Tropical Fruit World, Duranbah, New South Wales © Destination NSW
The Northern Rivers food and farm experiences
The Northern Rivers’ welcoming spirit makes this a food bowl made for families and foodies alike.
Explore family-friendly farms
Explore family-friendly farms
From subtropical rainforests to rolling hinterland, the Northern Rivers have lucked out with their diverse farming-friendly landscapes. In Byron Bay, experience The Farm with a guided tour, take an agricultural course, or dine at the Three Blue Ducks, known for championing their own garden ingredients. Up the coast in the Tweed Valley, Tropical Fruit World delivers what it says on the tin. You’ll feel like you’ve entered another world – one with fruit, farm animals and wildlife boat rides.
Embrace nature’s playground
Embrace nature’s playground
With a family in tow, there’s nowhere better to let your kids roam free than at Hosanna Farmstay in the Tweed Valley. Here, the more mud, the better. Natural play is encouraged; meet farm animals, whiz down water slides, splash in the creek, or get little hands dirty in mud kitchens. There’s plenty of fun for adults, too. Sleep under the stars in a tent or opt for a family cabin. What better way to connect with the land than to let your little ones lead the way? Major parent points, incoming.
Go on a culinary adventure
Go on a culinary adventure
Between award-winning restaurants and farm gates that ooze local craftsmanship, you could spend a lifetime wading through this food bowl’s offerings. Or, in true Byron Bay style, take our “no worries” attitude and hand your day over to Real Byron Tours. Offering customised culinary adventures and curated experiences across Byron and beyond, you’ll discover everything from coffee plantations to macadamia farms and off–the–beaten–path haunts.
Get a taste of the country
Get a taste of the country
Australia’s agriculture is more than just produce; it’s a way of life, a creative outlet and even a sporting spectacle. This lifestyle unfurls at the Murwillumbah Show. Held every October since 1898, it’s a lively event of wood chopping competitions, farmers markets, equestrian events and more. Savour the Tweed also falls over October, where you’ll meet the region’s celebrated chefs, First Nations storytellers, farmers and producers across an array of events.
