Coffs Harbour City Guide

A complete accommodation and tour guide in Coffs Harbour

Leave your artistic inprint on Coffs Harbour at the Nambucca Heads V-Wall Rock Art Gallery. A tradition that began in the 1980’s, tourists and locals alike can design and paint their own rock art on the V-wall - adding to the 500 metres of art already on show. So grab a paint brush and let your imagination run wild or just take a walk and check out the creative efforts of others.

The Big Banana Famous for its enormous yellow concrete banana, is a combination of the kitsch, the educational and the entertaining. It is located 3 km north of Coffs Harbour on the western side of the Pacific Highway. There is a monorail tour of the complex which incorporates the Aboriginal Dreamtime Cave, featuring the Dreamtime story of the Gumbaingirr tribe, a skywalk to the lookout, toboggan rides, an ice rink, a billabong complete with bunyip, an audio-visual theatrette, historical exhibits, hydroponic glasshouses which feature an array of unusual exotic species, a tissue culture laboratory, a gift shop, a produce centre, a packing shed and a hilltop restaurant with excellent views.

Wining And Dining In Coffs Harbour

From oysters and cocktails to a five-course meal, Bentley’s On Elizabeth Restaurant, Elizabeth Street, is a culinary delight. Head over to Coffs Hotel, High Street, for a few drinks after work or a big night out on the town.

What’s On Coffs Harbour

Global Party Trip around the world in a weekend at the Bellingen Global Carnival. Three days of music, art, food and dance from Slovakia to Ghana. The Global Party on Sunday night is set to be the biggest weekend event with top DJ's spinning till the wee hours in the lush surrounds of Bellingen.
Where and when: The Showground, 30th September - 2nd October.

Coffs Harbour Historical Museum The Coffs Harbour Historical Museum at 191 Harbour Dr, near the Earle St corner (east of the Mall), is open Tuesday to Thursday and Sunday from 1:30pm to 4:00pm It has Aboriginal artefacts (mostly large and carefully-crafted pebble tools), cedar-getters' implements, mining and farming relics and the lantern from the South Solitary Island Lighthouse, made of brass and hand-cut prism glass, which was in use from 1880 to 1975. On the latter date the lighthouse was automated. Phone: 02 6652 5794.

The North Coast Regional Botanic Garden Located in Hardacre St (which runs off Harbour Dr) covers 20 ha and displays both native and exotic flora, rainforest areas and prolific birdlife. It is surrounded on three sides by Coffs Creek and covers 19 ha. There are various self-guided walks.

Coffs Harbour Zoo The award-winning Coffs Harbour Zoo, 14 km north, has nearly 400 different animals, continual animal presentations, an animal nursery and a rainforest aviary, all set in fine landscaped gardens. Children can hand-feed kangaroos, waterbirds and wallabies. It is open daily from 8:30am.
Phone: 02 6656 1330.