Chris & Lynette’s guidebook
Where To Eat
11 minutes drive - Chinese Restaurant - Eat In and Takeaway - Courtesy Bus also available on certain days
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Karuah & District Rsl Club
436 Tarean Rd11 minutes drive - Chinese Restaurant - Eat In and Takeaway - Courtesy Bus also available on certain days
Karuah River Seafood & Takeaway
413 Tarean Rd12 Minutes Drive - Phone to check they are open first
20 minutes drive - Lovely spot on the River
http://www.greatlakes.org.au/to-do/food-drink/restaurants/tea-gardens/tea-gardens-hotel-bistro
Open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner, our bistro offers an impressive menu of local oysters, Australian pub favourites, a variety of entrees, mains, desserts, and of course, our exclusive kids menu - perfect for a family dining experience. The newcomer to our menu, our wood-fired pizzas offer a little slice of Italy with their thin crust and fresh toppings, many of them picked straight from our veggie garden. Lamb & hummus, gourmet vegetarian, and our delectable dessert pizza feature alongside the favourites like margarita, ham & pineapple, supreme and of course our meat lovers special.
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Tea Gardens Hotel
Marine Drive20 minutes drive - Lovely spot on the River
http://www.greatlakes.org.au/to-do/food-drink/restaurants/tea-gardens/tea-gardens-hotel-bistro
Open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner, our bistro offers an impressive menu of local oysters, Australian pub favourites, a variety of entrees, mains, desserts, and of course, our exclusive kids menu - perfect for a family dining experience. The newcomer to our menu, our wood-fired pizzas offer a little slice of Italy with their thin crust and fresh toppings, many of them picked straight from our veggie garden. Lamb & hummus, gourmet vegetarian, and our delectable dessert pizza feature alongside the favourites like margarita, ham & pineapple, supreme and of course our meat lovers special.
20 minutes drive - Absolutely Lovely - Bookings online https://www.teagardensboatshed.com/hungry
http://www.greatlakes.org.au/to-do/food-drink/restaurants/tea-gardens/tea-gardens-boatshed
The restaurant is fully licensed and is open for breakfast and lunch 7 days per week.
The restaurant is open for dinner Wednesday to Saturday in the low and off peak season, progressing to 7 nights per week during the Christmas and Easter Holiday periods.
Breakfast: 8:30am - 11.00am 7 days
Lunch: 12.00pm - 2.30pm 7 days
Dinner from 6.00pm 7 days (peak season)
Open all day, 7 days for coffee, cold drinks, cakes and light snacks.
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Tea Gardens Boatshed
110 Marine Dr20 minutes drive - Absolutely Lovely - Bookings online https://www.teagardensboatshed.com/hungry
http://www.greatlakes.org.au/to-do/food-drink/restaurants/tea-gardens/tea-gardens-boatshed
The restaurant is fully licensed and is open for breakfast and lunch 7 days per week.
The restaurant is open for dinner Wednesday to Saturday in the low and off peak season, progressing to 7 nights per week during the Christmas and Easter Holiday periods.
Breakfast: 8:30am - 11.00am 7 days
Lunch: 12.00pm - 2.30pm 7 days
Dinner from 6.00pm 7 days (peak season)
Open all day, 7 days for coffee, cold drinks, cakes and light snacks.
25 Minutes Drive - Chinese Restaurant and Coffee Shop -
See Menu at:
https://www.hawksnestgolfclub.com.au/cms/clubhouse/sun/
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Hawks Nest Golf Club
1 Sanderling Ave25 Minutes Drive - Chinese Restaurant and Coffee Shop -
See Menu at:
https://www.hawksnestgolfclub.com.au/cms/clubhouse/sun/
20 Minutes Drive - Well Worth It!! - Yummy - Eat In & Takeaway
https://www.mummsonthemyall.com.au/menus.html
** Takeaway **
Lunch daily 10:30am to 2:00pm
Dinner Wednesday to Saturday 5:30pm to 8:00pm
Orders can be placed at the take-away window, or phoned through on 02 4997 1162
Last orders are taken 15 minutes prior to closing time
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Mumm's on the Myall
46 Marine Drive20 Minutes Drive - Well Worth It!! - Yummy - Eat In & Takeaway
https://www.mummsonthemyall.com.au/menus.html
** Takeaway **
Lunch daily 10:30am to 2:00pm
Dinner Wednesday to Saturday 5:30pm to 8:00pm
Orders can be placed at the take-away window, or phoned through on 02 4997 1162
Last orders are taken 15 minutes prior to closing time
Tillermans
77 Marine DrFrench Cuisine - Not always open - A Special Dining Experience
Inner Light Tea Rooms
60 minutes drive
Groceries & Supplies
Karuah IGA is a Convenient Little Grocery Shop - 10 Minutes away - Right next Door to a Bottle Shop as well
IGA Karuah
425-427 Tarean RdKaruah IGA is a Convenient Little Grocery Shop - 10 Minutes away - Right next Door to a Bottle Shop as well
"The Rock" or Ayers Rock Roadhouse burnt down July 2018, however, this convenient Petrol Station and Mini Mart is back & open for Business. Very Handy for simple supplies such as Milk, Bread, Soft Drink or an Ice Cream. Not 10 mins away.
652 Gooreengi Rd
652 Gooreengi Road"The Rock" or Ayers Rock Roadhouse burnt down July 2018, however, this convenient Petrol Station and Mini Mart is back & open for Business. Very Handy for simple supplies such as Milk, Bread, Soft Drink or an Ice Cream. Not 10 mins away.
Coles
Myall Street17 Minutes Drive away
23 Minutes Drive away - Lovely New Independent Grocer
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Lovey's IGA X-Press Hawks Nest
46 Tuloa Ave23 Minutes Drive away - Lovely New Independent Grocer
Woolworths Medowie
39-47 Ferodale Rd25 Minutes Drive - Big, Modern Woolworths Supermarket
Coles Medowie
25 Minutes Drive
Where to Swim
Tea Gardens Swimming Pool
135 Marine DrPatrolled and clean Ocean Beach with stunning views to headlands.
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Bennetts Beach
Patrolled and clean Ocean Beach with stunning views to headlands.
Beautiful, Sheltered Family Beach - Lovely Shallow Beach for Children to swim and paddle
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Jimmys Beach
Beautiful, Sheltered Family Beach - Lovely Shallow Beach for Children to swim and paddle
Great spot for a lovely walk, can be windy but the views are amazing. Good place to see dolphins too.
Winda Woppa
Great spot for a lovely walk, can be windy but the views are amazing. Good place to see dolphins too.
Playground, BBQ/Picnic Spots
This is a lovely Community Area, take a picnic and a Ball, have fun watching the kids on the playground or running around burning off their energy
North Arm Cove Community Hall
The RidgewayThis is a lovely Community Area, take a picnic and a Ball, have fun watching the kids on the playground or running around burning off their energy
Longworth Park Karuah - well worth the Drive - Lovely Family Park on the River with a safe place to swim, let the kids run around and play on the playground equipment.
Longworth Park
7 Barclay StLongworth Park Karuah - well worth the Drive - Lovely Family Park on the River with a safe place to swim, let the kids run around and play on the playground equipment.
Arts & Crafts
Friendly, helpful staff with a great cache of maps & information to help with planning the next leg of your journey, or to coax you back to explore more next time.
Tea Gardens Visitor Information Centre
245 Myall StFriendly, helpful staff with a great cache of maps & information to help with planning the next leg of your journey, or to coax you back to explore more next time.
Myall Community Art and Craft Centre
245 Myall StLocated just behind the Information Centre
81 Marine Dr
81 Marine DriveGalleries In The Gardens - Art Gallery
http://galleriesinthegardens.com.au/the-gallery/
Myall River Art Walk
More than 25 art pieces celebrating the Historical, Environmental and Social aspects of the area. Find them along Marine Drive Waterfront, over the Singing Bridge to Hawks Nest Shopping Precinct then along to Bennetts Beach
http://galleriesinthegardens.com.au/myall-river-art-walk/
http://greatlakes.org.au/places/myall-coast
1 Marine Dr
1 Marine DriveMyall River Art Walk
More than 25 art pieces celebrating the Historical, Environmental and Social aspects of the area. Find them along Marine Drive Waterfront, over the Singing Bridge to Hawks Nest Shopping Precinct then along to Bennetts Beach
http://galleriesinthegardens.com.au/myall-river-art-walk/
http://greatlakes.org.au/places/myall-coast
The Boatshed was built in 1934 and the Cafe/Restaurant was added in 2000. Great Coffee & Food...but well worth a stop by to see Unique Art Pieces created by North Arm Cove Local Craig Saunders Port Stephens Driftwood Designs Follow him on Facebook - these works of art are Amazing https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Artist/Port-Stephens-Driftwood-Designs-1806198849629945/
Breakfast & Lunch & Coffee 7:30-4pm https://www.teagardensboatshed.com/
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Tea Gardens Boatshed
110 Marine DrThe Boatshed was built in 1934 and the Cafe/Restaurant was added in 2000. Great Coffee & Food...but well worth a stop by to see Unique Art Pieces created by North Arm Cove Local Craig Saunders Port Stephens Driftwood Designs Follow him on Facebook - these works of art are Amazing https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Artist/Port-Stephens-Driftwood-Designs-1806198849629945/
Breakfast & Lunch & Coffee 7:30-4pm https://www.teagardensboatshed.com/
Walking Tracks
7km Return (3Hours) (Hard) Walk from Bennetts Beach or Jimmys Beach to the top of Yacaaba Headland. Yacaaba rises 218m above sea level.
(Info courtesy Tea Gardens & Hawks Nest Visitors Guide)
Yacaaba Head
7km Return (3Hours) (Hard) Walk from Bennetts Beach or Jimmys Beach to the top of Yacaaba Headland. Yacaaba rises 218m above sea level.
(Info courtesy Tea Gardens & Hawks Nest Visitors Guide)
Mungo Brush Rainforest Walk
2km Return (30 Minutes) (Easy) From the Northern End of Mungo Brush Camping Area there is an easy walk through Paperbark, Cabbage Tree and Palm Rainforests. The track ends back at the camping area.
(Info courtesy Tea Gardens & Hawks Nest Visitors Guide)
Mungo Brush campground
Mungo Brush Access RoadMungo Brush Rainforest Walk
2km Return (30 Minutes) (Easy) From the Northern End of Mungo Brush Camping Area there is an easy walk through Paperbark, Cabbage Tree and Palm Rainforests. The track ends back at the camping area.
(Info courtesy Tea Gardens & Hawks Nest Visitors Guide)
Spring Flower Walk 1 to 2 hours - Best in August/September. From the end of Kiewa Ave, Hawks Nest, follow the track on the Western side of Mungo Brush Road. Cross Mungo Brush Rd. south of Quarry Rd and continue to Pipers Creek. A spectacular display of wild flowers in Spring.
(Courtesy of Tea Gardens & Hawks Nest Visitors Information Book)
https://blog.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/the-7-best-spring-wildflower-walks/
Pipers Creek
Spring Flower Walk 1 to 2 hours - Best in August/September. From the end of Kiewa Ave, Hawks Nest, follow the track on the Western side of Mungo Brush Road. Cross Mungo Brush Rd. south of Quarry Rd and continue to Pipers Creek. A spectacular display of wild flowers in Spring.
(Courtesy of Tea Gardens & Hawks Nest Visitors Information Book)
https://blog.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/the-7-best-spring-wildflower-walks/
2km Return (45-1hr15min) For scenic coastal views and rich Aboriginal cultural heritage, head along Dark Point walking track to Dark Point, also known as Little Gibber, in Myall Lakes National Park, near Hawks Nest.
https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/walking-tracks/dark-point-walking-track
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Dark Point
2km Return (45-1hr15min) For scenic coastal views and rich Aboriginal cultural heritage, head along Dark Point walking track to Dark Point, also known as Little Gibber, in Myall Lakes National Park, near Hawks Nest.
https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/walking-tracks/dark-point-walking-track
Look for Koalas in the Swamp Mahogany Gums on the left over the Singing Bridge.
Jean Shaw Koala Reserve
Myall StreetLook for Koalas in the Swamp Mahogany Gums on the left over the Singing Bridge.
Sightseeing
33 Minute Drive -
SHOW TIMES
11:00am Morning Feeding Show
Bottle feeding baby farm animals
Cow milking
11:15am Tractor Trailer Ride
11.40am Ring-tailed Lemur Presentation (weekends & School holidays only)
12:00pm Reptile Show & Patting
12:30pm Koala Talk & Patting
2:00pm Afternoon Feeding Show
Bottle feeding baby farm animals
Cow milking
2:15pm Tractor Trailer Ride
2.30pm Tasmanian Devil Talk
3:00pm Cassowary Talk
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Oakvale Wildlife Park
3 Oakvale Dr33 Minute Drive -
SHOW TIMES
11:00am Morning Feeding Show
Bottle feeding baby farm animals
Cow milking
11:15am Tractor Trailer Ride
11.40am Ring-tailed Lemur Presentation (weekends & School holidays only)
12:00pm Reptile Show & Patting
12:30pm Koala Talk & Patting
2:00pm Afternoon Feeding Show
Bottle feeding baby farm animals
Cow milking
2:15pm Tractor Trailer Ride
2.30pm Tasmanian Devil Talk
3:00pm Cassowary Talk
40 Minutes Drive - A Great Education and Amazing Experience.
Pat and Feed Sharks and Rays. For an extra Fee, put on a wetsuit and get in the water with them...It's a Highly Recommended visit. It will make you appreciate the importance of these incredible Sea Animals.
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Irukandji Shark & Ray Encounters
2 Jessie Rd40 Minutes Drive - A Great Education and Amazing Experience.
Pat and Feed Sharks and Rays. For an extra Fee, put on a wetsuit and get in the water with them...It's a Highly Recommended visit. It will make you appreciate the importance of these incredible Sea Animals.
50 Minutes Drive - Birrubi Beach and the Massive Stockton Beach Sand Dunes
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Oakfield Ranch Camel Rides
50 Minutes Drive - Birrubi Beach and the Massive Stockton Beach Sand Dunes
50 Minutes Drive - Tobogganing, A Maze, Mini Golf, Splash down and water slide outside, Rock Climbing Wall, Hot Ice Skating, Plaster Painting, Jumping Castles, etc Inside
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Toboggan Hill Park
16 Aquatic Cl50 Minutes Drive - Tobogganing, A Maze, Mini Golf, Splash down and water slide outside, Rock Climbing Wall, Hot Ice Skating, Plaster Painting, Jumping Castles, etc Inside
60 Minutes - Home of Inner Light Tea Rooms - Amazing Views - Fantastic Food and thoroughly Interesting Maritime Museum - Highly Recommended
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Nelson Head Heritage Inner Lighthouse Reserve Museum
5A Lighthouse Trail60 Minutes - Home of Inner Light Tea Rooms - Amazing Views - Fantastic Food and thoroughly Interesting Maritime Museum - Highly Recommended
33 Minutes Drive - Oakvale Farm also Hosts a Splash Park
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Oakvale Wildlife Park
3 Oakvale Dr33 Minutes Drive - Oakvale Farm also Hosts a Splash Park
45 Minutes Drive - Start at the "Ranch" on Port Stephens Drive, ride through the pretty bushland to the great expanse on Sand that makes up the Stockton Beach Sand Dunes
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Sahara Trails
9 Port Stephens Dr45 Minutes Drive - Start at the "Ranch" on Port Stephens Drive, ride through the pretty bushland to the great expanse on Sand that makes up the Stockton Beach Sand Dunes
Daily Ferry Services in Port Stephens
Port Stephens Ferry Service runs daily ferry transfers 7 days a week between Nelson Bay and Tea Gardens. Featuring entertaining and informative commentary along with open panoramic views of beautiful Port Stephens, crossing the bay is a must for visitors to this bluewater wonderland. Dolphins sighted on 95% of cruises!
https://portstephensferryservice.com.au/
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Port Stephens Ferry Service
6 Teramby RoadDaily Ferry Services in Port Stephens
Port Stephens Ferry Service runs daily ferry transfers 7 days a week between Nelson Bay and Tea Gardens. Featuring entertaining and informative commentary along with open panoramic views of beautiful Port Stephens, crossing the bay is a must for visitors to this bluewater wonderland. Dolphins sighted on 95% of cruises!
https://portstephensferryservice.com.au/