Something Jen and I realised is much of the NSW coast we have yet to see! After our recent trip to Coffs Harbour we decided we'd check out as much of the coast and beaches between Coffs and Foster as we possibly could. We had to get back to the Hunter so packed all these beaches into 3 big beautiful days.
THE HONEY PLACE
Ok, so I'm starting a beach adventure without a beach. Truth is Jen and I absolutely adore honey! We had to check this place out! The bloke running the show is madly passionate about honey, happy for a chat and very informative on the subject! Out the back there is a bee hive terrarium setup so you can see the busy bees doing there thing. There's a little house out the back playing an old, but charming and informative documentary about bee's and honey. We really enjoyed our educational stint here, but we really love our honey. If you too love honey, check it out, the ginger honey is out of this world! Now for the beaches!
OYSTER CREEK
North of Valla


This little gem was not far from the Pacific Highway north of Valla. Down the end of a road lined with a few large properties we found a dead end. We jumped out of Rocky to find a nice but obstructed view (image above on the left) overlooking a beach with what I assume is a lagoon blocking it off. Nearby we found a path so wondered down and found a gate to a train line, crossed the train line, through a bit of scrub and found a much nicer view (above right). It was quite cold while we were at Oyster Creek so we didn't swim across to the beach on this occasion, however we are keen to return on a warmer day and check it out a bit more!

Valla is a place I would definitely like to get to know better. We stopped off at the beach on the south side of town, the sand was beautiful and clean and the town ensconced in National Park. During this particular trip the weather gods were not on our side, however upon our arrival to Valla the rain ceased.
Dolphins in the surf |
SCOTTS HEAD
GRASSY HEAD
A modest little tourist destination. We walked through the caravan park which seemed quite nice and pretty quiet. We walked through an overgrown path to an old lookout viewing south then went for a small stroll along the beach that had a calm surf with lots of sea birds hanging out scoping the scene.
STUARTS POINT
Stuarts Point was teeming with activity, very busy destination and full of families and pets. A large river sits between the town and the beach here, but access is just a short walk over a bridge then through a bit of bush. Once you reach the beach it is quite pretty, when we arrived though, we were greeted by a huge front coming up from the south west. We decided not to hang around the beach too long and get back to Rocky. The moment we arrived back at our troopy, so did the storm!
SOUTH WEST ROCKS
Another popular tourist destination. The northern beach was teeming with activity, while the beach on the south side seemed a lot quieter. Great amenities.
ARAKOON
We stopped off at Arakoon predominately to check out the old gaol here. Sadly we missed the opening times, but had a stroll around the outside of the place to check it out. Quite a nice little area, camping is available and there are some nice coastal amenities were you could come down for a picnic. We also saw heaps of kangaroos hanging around the gaol and read the great story of Ghost Charlie, he'll chuck ya out of the tree says Auntie.
SMOKEY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE
Every good coast trip has to have at least one quick wonder around a lighthouse! These locations always give you a splendid view of the surrounding areas. Lighthouses are also vital for guiding ships around the coastline and without them we would not have had the setting for Around the Twist. They also provide fantastic windy photos.
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