Port Macquarie Airport 11 min
Timbertown (24 min) Recreated timber settlement with steam train rides, stables & a sawmill, plus seasonal events. Koala Hospital (4 min) Small, indoor-outdoor koala rehabilitation center with a gift shop, open to the public for tours. Lighthouse Beach (10 min) Expansive stretch of shoreline popular for surfing, swimming & strolls to the historic lighthouse. Port Macquarie Hastings Heritage (5 min) Roto House, NSW National Parks (4 min) Kooloonbung Creek Nature Park (10 min) Douglas Vale Historic Homestead & Vineyard (6 min) Vineyard and wine Town Beach (10 min) Sea Acres Rainforest Centre (7 min) Waterfront park offering an elevated rainforest walkway, with guided tours & a cafe. Port Macquarie Astronomical Observatory (8 min) Observatory offering the public the chance to use the telescope on Wednesdays & Sundays. Port Macquarie Museum (4 min) Historical venue depicting area life through themed displays beginning with early European settlers. Billabong Zoo: Koala & Wildlife Park (14 min) Zoo for viewing, feeding & handling native & exotic animals, with playgrounds & picnic areas. Flynns Beach (5 min) Low-key sandy beach with lessons for beginning surfers, plus a cafe & a nearby resort. Mid North Coast Maritime Museum (12 min) Built to house harbor pilots in 1896, these cottages hold a museum of 100 years of nautical history. Tacking Point Lighthouse (10 min) Built in 1879, this white cement lighthouse with a keeper's cottage sits on a rocky headland. |