Coco Blue Coastal Cottage - Rochelle's guidebook

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Coco Blue Coastal Cottage - Rochelle's guidebook

My favourite local beaches

Shelly Beach NSW is one of the locals’ favourite beaches. No wonder… The beach has so many fabulous qualities that I can’t decide what’s the highlight: Great surf Safe swimming with lifeguard patrol Beautiful, untouched, sand dunes, spacious Fabulous dog exercise area Large parking space Restaurants at the Surf Life Saving Club Lively picnic area with elevated views Golf course with ocean views Water quality rated as Very Good and.... great coffee from the cafe in front of the beach!!
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Shelly Beach
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Shelly Beach NSW is one of the locals’ favourite beaches. No wonder… The beach has so many fabulous qualities that I can’t decide what’s the highlight: Great surf Safe swimming with lifeguard patrol Beautiful, untouched, sand dunes, spacious Fabulous dog exercise area Large parking space Restaurants at the Surf Life Saving Club Lively picnic area with elevated views Golf course with ocean views Water quality rated as Very Good and.... great coffee from the cafe in front of the beach!!
The beautiful Toowoon Bay Beach is popular for swimming, surfing, snorkelling and fishing, with rocky reefs near both ends. Easy access for families. It’s a patrolled beach that curves along the coast for about 700m. Pretty Blue Bay Beach is immediately north and enchanting Little Bay Beach sits to the south, connected by a point where gentle waves roll onto the soft sandy shoreline.
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Toowoon Bay
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The beautiful Toowoon Bay Beach is popular for swimming, surfing, snorkelling and fishing, with rocky reefs near both ends. Easy access for families. It’s a patrolled beach that curves along the coast for about 700m. Pretty Blue Bay Beach is immediately north and enchanting Little Bay Beach sits to the south, connected by a point where gentle waves roll onto the soft sandy shoreline.
Popular beach great for kids.
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Terrigal Beach
140 Terrigal Drive
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Popular beach great for kids.

My best places to shop and eat

If you like playing golf with multi-million dollar views, head to Shelly Beach Golf Club, an 18-hole course on top of the hill behind the dunes. Also is a great place to eat lunch or dinner. With full gaming facilities on offer, the club also has multiple bars, a beer garden, and a first class restaurant – Aqua Dining. Described as one of the most scenic golf courses on the eastern seaboard, the par 71, 6009 metre layout rolls over gently undulating land next to its namesake, Shelly Beach. Beginning with a generous par five which requires a drive to a wide downhill fairway. At just over 500 metres, it is reachable in two for the bigger hitters. For updated events and activities at the Golf Club see https://www.shellybeachgolfclub.com.au/events/?category=golf-events
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Shelly Beach Golf Club
Shelly Beach Road
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If you like playing golf with multi-million dollar views, head to Shelly Beach Golf Club, an 18-hole course on top of the hill behind the dunes. Also is a great place to eat lunch or dinner. With full gaming facilities on offer, the club also has multiple bars, a beer garden, and a first class restaurant – Aqua Dining. Described as one of the most scenic golf courses on the eastern seaboard, the par 71, 6009 metre layout rolls over gently undulating land next to its namesake, Shelly Beach. Beginning with a generous par five which requires a drive to a wide downhill fairway. At just over 500 metres, it is reachable in two for the bigger hitters. For updated events and activities at the Golf Club see https://www.shellybeachgolfclub.com.au/events/?category=golf-events
Long Jetty Markets Explore international food stalls, fashions, homewares, desserts, jewellery & many more. LOCATION: Long Jetty, Tuggerah Parade Foreshore, between Toowoon Bay Rd & Thompson St.
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Long Jetty Foreshore Reserve
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Long Jetty Markets Explore international food stalls, fashions, homewares, desserts, jewellery & many more. LOCATION: Long Jetty, Tuggerah Parade Foreshore, between Toowoon Bay Rd & Thompson St.
Great peaceful location, Great pizza's and Tapas and the best Sangria in town!! They offer gourmet pizzas, everything is from scratch, with fresh and local produce. https://www.tangorestaurant.com.au/
Tango Pizza-Tapas Restaurant
1 Tuggerah Parade
Great peaceful location, Great pizza's and Tapas and the best Sangria in town!! They offer gourmet pizzas, everything is from scratch, with fresh and local produce. https://www.tangorestaurant.com.au/
I love this place. If you go ask for Alice she is the owner and she will look after you. Great service and great Chinese food in town.
Ming Dragon
14 Mingara Drive
I love this place. If you go ask for Alice she is the owner and she will look after you. Great service and great Chinese food in town.
The best pies in the world and ... you will never find a better vanilla slice! Ken's Humble Pie Shop, located in Coral Street, The Entrance makes the Central Coast's most mouthwatering pies, sausage rolls, quiches and profiteroles! They are cooked with love and using only the freshest, finest ingredients!
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Ken's Humble Pie Shop
32 Coral St
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The best pies in the world and ... you will never find a better vanilla slice! Ken's Humble Pie Shop, located in Coral Street, The Entrance makes the Central Coast's most mouthwatering pies, sausage rolls, quiches and profiteroles! They are cooked with love and using only the freshest, finest ingredients!
Shops are just 2 minutes down the road.
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Bateau Bay Square
12 Bay Village Rd
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Shops are just 2 minutes down the road.
Westfield Tuggerah, Events Cinema and lots more places to shop and eat
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Westfield Tuggerah
50 Wyong Rd
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Westfield Tuggerah, Events Cinema and lots more places to shop and eat
The Wyong Milk Factory established in 1906 has been lovingly restored, saved and salvaged. There is now something here for the whole family to enjoy! Come and discover tasty and local produce at our resident cheese and chocolate factories. The Milk Factory Café is a favourite amongst locals, open 7 days a week and kid friendly with an outdoor playground just across from the café. Enjoy a day on the river in a kayak or row boat, relax with a BBQ by the river, pamper yourself or your pet or workout at the 24 hour gym. There really is something for everyone! Great place to eat by Wyong River. The family tavern is now open every Wednesday through to Sunday with live entertainment most evenings and a great kids entertainment area. https://wyongmilkfactory.com.au/
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Wyong Milk Factory Cafe
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The Wyong Milk Factory established in 1906 has been lovingly restored, saved and salvaged. There is now something here for the whole family to enjoy! Come and discover tasty and local produce at our resident cheese and chocolate factories. The Milk Factory Café is a favourite amongst locals, open 7 days a week and kid friendly with an outdoor playground just across from the café. Enjoy a day on the river in a kayak or row boat, relax with a BBQ by the river, pamper yourself or your pet or workout at the 24 hour gym. There really is something for everyone! Great place to eat by Wyong River. The family tavern is now open every Wednesday through to Sunday with live entertainment most evenings and a great kids entertainment area. https://wyongmilkfactory.com.au/
They are open at 8am and offer a really good breakfast with a view. If you like seafood, the lunch and dinner menu will impress.
WatersEdge Seafood Restaurant
12 The Entrance Road
They are open at 8am and offer a really good breakfast with a view. If you like seafood, the lunch and dinner menu will impress.
A cafe that makes you feel you are in bali with a tropical and peaceful setting that provides a unique café experience and with a great vegetarian and vegan menu that caters for all!
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Bamboo Buddha Cafe and Nursery
221 Wattle Tree Rd
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A cafe that makes you feel you are in bali with a tropical and peaceful setting that provides a unique café experience and with a great vegetarian and vegan menu that caters for all!

Activities I enjoy

Bateau Bay is best known for its fishing and range of outdoor adventures, including swimming, snorkelling, bushwalking, hang gliding and whale watching. In this secluded spot between two headlands, find your patch of sun-kissed sand and roll out a towel. If you like walking tracks - Bateau Bay Beach is in the southern section of Wyrrabalong National Park, a picturesque wilderness full of walking tracks, gorgeous beaches, wildlife and Aboriginal heritage. From Bateau Bay Beach picnic area, follow The Coast walking track to Forresters Beach, for one of the prettiest walks on the Central Coast. Halfway along the 3km track is Crackneck Point lookout, a popular spot for hang gliding and paragliding, and a wonderful vantage point for whale watching during the annual migration between May and November. The narrow walking track then winds through a carpet of wildflowers in spring, including flannel flowers, NSW's floral emblem for the Centenary of Federation. Fishing Bateau Bay is an angler’s paradise. You can throw a line in straight from the beach or off one of the many coastal rock platforms. At low tide, look for spots at the base of the iconic rock cliffs that run along the coast. Before you go, please read these fishing safety tips, especially when rock fishing.
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Bateau Bay Beach
Bateau Bay Beach Access
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Bateau Bay is best known for its fishing and range of outdoor adventures, including swimming, snorkelling, bushwalking, hang gliding and whale watching. In this secluded spot between two headlands, find your patch of sun-kissed sand and roll out a towel. If you like walking tracks - Bateau Bay Beach is in the southern section of Wyrrabalong National Park, a picturesque wilderness full of walking tracks, gorgeous beaches, wildlife and Aboriginal heritage. From Bateau Bay Beach picnic area, follow The Coast walking track to Forresters Beach, for one of the prettiest walks on the Central Coast. Halfway along the 3km track is Crackneck Point lookout, a popular spot for hang gliding and paragliding, and a wonderful vantage point for whale watching during the annual migration between May and November. The narrow walking track then winds through a carpet of wildflowers in spring, including flannel flowers, NSW's floral emblem for the Centenary of Federation. Fishing Bateau Bay is an angler’s paradise. You can throw a line in straight from the beach or off one of the many coastal rock platforms. At low tide, look for spots at the base of the iconic rock cliffs that run along the coast. Before you go, please read these fishing safety tips, especially when rock fishing.
Tuggerah Lakes Cycleway is an off-road, scenic 12 kilometre shared pathway from The Entrance, which hugs the lakes foreshore to Chittaway Bay, or heads north across The Entrance Bridge to Magenta for approximately four kilometres. Parks, playgrounds, toilets, picnic and barbecue areas are located along the path, making it a family friendly activity. The route is mostly flat and suits a range of fitness levels. Self serve bike hire is available in the waterfront mall (near the Pelican Feed) or outside of the Visitor Information Centre, Marine Parade, The Entrance.
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Long Jetty Foreshore Reserve
103A Tuggerah Parade
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Tuggerah Lakes Cycleway is an off-road, scenic 12 kilometre shared pathway from The Entrance, which hugs the lakes foreshore to Chittaway Bay, or heads north across The Entrance Bridge to Magenta for approximately four kilometres. Parks, playgrounds, toilets, picnic and barbecue areas are located along the path, making it a family friendly activity. The route is mostly flat and suits a range of fitness levels. Self serve bike hire is available in the waterfront mall (near the Pelican Feed) or outside of the Visitor Information Centre, Marine Parade, The Entrance.
Swim facilities Indoor heated 8 lanes Olympic pool At 1.2 metres deep and 50 metres long, it was purpose-built to cater for lap swimming for health, fitness, competition and general water activities. Heated leisure pool With a play area and a gently sloping beach entry, fun water features will keep the family entertained. Rapid river in the leisure pool – don’t miss our moving whirlpool to excite the kids and the young at heart. Hydrotherapy pool Providing warm, deep water for gentle exercise, it’s ideal for rehabilitation, mobility exercises and some learn to swim classes. https://www.mingara.com.au/aquatics/
Mingara One Fitness
12-14 Mingara Drive
Swim facilities Indoor heated 8 lanes Olympic pool At 1.2 metres deep and 50 metres long, it was purpose-built to cater for lap swimming for health, fitness, competition and general water activities. Heated leisure pool With a play area and a gently sloping beach entry, fun water features will keep the family entertained. Rapid river in the leisure pool – don’t miss our moving whirlpool to excite the kids and the young at heart. Hydrotherapy pool Providing warm, deep water for gentle exercise, it’s ideal for rehabilitation, mobility exercises and some learn to swim classes. https://www.mingara.com.au/aquatics/
Discover one of the Central Coast’s most beautiful walks. The Coast walking track runs through a narrow strip of forest between Forresters and Bateau Bay Beaches. Setting out from Bateau Bay Beach picnic area, you'll wander along clifftops, past blackbutts and spotted gums, and absorb spectacular coastal views as you go. The best time to walk is between May and August, when you can do some whale watching from Crackneck lookout along the way. If you’re walking in spring, you’ll be treated to wildflowers coming into bloom, including ground orchids and flannel flowers, and you’re bound to spot birds all year round. The return walk is about six kilometres, but if you’d like a shorter walk, try going one way, or you can break the walk up into shorter sections. No matter how you undertake it, you’re sure to find it rewarding.
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The Coast walking track
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Discover one of the Central Coast’s most beautiful walks. The Coast walking track runs through a narrow strip of forest between Forresters and Bateau Bay Beaches. Setting out from Bateau Bay Beach picnic area, you'll wander along clifftops, past blackbutts and spotted gums, and absorb spectacular coastal views as you go. The best time to walk is between May and August, when you can do some whale watching from Crackneck lookout along the way. If you’re walking in spring, you’ll be treated to wildflowers coming into bloom, including ground orchids and flannel flowers, and you’re bound to spot birds all year round. The return walk is about six kilometres, but if you’d like a shorter walk, try going one way, or you can break the walk up into shorter sections. No matter how you undertake it, you’re sure to find it rewarding.
My kids love to go for the weekend disco ice skating nights. I like to go during the day when it is not so busy and I can go as fast as I want. :)
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Erina Ice Arena
Terrigal Drive
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My kids love to go for the weekend disco ice skating nights. I like to go during the day when it is not so busy and I can go as fast as I want. :)
Perfect place for a young family, you children have a wonderful time exploring the mazes, friendly farm animals & many more amazing activities on offer. Amazement Farm & Fun Park is a world of fun for the whole family. https://www.amazement.com.au/
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Amazement' Farm & Fun Park
170 Yarramalong Rd
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Perfect place for a young family, you children have a wonderful time exploring the mazes, friendly farm animals & many more amazing activities on offer. Amazement Farm & Fun Park is a world of fun for the whole family. https://www.amazement.com.au/
The Pelican Feed takes place on The Entrance waterfront each day and is one of the Central Coast's most popular tourist attractions, entertaining and educating visitors and residents alike about the area's own pelican colony. It was all started over 20 years ago by staff at the local fish shop, who would feed scraps to the pelicans every day. Then in 1996, Council built the feeding platform known as Pelican Plaza. They, in conjunction with the many sponsors and a wonderful team of volunteers, have made it possible to feed the pelicans whole fresh fish 365 days a year and make it the spectacle it is today.
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The Entrance
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The Pelican Feed takes place on The Entrance waterfront each day and is one of the Central Coast's most popular tourist attractions, entertaining and educating visitors and residents alike about the area's own pelican colony. It was all started over 20 years ago by staff at the local fish shop, who would feed scraps to the pelicans every day. Then in 1996, Council built the feeding platform known as Pelican Plaza. They, in conjunction with the many sponsors and a wonderful team of volunteers, have made it possible to feed the pelicans whole fresh fish 365 days a year and make it the spectacle it is today.
The Australian Reptile Park is located at Somersby on the Central Coast, New South Wales in Australia. It is about 50 kilometres North of Sydney, and is just off the M1 Pacific Motorway. The Park has one of the largest reptile collections in Australia, with close to 50 species on display.
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Australsk krybdyrspark
Pacific Highway
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The Australian Reptile Park is located at Somersby on the Central Coast, New South Wales in Australia. It is about 50 kilometres North of Sydney, and is just off the M1 Pacific Motorway. The Park has one of the largest reptile collections in Australia, with close to 50 species on display.
https://www.avocabeachtheatre.com.au/about-us/ I love live shows and art house movies . Avoca picture theatre give both!! A cute little boutique picture theatre that also have live events. Check out the program.
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Avoca Beach Theatre
69 Avoca Dr
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https://www.avocabeachtheatre.com.au/about-us/ I love live shows and art house movies . Avoca picture theatre give both!! A cute little boutique picture theatre that also have live events. Check out the program.
This is my favourite place to go for horse riding and a gourmet picnic. They also do guided tours through rainforests, rock pools and native bushland. Plus Lead Pony Rides, Gourmet Picnic Tours & more. I have not done this but my teenage children and husband has done quad biking here and they loved it.
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Glenworth Valley Outdoor Adventures
69 Cooks Rd
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This is my favourite place to go for horse riding and a gourmet picnic. They also do guided tours through rainforests, rock pools and native bushland. Plus Lead Pony Rides, Gourmet Picnic Tours & more. I have not done this but my teenage children and husband has done quad biking here and they loved it.

Fishing

Bateau Bay is an angler’s paradise. You can throw a line in straight from the beach or off one of the many coastal rock platforms. At low tide, look for spots at the base of the iconic rock cliffs that run along the coast. Before you go, please read these fishing safety tips, especially when rock fishing.
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Bateau Bay
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Bateau Bay is an angler’s paradise. You can throw a line in straight from the beach or off one of the many coastal rock platforms. At low tide, look for spots at the base of the iconic rock cliffs that run along the coast. Before you go, please read these fishing safety tips, especially when rock fishing.

My favourite gym

I believe this is the best gym on the Central Coast and it is 2 mins down the road from Killarney Vale. Great facilities, best yoga studio, great cafe with the best protein balls and coffee!
Mingara One Fitness
12-14 Mingara Drive
I believe this is the best gym on the Central Coast and it is 2 mins down the road from Killarney Vale. Great facilities, best yoga studio, great cafe with the best protein balls and coffee!

The closest Medical treatment

https://www.mingaramed.com.au/ Mingara medical is 2 mins down the road. Chemist is next door.
Mingara Medical
7 Mingara Drive
https://www.mingaramed.com.au/ Mingara medical is 2 mins down the road. Chemist is next door.
https://www.bayvillagemedical.com.au/ Bay Village medical centre is 1 minute from the Coco Blue Coastal cottage .
Bay Village Medical Centre
3-5 Farrar Road
https://www.bayvillagemedical.com.au/ Bay Village medical centre is 1 minute from the Coco Blue Coastal cottage .

Sweet treats

We love gelato! The best place to enjoy gelato is Ciao Bella at The Entrance, every flavour of the fabulously rich gelato has been created to satisfy a craving for something decadent and creamy.
Ciao Bella Gelato Bar
37 Coral St
We love gelato! The best place to enjoy gelato is Ciao Bella at The Entrance, every flavour of the fabulously rich gelato has been created to satisfy a craving for something decadent and creamy.
Nothing better than a chocolate factory!! Luka Chocolates is based in the Yarramalong Valley at the Wyong Milk Factory. In 2014 we renovated our premises to include both manufacturing facilities and a retail outlet at a single location. Our observation window allows our visitors to experience the process of making our chocolates and our retail store allows our customers to taste the finished product
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Luka Chocolates
141-155 Alison Rd
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Nothing better than a chocolate factory!! Luka Chocolates is based in the Yarramalong Valley at the Wyong Milk Factory. In 2014 we renovated our premises to include both manufacturing facilities and a retail outlet at a single location. Our observation window allows our visitors to experience the process of making our chocolates and our retail store allows our customers to taste the finished product