Head Up To The Lighthouse

 Lighthouse Rd, Byron Bay NSW 2481, Australia +61 2 6685 5955 Website 9am – 4:30pm Byron Bay Campervan Hire

beltsfigures (contributor)

This is the lighthouse monument at Byron Bay. I have read that it is the most easterly point on the mainliand of Austrlalia.
There is a great museum about the lighthouse keepers from Australia up here. As well, this vantage point affords a view that is amazing of beaches on both sides of the point.
Sometimes there are paragliders launching from the top of the hill as well.
This place is worth seeing and it is free except for the parking right by the museum.

sliochkooky (contributor)

Byron Bay’s most prominent neighbor is the Cape Byron Lighthouse, located out to the east of town.

Situated about 100 meters above the sheer wall of rock with the Pacific Ocean below, the Cape Byron lighthouse really is beautiful. It was designed and built in 1899, and was commissioned in 1901… after a one-day wait, due to of all things… bad weather keeping Sir John See the honorable away because of no lighthouse to guide him in!

Written Jun 13, 2005

Website: http://www.byron-bay.com/byronbay/lighthouse.html

tanbusy (contributor)

Located just past the Byron Bay lighthouse is a rock cliff that is geographically the eastern most place in all of Australia. What a unique experience, and it did not even take any effort!

Byron Bay is a beautiful place to have this landmark, and I was glad Sarah and I could share it!

The landscape around you is really breathtaking, between the jagged rocks, the pounding surf, and the pristine walking trails, you will enjoy seeing this.

Written Jun 13, 2005

cappingmonoxide (contributor)

The headland above Byron Bay is the most easterly point in Australia and is the home for a magnificent Lighthouse. Not only is it the most easterly point , the location is renown for its surfing beach and is situated on the northern New South Wales coast only 2 hours drive from Queensland’s Gold Coast. The region has outstanding hinterland with many historic small towns which are well worth spending a few days to visit.

Written Dec 23, 2005

entropyloosen (contributor)

The Byron Bay icon is the Lighthouse, found at the extreme easterly end of the Bay and which is the most easterly part of Australia. Built in 1901, the structure dominates the surrounds and can be seen for miles around (the whole point! :)).
The area around the Lighthouse is the Cape Bryon Natural Reserve – steep pathways leading up from Clarke’s beach (and others) below. Fantastic views to be had of the coastline in both directions and, if you’re there at the right time, chances are you will see plenty of whales out to sea (June-Sept).

You can walk up from the beaches (pretty steep though!) or you can drive to the top of the headland (car park cost A$5)

pukerite (contributor)

Byron Bay Lighthouse is not only a beacon for ships at sea but seems to guide every visitor to the town up for its picturesque position with views out across the bay and inland to the hinterland.

Built in 1901 Byron Bay Lighthouse is a very picturesue lighthouse with lovely period lighthouse-keepers quarters now used as rental cottages (see my accommodation tips). The lighthouse is only about 400m from the most Easterly Point of the Australian Mainland and can be reached by the road vis Wategos Beach or via the walking track linking Palm Valley with Wategos Beach, the Most Easterly Point and the lighthouse itself.

The lighthouse is still an important part of Australia’s marine safety network and consequently is not open for tours but I have head that it may open up within a year for small-group tours.

The views from the lighthouse are stunning as you can look due east across the Pacific Ocean, North across the white sweep of Byron Bay itself and the imposing Burringbar Range (a mountain range about 20kms North of Byron Bay) or South to the coastal towns of Lennox Heads and Ballina.

In winter the Humpback Whales are migrating North along the coastline from their home in Antarctica to their breeding grounds off Harvey Bay – there are wale watchers keeping count of the whales for scientific purposes and if you are patient enough you may catch a glimpse of one…bring your Binoculars!

pantsconk (contributor)

There is quite a good visitors centre at the Lighthouse now, it is located in one of the old lighthouse-keepers cottages just back the road from the lighthouse itself.

They have some good displays of the lighthouse and local history. If you are interested in the importance of the lighthouse and its history then you will enjoy the centre.

Entry is free of chanrge.
There is also a small gift-shop with (rather ordinary) sounvenirs of Byron Bay.

measurewren (contributor)

Built in 1901 at Cape Byron, the lighthouse is situated at the most Easterly point of the Australian mainland. It is a beautiful building that has warned ships away from the headland for generations.

This point offers spectacular views in both directions and the paths in place offer visitors a beautiful walk right down to the waters edge. From late May to early October this is the perfect place for whale watching. I can’t even remember the last time I didnt see dolphins frolicking off the coast at this point. Make sure you bring your camera along for some nice photo opportunities. Click on the pic and enlarge it to get a proper feel of the kind of landscape Cape Byron offers.

The Cape Byron Trust run tours of the lighthouse and can be contacted for details on +61 (0) 2 6685 8565.

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