Bay Beaches
Byron Bay's town centre is packed with surf and diving shops,
restaurants, cafes, bars and nightclubs, hotels
and backpacker hostels. East of the town centre is the
beautiful Cape Byron with its famous Cape
Byron Lighthouse, surrounded by deep blue waters
frequented by dolphins.
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East Coast Australia -
Byron Bay Beaches
North of the town centre are Belongil Beach,
Main Beach and Clarks Beach, and on Cape
Byron are
the best surf beaches The Pass, Watergo’s and Little
Watergo’s.
Further out of town along the east coast are Tallow Beach
and Seven Mile Beach. You can learn to surf, kite-board, abseil, cave
and
mountain-bike with different companies.
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Here is an east coast Australia map
of NSW coast, where I have tagged the places
that I
mentioned on this web page. You can click on the tags to see what
places they are, and double-click anywhere on the map to zoom it in and
see the places closer. Drag the map to move around, and if you want to
see the satellite image with Google Earth, click on "Sat" in the top
right hand corner.
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