Have an awesome summer holiday on NSW's Central Coast
By Rachel Pinder
The Central Coast is about an hour north of Sydney and is bursting with exciting attractions for families, couples, thrill seekers and anyone who just wants to escape from it all.
Get festive
Planning a trip to NSW’s Central Coast is a must-do over the summer festive season, with plenty to keep you and the family amused over the holidays.
• Head to the gorgeous Glenworth Valley for the
Peats Ridge Festival on December 29, where you can watch heaps of awesome bands and musicians such as Xavier Rudd and Salmonella Dub, and there are plenty of markets and workshops to check out too. Plus there’s riverside camping available, so you won’t have far to find a spot to sleep nearby.
•
Head back to
Sydney on December 31 for the awesome spectacular fireworks on the Harbour Bridge, definitely worth being there to see it for yourself!
•
And if you’re still around in mid January, check out the
RA Girls Surf Show – a girl surf festival at Copacabana Beach from January 15-16.
Don’t miss
• Monkey around at the TreeTop Adventure Park in Ourimbah State Forest. Test your adrenalin on 12 flying foxes of varying lengths and heights as well as suspension bridges, high ropes courses and a night tour for extreme thrill seekers.
 Get high up in the trees and enjoy the thrill of the flying foxes at Tree Top Adventure Park |
•
Learn how to make soap from a wattle tree and hear all about bush tucker during a visit to
Australian Walkabout Wildlife Park. Get up close to native animals as you pat a dingo, feed a kangaroo and see the animals roam free in their natural environment.
•
Australian Reptile Park, Somersby, is an award-winning zoo with daily interactive wildlife shows that include koalas, platypus and Tasmanian devils.
•
Take a
ferry across Broken Bay (from Ettalong to Palm Beach) or on Brisbane Water (from Woy Woy to Davistown).
 Check out the amazing views at Norah Head Lighthouse and chill for a while |
New experiences
The Central Coast is now set to become one of Australia’s prime diving spots, after the retired navy vessel the
HMAS Adelaide was recently scuttled to provide an artificial reef for scuba divers off Terrigal Beach.
Just 90 minutes drive north of Sydney, the Central Coast coastline already has more than 400 pristine dive sites and the
HMAS Adelaide is expected to be the jewel in the crown.
Little Creek Cheeses opened in March 2011 in the Old Wyong Dairy in Wyong. It produces and sells handmade gourmet cheeses and yoghurt.
