It was our first time in an RV and we loved it! Get in there and get amongst while the hours are long and swimming weather is great. Got questions about exploring Sydney or NSW? Join our friendly community where you can ask questions and get advice from the locals. As a local, this is a great and accurate write-up. Add a few more eateries now available. For the insta-worthy there is Isola, over the water in Little St.
Facebook Instagram Twitter Pinterest Search. Got a Question? Forster Main Beach with the Bull Ring in the distance. Pebbly Beach. We spotted dolphins playing right behind the tanks on our last walk. Burgess Beach Forster. Second Head Lookout Forster. A relatively easy walk — we spotted whales and dolphins on along the way.
The water was the most beautiful shade of blue at Bennetts Head. Oyster Leases on Wallis Lake. Amaroo run cruises year round whales in season and dolphins year round. Number 1 Beach Seals Rocks.
Hamiltons dining room looks out over lake — we got takeaway and sat in the park. Avocado on toast at Tartt on Wharf Street. Smugglers Cove Pool. McBrides Beach is accessed via foot on a tough track through the littoral rainforest of the Park.
Be rewarded with a secluded wine-shaped beach and try to not think about the climb back out! Seven Mile Beach stretches from Forster's southern tip to Pacific Palms and is a popular beach and rock fishing location. When the swell is on, be prepared for the carpark to be full of local and visiting surfers with conditions providing one of the cleanest waves in the region.
The turquoise clear waters of Wallis Lake, the most picturesque and widely enjoyed lake of the Great Lakes of New South Wale separate the twin towns of Forster and Tuncurry. An iconic landmark, Wallis Lake comes alive in the summer months with boaters, fishers, paddlers and swimmers joining the dolphins, rays and turtles that call this lake home.
The shores of Breckenridge Channel in Forster are dotted with boatsheds. Grab some friends and paddle the lake on a stand-up or kayak or hire a boat to explore Wallis Lakes many islands. You can even hire luxury houseboats where you can drop anchor after a day of exploring to sleep on the water. The lake system also provides some of the tastiest fish and seafood in the country. Wallis Lake is the biggest producer of Sydney Rock Oysters in the state with generational oyster farmers pointing to the lakes unique environment creating the perfect conditions to grow juicy and plump SR Oysters.
Wallis Lake and the surrounding Pacific Ocean provide abundant fish and seafood for not just Forster and Tuncurry but the state. Oysters are in the regions DNA with the first oyster lease dating back to The knowledge of the farmers, passed down over generations make Wallis Lake oysters some of the best in the world.
Buy them direct from the farmers at Barclay Oysters Forster or enjoy them cooked with a modern twist at Hamiltons Oyster Bar and Restaurant. After a local drop or should I say hop? The Coastal Brewing Company was opened in and is Forster's first brewery. Taste it on tap at one of many restaurants or visit the brewery for a tasting and tour.
Forster also has a Farmers Market on the third Saturday of every month. Here you can hear directly from the farmer about their produce and know that you're getting the freshest local ingredients around. It's as if Forster and Tuncurry's wildlife puts on a show every day. The Tanks Beyond Pebbly Beach are The Tanks, an unusual parallel rock formation which protects swimmers from the the waves. The parallel rocks have produced a natural, safe swimming area.
At the top is an impressive lookout over sheer cliffs and a path down to the dunes at the northern end of One Mile Beach. Bennetts Head was named after the family who built a home at the foot of the headland in At the northern end, blown by the southerlies, are huge sand dunes. The beach is a good surfing location with grassed picnic-barbecue areas at the southern end.
It has a surf club, a kiosk, showers and toilets. It is patrolled is season. Perhaps the most impressive attraction on the beach is Collendina Reserve. John Ward Rainforest Walk and Collendina Reserve One of the hidden wonders of Forster is the John Ward Rainforest Walk, a short walk on a boardwalk which is a wonderland of tropical species including many rare examples of bush tucker which was once eaten by the local Aborigines.
It is a highly diverse, closed canopy system that provides habitat for a range of dependent flora and fauna species. The tiny reserve, which runs in a narrow strip behind One Mile Beach and can be accessed from the Car Park in Strand Street, contains a staggering native plant species. It is a good spot for families with shelter on three sides and plenty of small rock cave formations which can be explored.
There is a steep m path to the lookout at the summit of the hill. As you ascend the headland the views are increasingly spectacular. At the top m above sea-level is a cairn noting that Captain Cook sighted and named Cape Hawke on May 12, To the north is the very secluded McBrides Beach. It is typical of the quietness that settles over Wallis Lake outside of the main towns.
Tea Gardens. Old Bar. Pacific Palms. Things to Do and Places to Stay Loading. Forster — Tuncurry is rich in Triathlon history, being the famous birthplace of Australian Long Course Triathlon events.
A boutique music festival for all ages at beautiful Forster-Tuncurry from 12noon - 8. Power boat circuit racing of different classes from juniors of eight years old to senior drivers and ski racing in a….
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