Ballina

Ballina is located approximately 12 hours from Sydney, near Byron Bay and is a beautiful township.

We stayed at the Ballina Lakeside caravan park and I would highly recommend this park especially for families.It has a beautiful water park suited to young children as well as a normal sized swimming pool.The jumping pillow is lots of fun for the kids as well as the adults.The Putt Putt golf course was a big hit and they also have movies on certain nights.

Putt Putt golf course.

Kids Pool Area

The park is situated near  the beach which is suitable for swimming.

While we were here we visited the Crystal Castle which is near Byron Bay.

The Crystal Castle http://www.crystalcastle.com.au/ as the name suggests sells crystals from all over the world.

It is a place where you can recharge your spirit by meditation, walking the labyrinth,  Budha or rainforest walk.
They sell inspiational cd's and books and you can have Aura photos taken and read.

Turon Gates

Turon Gates is located on Mudgee rd Capertee N.S.W

It is approximately 2.5 to 3 hour drive from the Sydney CBD and 25mins from Lithgow

The website for Turon Gates is www.turongates.com

It is a great place for getting away from the hustle and bustle of city life and relaxing in a nice country atmosphere.

The accommodation ranges from self contained cabins which are scattered through the 6000 acre property to camping along the river.

There is plenty to do from bush walking, canoeing, swimming, horse riding and even gold panning.