Coffs Coast
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The listing mix here tilts heavily toward making: over half the region's entries are craft businesses, and most sit in Coffs Harbour — jewellers, glass studios, a screen-printing workshop, an architecture practice, and an Aboriginal arts alliance representing four language groups. Culture follows a similar pattern but spreads further inland, with museums and rainforest centres in Dorrigo, a cultural centre at Corindi Beach, and a local museum in Bellingen. Small-batch producers cluster instead around Woolgoolga, where three brewers and distillers operate within a short radius. Bellingen carries its own weight too, holding independent retail alongside its brewery and museum. The overall picture is a coast built on studios and hinterland towns built on heritage and ferment.
Best time to visit
With subtropical rainforest gardens, escarpment lookouts, and open-air brewery gardens featuring heavily in the mix, cooler shoulder months suit outdoor walking and garden visits best, while the coastal breweries and taprooms read as comfortable in most weather. Humid peak summer is less suited to the rainforest walks and lookout visits that anchor the Dorrigo entries.
What sets it apart
What separates Coffs Coast from a single-town profile is the split between its craft-dense centre and its dispersed hinterland specialities. Coffs Harbour alone accounts for the bulk of jewellers, glass workers, and gallery space, but the region's small-batch producers gather instead in Woolgoolga, its rainforest museums in Dorrigo, and its independent retail in Bellingen. Few single categories dominate every town — instead each locality carries a distinct slice of the region's economy, from goldsmithing to fermentation to rainforest interpretation.
At a glance
- 133 places
- 20 towns & localities
- ≈ 300 km from Brisbane
Where to start
Generated from 73 verified listings · Last updated 6 July 2026
Towns & localities
Highlights
A selection of standout places across Coffs Coast
Heritage Hotel Dorrigo
The Heritage Hotel rises from Dorrigo's quiet main street with the assured…
FoundContrary's on Clarence
Ulmarra's National Trust-classified streetscape is lined with 19th-century…
CraftKennedy Jewellers
Kennedy Jewellers brings refined elegance to Harbour Drive, where contemporary…
Fine GroundsToast Espresso
The owners spent a decade in fine dining before trading late nights for a…
FieldDorrigo National Park
On the escarpment above the Bellinger Valley, Dorrigo is a jewel of the…
CornerPelican's Landing Garden Centre
On the banks of the Nambucca River opposite Anzac Lion's Park, this independent…
Small Batch
Bellingen Brewing Co
Bellingen, NSW
Bellingen's own brewery pulls in the town on wood-fired pizza nights and open-mic Hootenannies,…
Critters Distillery
Woolgoolga, NSW
On the Coffs Coast, Critters manages its own ferments in custom temperature-controlled tanks,…
King Tide Brewing
Coffs Harbour, NSW
A family-run brewpub where the cooking happens over charcoal and the beer is made on-site. The…
Mogul Beer Brewery
Woolgoolga, NSW
Dave's garage-door origins are still legible in the setup at Mogul Beer — a small-batch brewery on…
Fine Grounds
Artisti Coffee Roasters
Toormina, NSW
On Coffs Harbour's coast, a roastery roasts twice weekly—Mondays and Fridays—to deliver beans at…
Dark Arts Coffee Roasters
Coffs Harbour, NSW
# Dark Arts Coffee Roasters A roastery and café bar on Hurley Drive in Coffs Harbour, Dark Arts…
Full Spectrum Coffee
Coffs Harbour, NSW
# Full Spectrum Coffee A specialty coffee roaster based in Coffs Harbour, Full Spectrum sources…
Toast Espresso
Grafton, NSW
The owners spent a decade in fine dining before trading late nights for a daytime coffee room on…
Culture
Bellingen Museum
Bellingen, NSW
Bellingen Museum is a long-established museum in Bellingen, NSW. The museum explores themes of…
Coffs Coast Botanic Garden
Coffs Harbour, NSW
Coffs Coast Botanic Garden is a long-established botanical garden in Coffs Harbour, NSW. The garden…
Coffs Harbour Regional Botanic Garden
Coffs Harbour, NSW
Coffs Harbour Regional Botanic Garden celebrates the subtropical flora of the mid-North Coast, with…
Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery
Coffs Harbour, NSW
Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery presents a lively program of contemporary and community art to the…
Craft
Art by Wayne French - Artists Coffs Harbour
Arrawarra Headland, NSW
Wayne French has spent his life along the NSW coastline, painting since childhood and working…
ArtsNational Coffs Coast
Coffs Harbour, NSW
A volunteer-run not-for-profit established in November 2022, ArtsNational Coffs Coast runs…
Awl Leather
Bellingen, NSW
Bruce Erskine has worked leather for close to fifty years; for more than thirty of them, AWL has…
Coastal Wardrobes & Kitchens
Coffs Harbour, NSW
A small team of makers based in Coffs Harbour, building custom kitchens, wardrobes, and storage…
Rest
Afterglow Cottages
Bellingen, NSW
Bellingen Farmstay
Bellingen, NSW
Twenty-two acres of pasture and river frontage on the Mid North Coast, backing onto state forest a…
Cottonwood Cottage
Bellingen, NSW
Friday Creek Retreat
Coffs Harbour, NSW
In the Orara Valley in the Coffs Harbour hinterland, fifteen minutes from the coast, nine cottages…
Field
Dangar Falls
Dorrigo, NSW
A picturesque waterfall near the township of Dorrigo in the Northern Tablelands. The falls plunge…
Dorrigo National Park
Dorrigo, NSW
On the escarpment above the Bellinger Valley, Dorrigo is a jewel of the Gondwana Rainforests World…
Point Lookout
Brinerville, NSW
One of the most spectacular viewpoints in NSW, with expansive views over the Bellinger Valley and…
Corner
Emporium Bellingen
Bellingen, NSW
An independent outfitter and homewares store trading since 1985 from the heritage Hammond and…
HYDE Bellingen
Bellingen, NSW
A curated independent retailer showcasing an carefully edited selection of contemporary apparel and…
Pelican's Landing Garden Centre
Nambucca Heads, NSW
On the banks of the Nambucca River opposite Anzac Lion's Park, this independent garden centre…
Table
5 Church Street
Bellingen, NSW
A cafe through the day, this Church Street institution becomes a restaurant and intimate live-music…
99 On Park
Coffs Harbour, NSW
A standalone fine-dining restaurant and bar on Park Beach Road, run as an upscale destination…
Anchors Wharf Café & Restaurant
Urunga, NSW
Down on the south bank of the Kalang River, this long-running seafood room trades on its setting as…
Asian StrEAT Sawtell
Sawtell, NSW
Evenings on First Avenue bring a warm glow from this modern pan-Asian kitchen, where the menu roams…
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Bellingen Canoe Adventures
Guided canoe and kayak trips on the Bellinger River from a base at Fernmount, just…
Departs Coffs HarbourCoffs Harbour Fishing Charters
Skippered fishing charters out of Coffs Harbour aboard custom-built boats fitted out with…
Based hereExodus Adventures
At the point where the Nymboida and Boyd Rivers meet at Buccarumbi, this family-owned…
Departs Coffs HarbourJetty Dive Centre
Mike and Deb have run this Coffs Harbour dive shop since 1996, working the Solitary…
Departs Coffs HarbourPrecision Helicopters
Flying a Bell 206 LongRanger and a Bell UH-1H out of Coffs Harbour Airport, the crew runs…
Departs Coffs HarbourWajaana Yaam Gumbaynggirr Adventure Tours
A 100% Aboriginal-owned operation led by Clark Webb, a local Gumbaynggirr and Bundjalung…
Departs Coffs HarbourWhale Watch Experience
Billed as the second-longest continuously running whale-watching operation in New South…
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