Top Things to do in Port Macquarie
What to do and see in Port Macquarie, New South Wales: The Best Sights & Landmarks
Discover the best top things to do in Port Macquarie, Australia including Innes Ruins, Tacking Point Lighthouse, St Thomas Anglican Church, Breakwall Waking Path, Port Macquarie Historic Court House, Hello Koalas Sculpture Trail, Gaol Point, Ricardoes Tomatoes and U-Pick Strawberry Farm, The Big Lawn Bowl.
Restaurants in Port Macquarie
1. Innes Ruins
2. Tacking Point Lighthouse
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,131 reviews
Reviewed By katieo223 - Wagga Wagga, Australia
This lighthouse has an amazing viewing platform where you can sit and watch the sea for hours. I noted a few people have said access was prevented due to road works. If you are physically able continue down the road to lighthouse beach carpark. Walk down to the beach and to the base of the lighthouse around 100m; stairs (about 50) go to the top with a rest station on the way.
3. St Thomas Anglican Church
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 92 reviews
It is fascinating to visit this historical church built by convicts 1824 - 1828 and gain an appreciation of the culture of the times by taking a guided tour. This church is still a place of worship.
Reviewed By CazjAnd - Sydney, Australia
Dropped in to have a little look and spent about 45 mins. Did a tour with a friendly volunteer guide, Ron who took us up the bell tower. You climb up ship’s ladders to the top but have incredible views of the whole of Port Macquarie. Learn lots about the history of the place. Downstairs in the church are incredible family boxes put up to protect the civilians from the convicts. Also incredible stonework in this convict built church. Great slice of Port Macquarie’s history.
4. Breakwall Waking Path
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 368 reviews
Reviewed By TheSydneyDoll - Sydney, Australia
A very fun and unique experience, walk along the beautiful beach and look at all of the beautiful artworks painted on the rocks.
5. Port Macquarie Historic Court House
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 42 reviews
Reviewed By martinp527 - Pagewood, Australia
We were amazed at the interior and it was so easy to visualise being in a session of the court in the era
6. Hello Koalas Sculpture Trail
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 393 reviews
HELLO KOALAS SCULPTURE TRAIL, PORT MACQUARIE is a fun and entertaining day out for people of all ages and it's FREE! There are 75+ one metre high fibreglass koala sculptures, dotted across the region, from the mountains to the sea. The hand painted sculptures, created by local artists, offer a dazzling display of original artwork. Hello Koalas is a bold, ambitious and imaginative sculpture project, celebrating one of Australia's iconic animals - the Koala. It's designed to generate a sense of surprise for everyone who comes across the creatively decorated koalas resting in parkland, lazing by the river, waiting outside the shops, or playing with children. Hello Koalas Sculpture Trail Guide is free from many tourism outlets, including the Visitor Information Centre at the Glasshouse on Clarence Street, or download a pdf online before you arrive. Hello Koalas sculptures are sponsored by local businesses and organisations to enable the Trail to be a free experience for everyone to enjoy!
Reviewed By TheSydneyDoll - Sydney, Australia
Upon arriving at my hotel in Port Macquarie the first thing I noticed was a sculpture of a koala outside the hotel. I soon learnt that there were many other koala sculptures like this around Port Macquarie and that the aim was to try and find all of the sculptures. If you go to Sea Acres Rainforest Centre they have a map you can take which shows you where all of the sculptures are, you can also get a map from the offical Hello Koala's store where they work on the sculptures and sell merchandise. I met the Woman behind Hello Koala's Margret Meagher, she invited me into the shop and kindly shared with me the history of Hello Koalas. During a trip to the UK Margret came across the Larkin With Toads Public Art Project which inspired her to create Hello Koalas, she felt that these sculptures would be a good way to engage and up lift the community, Margret also explained that these sculptures can be beneficial to people with Dementia as art has been proven to help people with Dementia as it can increase brain stimulation and improve memory. The sculptures are all hand painted by Australian artists, I think this project is amazing and I wish we had this here in Sydney, it was great fun going around with my map and one by one ticking the sculptures off.
7. Gaol Point
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By gregoryd762
This lookout, on the site of the old gaol, demolished in 1920, gives great views over the mouth and break wall of the Hastings and the quite lovely Town beach. Good information plaques outlining the historical significance of the place. Well worth a visit.
8. Ricardoes Tomatoes and U-Pick Strawberry Farm
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 1,067 reviews
Reviewed By WayneN795 - Sydney, Australia
What a find!! Pick your own strawberries, buy farm fresh tomatoes, discover a cornucopia of jams and dine in a cafe that serves delicious food???????? Do you love scones? Well you better come for a visit. I thoroughly enjoyed my beer battered flathead. We also had the club sandwich. Strawberry smoothie was a smash!! Good coffee. Toilets available.
