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cellar door with local cheese plates and a range of café-style food. A family-friendly winery, the kids will have fun exploring the 2-kilometre maze of 2-metre Lillypillys – the largest hedge maze in NSW, with lookout towers, bridges and boardwalks, and hidden items concealed within its tangled pathways. Enjoy Jazz in the Vineyards (11-3) on the second Sunday of the month.
OPEN: Daily 9-5. Closed Christmas Day. Last maze entry 4pm. bago.com.au 02 6585 7099
HINTERLAND NATIONAL PARKS
Not to be missed is the breathtaking panorama from the summit of North Brother Mountain, an ideal spot to picnic with a birds-eye view of the world, plenty of parking, well-kept, clean and sheltered picnic tables, lawns and public toilets. Walk off lunch on rainforest tracks or watch the hang-gliding and parasailing action, particularly in summer’s north easterly breezes. Winter is time to tackle the strenuous Laurieton track and to hear lyrebirds in the cool gullies. The local Birpai legend of three brothers killed and
buried in the area, representing the three peaks – North, Middle and South Brother – coincides with Captain Cook’s naming of the Three Brothers peaks as he sailed
by in 1770.
OPEN: Park may close with poor weather or fire danger. Check on 02 6588 5555
(9-4.30 Mon-Fri).
Walk through the lush World-Heritage- listed rainforest of Willi Willi National Park, with magnificent strangler figs, glossy green palms, bright fungi and delicate orchids lining your path. Picnic by the
river and waterfalls or swim in the natural plunge pool. Walks start at Wilson River picnic area with comfy amenities, shelter shed, picnic tables and gas barbeque. One of the most beautiful national parks in New South Wales, this extensive mountain wilderness on a spectacular section of the Great Dividing Range is a landscape of deeply dissected, forest-lined valleys and lush groundcover.
OPEN: Always, unless bad weather or fire danger. Check on 02 6561 6700 (9-4.30 Mon-Fri).
Hand made jewellery or wearable art?
HANDMADE
Shop for local handmade, wearable art, jewellery, one-off designs and clothes or fill in some lazy holiday time learning a new skill at Arthouse Industries in Murray Street. Owned and run by glass artist
Skye Petho, watch her create beautiful
glass beads from molten glass, using
the lampworking technique. Learn this amazing art in a one-on-one mini glass bead-making class with Skye and take home your own hand-made beads. Contact Skye for a suitable time.
OPEN: 10-5 Mon-Fri; 10-2 Sat. arthouseindustries.com.au 02 6584 5443 or 0403 515 622 1/1 Murray Street Port Macquarie (entry via Sunset Parade)
STAY
HERE ARE OUR 6 RESORTS IN PORT MACQUARIE.
Port Pacific Resort 1816 Ramada Resort Flynns Beach 7822 ULTIQA @ Village Resort 7676
Vacation Village 0832 Village Resort 1486 Worldmark Resort Port Macquarie 7823 For additional resort listings, visit RCI.com or call your country’s local toll-free number
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