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Kingscliff, Fingal
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Holiday and accommodation information for Kingscliff on the Tweed Coast of NSW, a
seaside resort village
offering all the amenity of a major centre, while retaining a laid back and relaxed atmosphere.
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Just south of Tweed Heads, Kingscliff (not Kingscliffe), with a population of just over 4000, is a beach community offering a wide variety of holiday accomodation. Together with the villages of Chinderah and Fingal, it is a popular family destination which provides beach and estuary access for swimming, surfing (of course!), fishing and water sports. Accommodation to suit all budgets can be found in the area. Serviced holiday apartments, holiday flats and self contained units, quaint bungalows, motels, caravan parks and holiday parks provide a diverse range of places to stay, with a new burst of development offering 5 star beachside resort apartments, if that's your style. Al fresco dining is a feature of the main street, with a wide variety of award winning restuarants offering world cuisines to tempt your tastebuds. On weekends, live entertainment is available at the local sporting clubs and hotels. In mid August, the Art, Food and All the Jazz Festival, is a feast for foodies, art lovers and jazz fans. |
Four boat ramps provide access to the estuary of the Tweed River and broadwaters. An ocean ramp at Kingscliff, ensures many offshore reefs can be reached when conditions for crossing the bar are suitable. Popular near-by tourist attractions include Fingal lighthouse, Melaleuca Station, which is a working Ti-Tree plantation and Tropical Fruit World. Getting here is easy. Located just a few minutes from the Pacific Motorway, local bus services travel from Murwillumbah in the south, to the Gold Coast and theme parks in the north. Daily coach services are available from Brisbane and Sydney, and daily or overnight train from Sydney to Brisbane via coach transfer at Casino (see link below). Daily flights from Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne to Gold Coast airport, with regular airport transfer services available at Gold Coast and Brisbane. |
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Chinderah is nestled on the Tweed river with suberb river access to the Chinderah and Tweed broadwaters, and provides a good standard of caravan parks and motels accommodation. The area is is short drive to Tweed Heads and its sporting clubs, just 10 minutes drive from the southern Gold Coast, and about 45 minutes drive to Mt Warning and Lamington National Parks. Tweed and Coolangatta Tourist Information Centre can be contacted on ph. (07) 5536 4244 or freecall 1800 674 414.
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Fingal remains a rather sleepy village at the mouth of the Tweed River despite efforts of developers with more ambitious plans, with a very well stocked general store and Australia Post agency, tinnie (dinghy boat) hire, Sheoak Shack art gallery and cafe, Fingal lighthouse and a sandy beach worthy of a leisurely visit. The area was named after Fingal in Ireland because the basalt headland was thought to be similar to the Giants Causeway there. The beach and lighthouse can be reached through remnant coastal rainforest which is being regenerated by the nationally recognised and award winning efforts of the Fingal Dune Care Group and Kingscliff High School. Many sea going bird species frequent the headland and Cook Island marine reserve just offshore, and at low tide the exposed sand banks on the Tweed River, are visible from Fingal Head Rd, providing a delightful drive for birdwatchers. |
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