Kookie Hill Cabin Guidebook
Cafés | Restaurants | Bars
Chilled out café lifestyle at Bluey's Beach with fresh and healthy food infused with flavours from Indonesia. They serve only the freshest ingredients in their Bali inspired menu. Just five minutes drive from our property!
90 locals recommend
Kembali Cafe
188 Boomerang DrChilled out café lifestyle at Bluey's Beach with fresh and healthy food infused with flavours from Indonesia. They serve only the freshest ingredients in their Bali inspired menu. Just five minutes drive from our property!
Excellent coffee and food. Friendly staff. Great take-away service. Another local favourite!
13 locals recommend
Drift Cafe
207 Boomerang DrExcellent coffee and food. Friendly staff. Great take-away service. Another local favourite!
Light and bright with delicious food and a great cocktail bar with chilled vibes to match its perfect location at Boomerang Beach, just ten minutes away from us. Take away or Dine in. Open 7 days in the holidays. Breakfast / Lunch & Dinner.
6 locals recommend
Sips At Mobys
4 Red Gum RoadLight and bright with delicious food and a great cocktail bar with chilled vibes to match its perfect location at Boomerang Beach, just ten minutes away from us. Take away or Dine in. Open 7 days in the holidays. Breakfast / Lunch & Dinner.
Locally known as The Recky, the local recreational club is situated on the shores of beautiful Wallis Lake at Pacific Palms with breathtaking views. Just 10 minutes drive from our property, we highly recommend this place for afternoon/evening drinks and bar snacks while enjoying the stunning sunset.
63 locals recommend
Pacific Palms Recreation Club
3957 The Lakes WayLocally known as The Recky, the local recreational club is situated on the shores of beautiful Wallis Lake at Pacific Palms with breathtaking views. Just 10 minutes drive from our property, we highly recommend this place for afternoon/evening drinks and bar snacks while enjoying the stunning sunset.
Located in Forster, just 25 minutes drive from our property, this bar-style cantina boasts stunning views of Wallis lake in town. Enjoy it while indulging divine cocktails or a vibrant feast of traditional Mexican food.
18 locals recommend
Si Señorita Forster
2-6 Wharf StLocated in Forster, just 25 minutes drive from our property, this bar-style cantina boasts stunning views of Wallis lake in town. Enjoy it while indulging divine cocktails or a vibrant feast of traditional Mexican food.
Located in Forster, just 25 minutes drive from our property, this gorgeous tapas-style bar and restaurant is housed in a historic boat shed overlooking the magical Wallis Lake and serving tapas-style mediterranean share plates. Perfect for a romantic long lunch or a relaxing dinner.
12 locals recommend
Isola Riva
8 Palmgrove PlaceLocated in Forster, just 25 minutes drive from our property, this gorgeous tapas-style bar and restaurant is housed in a historic boat shed overlooking the magical Wallis Lake and serving tapas-style mediterranean share plates. Perfect for a romantic long lunch or a relaxing dinner.
Located in town, just 25 minutes drive from our property, Spice Monkey is a local favourite and great dining for the whole family with its asian fusion food and sushi which most kids love. Great atmosphere for Friday evening cocktails with local bands playing from 5.30pm.
45 locals recommend
Spice Monkey
2-6 Wharf StLocated in town, just 25 minutes drive from our property, Spice Monkey is a local favourite and great dining for the whole family with its asian fusion food and sushi which most kids love. Great atmosphere for Friday evening cocktails with local bands playing from 5.30pm.
Beachside pizzeria just five minutes from our property. Open Tuesdays to Saturdays from 5pm. Eat-in, Pick-up and Delivery options and gluten-free choices available!
68 locals recommend
Hueys at Blueys Pizzeria and Bar
201 Boomerang DrBeachside pizzeria just five minutes from our property. Open Tuesdays to Saturdays from 5pm. Eat-in, Pick-up and Delivery options and gluten-free choices available!
A bit of a drive but well worth it, especially if you're staying a little longer.. A local favourite that does family-friendly live music events. They also serve delicious local wine, pasture raised angus beef and local produce at their restaurant.
28 locals recommend
Great Lakes Paddocks
115 Herivels RdA bit of a drive but well worth it, especially if you're staying a little longer.. A local favourite that does family-friendly live music events. They also serve delicious local wine, pasture raised angus beef and local produce at their restaurant.
One of our favourites for good vibes and great grub with the best local musicians playing live music on Friday and Saturday nights. Great place for group hangout with stunning views over Wallis Lake.
Kings Valley Egyptian Cuisine
32 Wharf StreetOne of our favourites for good vibes and great grub with the best local musicians playing live music on Friday and Saturday nights. Great place for group hangout with stunning views over Wallis Lake.
Best Italian in town with an extensive menu and pretty interior. Stylish enough for a romantic, fine-dining experience but laid-back enough that we bring our kids along with us!
8 locals recommend
Cafe Toscano
1 Wallis StBest Italian in town with an extensive menu and pretty interior. Stylish enough for a romantic, fine-dining experience but laid-back enough that we bring our kids along with us!
Situated just over the bridge in Tuncurry, a fabulous spot for cocktails and oysters on the water. Oysters come in fresh from their farm on Wallis Lake. Perfect all day dining experience for those long lazy lunches or boozy evenings. And it's a winner for a romantic occasion!
8 locals recommend
Thirty Three Degrees
11 Palm StreetSituated just over the bridge in Tuncurry, a fabulous spot for cocktails and oysters on the water. Oysters come in fresh from their farm on Wallis Lake. Perfect all day dining experience for those long lazy lunches or boozy evenings. And it's a winner for a romantic occasion!
Family owned, classic Aussie boathouse for an oyster lunch and taking a boat or trike out on the stunning waterway. Love this place!
Waterline Boathouse
15 Little StFamily owned, classic Aussie boathouse for an oyster lunch and taking a boat or trike out on the stunning waterway. Love this place!
Surf and Sea
Best kept secret (not so much after Instagram!) and one of my favourite waves and family adventure spots with sweeping views towards Seal Rocks. Walking along a stunning boardwalk under the canopy of towering cabbage palms, you'll pop out to a small wooden platform overlooking the turquoise waters and crystal white sand. Sturdy cars recommended as the road in can have a few pot-holes, or drive slowly!
44 locals recommend
Cellito Beach
LOT 7167 Sandbar RdBest kept secret (not so much after Instagram!) and one of my favourite waves and family adventure spots with sweeping views towards Seal Rocks. Walking along a stunning boardwalk under the canopy of towering cabbage palms, you'll pop out to a small wooden platform overlooking the turquoise waters and crystal white sand. Sturdy cars recommended as the road in can have a few pot-holes, or drive slowly!
Popular spot with keen fishermen, you can choose between the tranquil water of Smiths Lake on one side or the wild ocean beach on the other side. The southern end of the beach and lakeshore also forms the northern boundary of the Myall Lakes National Park.
4WD access to the beach is located at Bushlands and Sandbar Caravan Park. A beach permit is a requirement but I still haven't got one.. Just saying!
8 locals recommend
Sandbar beach
Popular spot with keen fishermen, you can choose between the tranquil water of Smiths Lake on one side or the wild ocean beach on the other side. The southern end of the beach and lakeshore also forms the northern boundary of the Myall Lakes National Park.
4WD access to the beach is located at Bushlands and Sandbar Caravan Park. A beach permit is a requirement but I still haven't got one.. Just saying!
Forster's north facing Main Beach in the centre of town offers calm swimming conditions on most days making it a family favourite. The beach is patrolled throughout summer and nearby cafés Beach Bums Café and Wingman Espresso are great options for breakfast and lunch.
One Mile Beach is Forster's biggest easterly facing beaches and a favourite for surfers and dolphins as well as being one of the best Burgess Beach is one of the most picturesque on the coast with rockpools amongst the towering rocks or head to the white sands of the southern beach, only accessed at low tide by walking around the headland.
Tuncurry's Nine Mile Beach is another great surf spot and stretches from the Tuncurry's breakwall all the way to Black Head, also 4WD accessible with a beach permit.
McBrides and Seven Mile Beaches of Booti Booti National Park in Forster's south offer adventure and fantastic fishing. 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! S
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.
17 locals recommend
Forster - Tuncurry
Forster's north facing Main Beach in the centre of town offers calm swimming conditions on most days making it a family favourite. The beach is patrolled throughout summer and nearby cafés Beach Bums Café and Wingman Espresso are great options for breakfast and lunch.
One Mile Beach is Forster's biggest easterly facing beaches and a favourite for surfers and dolphins as well as being one of the best Burgess Beach is one of the most picturesque on the coast with rockpools amongst the towering rocks or head to the white sands of the southern beach, only accessed at low tide by walking around the headland.
Tuncurry's Nine Mile Beach is another great surf spot and stretches from the Tuncurry's breakwall all the way to Black Head, also 4WD accessible with a beach permit.
McBrides and Seven Mile Beaches of Booti Booti National Park in Forster's south offer adventure and fantastic fishing. 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! S
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.
One of the famous surfing beaches and a local favourite, just five minutes drive from our property. This beach is not patrolled but it is a dog-friendly beach 5am to 9am and 5pm to 8pm.
56 locals recommend
Blueys Beach
Boomerang DrOne of the famous surfing beaches and a local favourite, just five minutes drive from our property. This beach is not patrolled but it is a dog-friendly beach 5am to 9am and 5pm to 8pm.
Named after the shape of this 1.5 km stretch of sand, Boomerang Beach is where many surfing competitions are held as its known for its clean break.
The northern end is a popular swimming and family spot which is patrolled in the summer months. Also a dog-friendly beach between 5am to 9am and 5pm to 8pm.
40 locals recommend
Boomerang Beach
Named after the shape of this 1.5 km stretch of sand, Boomerang Beach is where many surfing competitions are held as its known for its clean break.
The northern end is a popular swimming and family spot which is patrolled in the summer months. Also a dog-friendly beach between 5am to 9am and 5pm to 8pm.
City/town information
Just 25 minutes drive away from the property, for the big shops like Coles and Woollies, shopping at Stockland shopping centre and along Wharf Street and restaurants and bars.
17 locals recommend
Forster - Tuncurry
Just 25 minutes drive away from the property, for the big shops like Coles and Woollies, shopping at Stockland shopping centre and along Wharf Street and restaurants and bars.
Meaning ‘the meeting place of two rivers’, we love this town for its old Aussie country feel. Boating, fishing and houseboating are popular on the Myall Lakes which surrounds this sleepy village and its a great stop for fuel and snacks before or after your stay.
10 locals recommend
Bulahdelah
Meaning ‘the meeting place of two rivers’, we love this town for its old Aussie country feel. Boating, fishing and houseboating are popular on the Myall Lakes which surrounds this sleepy village and its a great stop for fuel and snacks before or after your stay.
Sightseeing
Great little hike to Seal Rocks lighthouse, an active lighthouse located on Sugarloaf Point and overlooks an unspoilt beach and the group of offshore rocky outcrops which give the area its name. It was built 1874-75 and is one of only two lighthouse towers in Australia with an external stairway. It still uses the original main light which consists of a 16-sided catadioptric system of lenses and curved mirrors. It's a short, easy but hilly hike and one of the best sightseeing adventures for the family.
Lighthouse Beach Firetrail
Lighthouse Beach FiretrailGreat little hike to Seal Rocks lighthouse, an active lighthouse located on Sugarloaf Point and overlooks an unspoilt beach and the group of offshore rocky outcrops which give the area its name. It was built 1874-75 and is one of only two lighthouse towers in Australia with an external stairway. It still uses the original main light which consists of a 16-sided catadioptric system of lenses and curved mirrors. It's a short, easy but hilly hike and one of the best sightseeing adventures for the family.
With its varied forest and swamp landscapes, Wallingat National Park offers hiking, touring, birdwatching and camping.
A network of unsealed roads throughout the park allows you to discover its best features. Accessible by 2WD, you can also explore them by mountain bike or horseback. There’s great fishing in the river and lake, and you can swim when the weather is warm. Keep your eyes peeled for kangaroos and wallabies, as well as some of the 200 species of birds that make Wallingat their home.
16 locals recommend
Wallingat National Park
With its varied forest and swamp landscapes, Wallingat National Park offers hiking, touring, birdwatching and camping.
A network of unsealed roads throughout the park allows you to discover its best features. Accessible by 2WD, you can also explore them by mountain bike or horseback. There’s great fishing in the river and lake, and you can swim when the weather is warm. Keep your eyes peeled for kangaroos and wallabies, as well as some of the 200 species of birds that make Wallingat their home.
Whoota Whoota Lookout sits high atop Wallingat National Park. Peer out one way and you can see the vast stretches of eucalyptus forest and look in the other direction and you can see the expanse of Wallis Lake as well as the winding, rugged coastline. Great hiking or biking trails too.
40 locals recommend
Whoota Whoota Lookout
Whoota Whoota Lookout sits high atop Wallingat National Park. Peer out one way and you can see the vast stretches of eucalyptus forest and look in the other direction and you can see the expanse of Wallis Lake as well as the winding, rugged coastline. Great hiking or biking trails too.
Booti Hill Walk is a favourite which highlights the best of this park - coastal rainforest, expansive headland lookouts over the Pacific and lakeside tracks. Be sure to check out the aptly named Sunset Park for some of the best sunset snaps over Wallis Lake you will find.
Booti Hill Track
Booti Hill TrackBooti Hill Walk is a favourite which highlights the best of this park - coastal rainforest, expansive headland lookouts over the Pacific and lakeside tracks. Be sure to check out the aptly named Sunset Park for some of the best sunset snaps over Wallis Lake you will find.
Our local community market is held on the last Sunday of every month and just ten minutes drive away just next door to the Reccy. Great family-friendly vibes and the finest hand-made, home grown and local produce from this special part of the world.
22 locals recommend
Pacific Palms Community Market
Our local community market is held on the last Sunday of every month and just ten minutes drive away just next door to the Reccy. Great family-friendly vibes and the finest hand-made, home grown and local produce from this special part of the world.
Neighbourhoods
One of the famous surfing beaches and the home to the cafes and shops of Pacific Palms. Expansive views of this headland can be found at the northern end. Perch on the benches above the surfers or gaze south all the way to Seal Rocks.
Care should be taken when swimming at Bluey's Beach as it's not patrolled. Nearby Elizabeth Beach and Boomerang Beach have summertime patrols.
Bluey's Beach village is home to cafes, restaurants and specialty stores. You'll also find a volunteer-run Visitor Information Centre where visitors can chat to a local about the best things to do in Pacific Palms.
56 locals recommend
Blueys Beach
Boomerang DrOne of the famous surfing beaches and the home to the cafes and shops of Pacific Palms. Expansive views of this headland can be found at the northern end. Perch on the benches above the surfers or gaze south all the way to Seal Rocks.
Care should be taken when swimming at Bluey's Beach as it's not patrolled. Nearby Elizabeth Beach and Boomerang Beach have summertime patrols.
Bluey's Beach village is home to cafes, restaurants and specialty stores. You'll also find a volunteer-run Visitor Information Centre where visitors can chat to a local about the best things to do in Pacific Palms.
Named after the shape of this 1.5 km stretch of sand, Boomerang Beach is the second beach in Pacific Palms that draws surfers from around the state.
Known for its clean break, the beach hosts annual surfing competitions and is a popular family swimming location, particularly the northern end which is patrolled in the summer months.
40 locals recommend
Boomerang Beach
Named after the shape of this 1.5 km stretch of sand, Boomerang Beach is the second beach in Pacific Palms that draws surfers from around the state.
Known for its clean break, the beach hosts annual surfing competitions and is a popular family swimming location, particularly the northern end which is patrolled in the summer months.
Known to locals as Lizzie's, Elizabeth Beach is part of Booti Booti National Park which encompasses the northern tip of Pacific Palms. Elizabeth Beach is by far the most popular swimming beach in the area and home to Pacific Palms Surf Lifesaving Club. It's north facing aspect provides calm conditions with little swell that is inviting for families with young kids during summer.
44 locals recommend
Elizabeth Beach
Known to locals as Lizzie's, Elizabeth Beach is part of Booti Booti National Park which encompasses the northern tip of Pacific Palms. Elizabeth Beach is by far the most popular swimming beach in the area and home to Pacific Palms Surf Lifesaving Club. It's north facing aspect provides calm conditions with little swell that is inviting for families with young kids during summer.
Shelly Beach is the neighbour to Elizabeth Beach and is also part of Booti Booti National Park. It is a ridiculously pretty beach accessed via a beautiful 800m walk at the southern end of Elizabeth Beach. Please be warned though, it is a nudist beach i.e. clothing is optional!
88 locals recommend
Shelly Beach
Shelly Beach is the neighbour to Elizabeth Beach and is also part of Booti Booti National Park. It is a ridiculously pretty beach accessed via a beautiful 800m walk at the southern end of Elizabeth Beach. Please be warned though, it is a nudist beach i.e. clothing is optional!
Great National Park for hiking, touring, birdwatching and camping. A network of unsealed roads throughout the park allows you to discover its best features. Accessible by 2WD, you can also explore them by mountain bike or horseback. There’s great fishing in the river and lake, and you can swim when the weather is warm. Keep your eyes peeled for kangaroos and wallabies, as well as some of the 200 species of birds that make Wallingat their home.
Wallingat
Great National Park for hiking, touring, birdwatching and camping. A network of unsealed roads throughout the park allows you to discover its best features. Accessible by 2WD, you can also explore them by mountain bike or horseback. There’s great fishing in the river and lake, and you can swim when the weather is warm. Keep your eyes peeled for kangaroos and wallabies, as well as some of the 200 species of birds that make Wallingat their home.
Whoota Whoota Lookout sits high atop Wallingat National Park. Peer out one way and you can see the vast stretches of eucalyptus forest and look in the other direction and you can see the expanse of Wallis Lake as well as the winding, rugged coastline. Great hiking or biking trails too.
Whoota
Whoota Whoota Lookout sits high atop Wallingat National Park. Peer out one way and you can see the vast stretches of eucalyptus forest and look in the other direction and you can see the expanse of Wallis Lake as well as the winding, rugged coastline. Great hiking or biking trails too.
Seal Rocks is a stunning seaside village and one of our favourite family day trips. Known for a great beginner wave at Seal Rocks and good surf at No. 1 beach. Sugarpoint Lighthouse trail is also accessed here as well as Treachery and Yagon surf breaks. It's busy in summer months as there's a lot of camping spots making it a popular destination for young travellers.
65 locals recommend
Seal Rocks
Seal Rocks is a stunning seaside village and one of our favourite family day trips. Known for a great beginner wave at Seal Rocks and good surf at No. 1 beach. Sugarpoint Lighthouse trail is also accessed here as well as Treachery and Yagon surf breaks. It's busy in summer months as there's a lot of camping spots making it a popular destination for young travellers.
Smiths Lake is one of the beautiful coastal lakes that comprise the Great Lakes region and it is popular for boating, fishing, paddling and swimming. Frothy Coffee Boatshed is a great place for coffee or the Good Food Store for yummy food with healthier options.
20 locals recommend
Smiths Lake
Smiths Lake is one of the beautiful coastal lakes that comprise the Great Lakes region and it is popular for boating, fishing, paddling and swimming. Frothy Coffee Boatshed is a great place for coffee or the Good Food Store for yummy food with healthier options.
Booti Booti National Park sits between the Pacific Ocean and beautiful Wallis Lake and stretches from Forster in the north to Shelly Beach in Pacific Palms. Home to beautiful north facing beaches of Elizabeth Beach and Shelly Beach as well as the expansive Seven Mile Beach.
9 locals recommend
Booti Booti
Booti Booti National Park sits between the Pacific Ocean and beautiful Wallis Lake and stretches from Forster in the north to Shelly Beach in Pacific Palms. Home to beautiful north facing beaches of Elizabeth Beach and Shelly Beach as well as the expansive Seven Mile Beach.
Myall Lakes National Park is situated east of Bulahdelah.
Featuring 40 km of beaches and rolling sand dunes, Myall Lakes is one of the most- visited parks in New South Wales. The Grandis, a magnificent 76 metre high flooded gum, is the tallest tree in the state. The lakes and beaches are perfect for water activities, and if you don't have your own craft, you can hire one locally.
Myall Lake
Myall Lakes National Park is situated east of Bulahdelah.
Featuring 40 km of beaches and rolling sand dunes, Myall Lakes is one of the most- visited parks in New South Wales. The Grandis, a magnificent 76 metre high flooded gum, is the tallest tree in the state. The lakes and beaches are perfect for water activities, and if you don't have your own craft, you can hire one locally.
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.
20 locals recommend
Wallis Lake
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.
Food and Wine
Local bottleshop but so much more! Amazing selection of wines, beers, spirits and gourmet deli food. Great customer service and helpful staff. A must visit especially for those who like the finer choices.
31 locals recommend
Bluey's Cellars
197 Boomerang DrLocal bottleshop but so much more! Amazing selection of wines, beers, spirits and gourmet deli food. Great customer service and helpful staff. A must visit especially for those who like the finer choices.
Closest supermarket for all your supplies just five minutes drive for our property. Has its own bakery and deli for fresh items and fruit, vegetables and meat from local butchers.
FoodWorks Charlotte Bay
203 Charlotte Bay StClosest supermarket for all your supplies just five minutes drive for our property. Has its own bakery and deli for fresh items and fruit, vegetables and meat from local butchers.
Local newsagency and small supamart just ten minutes drive from our property in Bluey's village. Wonderfully friendly staff and next door to Drift cafe if you want to grab a coffee on your paper run!
16 locals recommend
Blueys News & Supamart
199 Boomerang DrLocal newsagency and small supamart just ten minutes drive from our property in Bluey's village. Wonderfully friendly staff and next door to Drift cafe if you want to grab a coffee on your paper run!