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Town in New South Wales, Australia
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Lennox Head is a town in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. The town is known for its surfing, windsurfing and kite sailing. It has a relaxed village atmosphere with great restaurants, sidewalk cafes and shops.
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Patrolled seasonally. Popular for body surfing, windsurfing and kite surfing. Be wary of rips. Dog walkers can exercise their hounds, leash free, from the access point at the northern end of the lake. The northern half is open to 4WDs (access via Camp Drewe Rd) but you'll need to buy a permit first ($96 for 6 months, $166 for 12 months).
A freshwater dune lake with waters distinctively stained with tannin from the surrounding tea trees.
Raised ring of sand 20-30 cm in height. The Bundjalung tribal site is on the western outskirts of the town. It is on cleared land, about 100 m west of Gibbons Street, surrounded by residential housing.
Behind Lake Ainsworth and to the north of the village, the specialised habitat of coastal heath provides good bird watching at any time, but in spring a vast carpet of wildflowers attracts great numbers of birds. Birds seen include Brahminy Kite, Whistling Kite, Swamp Harrier, Rainbow Bee-eater, Superb Fairy-wren, Variegated Fairy-wren, Red-backed Fairy-wren, Little Wattlebird, Brown Honeyeater, White-cheeked Honeyeater, Tawny Grassbird and Golden-headed Cisticola.
Seafood, take away
BYO, Seafood, sit down or take away
Licensed BYO Chinese, Asian
Very popular Thai eatery with all the classics and some tasty specials like the Andaman Talay seafood bowl with Ballina prawns. Most dishes are sweet and mild to cater to local tastes.
Restaurant provides lunch and dinner 7 days a week BYO (corkage applies) .
A few blocks down from the centre of town, this super chill cafe/kitchen/bar with palapas looks like it's been assembled from driftwood and would be right at home on a Balinese beach. All-day breakfast with a health kick (organic harvest bowls, etc.) and a fully licensed bar.
Licensed, modern Australian wood-fired oven pizza.
Great Mexican basics with lots of weekday and happy hour.
Fresh local produce in the upstairs bistro thelennox.com.au/wp-content/uploads/restaurant-menu1.pdf while enjoying the magnificent ocean views from the open-air balcony. Live music regularly in the downstairs bar
Motel-style double rooms to 1- or 2-bedroom units.
By car
By plane
Nearest airport - Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) is a 10-minute drive.5 hours. There is also a direct service from Melbourne.
com; however, there is no rank, and you can not simply flag one down - you will have to book a cab in advance (toll-free number at 1800 992 066 (domestic)) if you want to go anywhere.
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