Guidebook for Sandy Beach
Food Scene
Ground Earth
18 Market Storganic produce, delicious food and coffee
Consistently good menu and coffee; great service - often very busy in the tourist season.
39 locals recommend
Bluebottles Brasserie
53 Beach StConsistently good menu and coffee; great service - often very busy in the tourist season.
convenient corner shop that sells coffee and light meals; also kapani bakery bread, organic and locally grown produce, komboucha and frozen meals.
6 locals recommend
Sunken Chip
42 Sandy Beach Drconvenient corner shop that sells coffee and light meals; also kapani bakery bread, organic and locally grown produce, komboucha and frozen meals.
Likewise, you could head North along Hearnes Lake beach and Woolgoolga Back Beach to Woolgoolga. There is a challenging set of steps to the headland and the whale watching platform, or skirt around the back of the town via the car park to avoid the climb. Woolgoolga has markets on a Saturday morning, and Eat St. event about 4 times a year, Curryfest. But it's also a great place to do a bit of shopping or have lunch etc.
66 locals recommend
Woolgoolga
Likewise, you could head North along Hearnes Lake beach and Woolgoolga Back Beach to Woolgoolga. There is a challenging set of steps to the headland and the whale watching platform, or skirt around the back of the town via the car park to avoid the climb. Woolgoolga has markets on a Saturday morning, and Eat St. event about 4 times a year, Curryfest. But it's also a great place to do a bit of shopping or have lunch etc.
Sightseeing
Great tourist spot and beaches in Coffs Harbour - Popular Harbourside markets on Sunday mornings; walk along the iconic jetty or along North Wall to Mutton Bird Island; eat at Latitude 30, Attitude Burgers or the Yacht Club - or wander across the railway line to the Jetty strip with its range of restaurants and cafes; meeting area for whale watching trips.
The Fish Coop is located at the eastern end of the Marina where you can buy fresh fish off the boat or cooked fish and chips.
19 locals recommend
Coffs Jetty Foreshore
Marina DriveGreat tourist spot and beaches in Coffs Harbour - Popular Harbourside markets on Sunday mornings; walk along the iconic jetty or along North Wall to Mutton Bird Island; eat at Latitude 30, Attitude Burgers or the Yacht Club - or wander across the railway line to the Jetty strip with its range of restaurants and cafes; meeting area for whale watching trips.
The Fish Coop is located at the eastern end of the Marina where you can buy fresh fish off the boat or cooked fish and chips.
Parks & Nature
Sealy Lookout has great panoramic views of Coffs Harbour; also a recently installed nature adventure park. Bruxner Park Drive is also a beautiful drive rising above the banana slopes and through the forests to Bucca Road which takes you back onto Solitary Islands Drive and the Pacific Highway.
68 locals recommend
Forest Sky Pier
Sealy Lookout has great panoramic views of Coffs Harbour; also a recently installed nature adventure park. Bruxner Park Drive is also a beautiful drive rising above the banana slopes and through the forests to Bucca Road which takes you back onto Solitary Islands Drive and the Pacific Highway.
Plan a day out with a stop off in Bellingen for lunch or morning coffee and a walk around the heritage main street. Then drive the beautiful Waterfall Way to Dorrigo. The Rainforest Centre has beautiful views over the rainforest; and then you can wander into the depths of the forest to a magical waterfall.
While you're in Dorrigo, check out the Dangar Waterfalls.
58 locals recommend
Dorrigo Rainforest Centre
142 Dome RdPlan a day out with a stop off in Bellingen for lunch or morning coffee and a walk around the heritage main street. Then drive the beautiful Waterfall Way to Dorrigo. The Rainforest Centre has beautiful views over the rainforest; and then you can wander into the depths of the forest to a magical waterfall.
While you're in Dorrigo, check out the Dangar Waterfalls.
Arts & Culture
Local Aboriginal culture in an off the beaten track location. Worth calling into on the way to Red Rock which has a great riverside reserve and classic red rock beach. THe creek is great for kayaking or fishing.
13 locals recommend
Yarrawarra Aboriginal Cultural Centre
69 Red Rock RdLocal Aboriginal culture in an off the beaten track location. Worth calling into on the way to Red Rock which has a great riverside reserve and classic red rock beach. THe creek is great for kayaking or fishing.
Shopping
Great for all under one cover shopping - has many familiar chain shops
115 locals recommend
Park Beach Plaza
253 Pacific HwyGreat for all under one cover shopping - has many familiar chain shops
harbour Drive is most vibrant on a Thursday when they have the Growers Market in City Square, and visit the coffee shops and other interesting boutique shopping in the area.
6 locals recommend
Harbour Drive
Harbour Driveharbour Drive is most vibrant on a Thursday when they have the Growers Market in City Square, and visit the coffee shops and other interesting boutique shopping in the area.
Essentials
Nearest Supermarket. There's also a Coles Supermarket in Moonee Beach
24 locals recommend
Woolworths Woolgoolga
1849 Solitary Islands WayNearest Supermarket. There's also a Coles Supermarket in Moonee Beach
Woolgoolga Medical Centre
6 Nightingale StOne of a few doctors surgeries in Woolgoolga
Entertainment & Activities
Lovely old theatre which has a film program; and also local and national productions - get the program online.
31 locals recommend
Jetty Memorial Theatre
337 Harbour DrLovely old theatre which has a film program; and also local and national productions - get the program online.
BCC Cinemas Coffs Harbour
Pacific HighwayMainstream movie theatre
If you're into movies you'll love this recently restored old cinema showing a mixture of mainstream movies and independents.
39 locals recommend
Majestic Cinemas - Sawtell
25 First AveIf you're into movies you'll love this recently restored old cinema showing a mixture of mainstream movies and independents.