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Scenes of my Misspent Youth | Sunset over Nth Brother after summer arvo storm |
North Haven and even called North Heaven by some!
It is a beautiful spot located about 350 km north of Sydney on the lower part of the mid north coast of New South Wales. The village is located on the north bank of the Camden Haven River where it empties into the sea via its estuary. On the south bank of the river opposite is the pretty village of Dunbogan. The largest village of the three , Laurieton lies on the river at the foot of North Brother Mountain (really just a little hill to you Europeans and Americans) and these three make up this section of the Camden Haven District. North Brother Mountain was named by Captain Cook along with South Brother and Middle Brother (on which you'll find the Bird Tree - one of the biggest blackbutt trees in N.S.W.).
I always enjoy showing visitors the view from on top of North Brother overlooking the three villages and the estuary which includes a salt water lake named Googlies Lagoon, on which Bob Hope, the famous American comedian crash landed during World War 2. A local fisherman, Bunny Wallace picked them up in his boat & apparently Bob Hope put on a show in the Laurieton School of Arts. Bet that wowed the locals as it really would have been hicksville back then.
The piccie shows North haven on the left bank of the Camden Haven
river, Dunbogan on the southern bank and Laurieton, the largest and commercial centre of the area, below North Brother Mountain |
| North haven beach from Dunbogan |
|  | Looking across to North Haven Beach from Dunbogan This photo shows a glimpse of the northern breakwater (what most of us still call "the Wall") of the Camden Haven river then North Haven beach. Mind you, it's technically "Grant's Beach", but I don't know anyone who calls it anything other than North Haven beach! However, the Headland you can see at the northern end, a distance of approximately 2 kilometres, is Grant's Head. |
That view from North Brother Mountain Having had this as the main photo for so long I had to add it here somewhere.
As I've stated above. This is a must see/do thing when staying anywhere in the area, not just at North Haven.
The view from the other side towards the other two Brother Mountains, Middle Brother & South Brother & looking down towards Diamond Head & past it through Crowdy Bay National Park to the little village of Crowdy Head is rather beautfiul too.
You really must come here to enjoy the view for yourselves. Don't just take my word for it. | | | North Haven on the north bank (left) of the River |
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| Pros: | "Beautiful Coastal Setting" | | Cons: | "Pace of life can be too slow in winter (for me)" | | In A Nutshell: | "North Heaven, especially in Summer time" |
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joelveeebz Wed Jun 10, 2009 05:00 UTC
relish is under new managment trading as Tao's Relish by the River, there is a very extensive menu with alot of fresh local seafood, and the service is Great. i highly recomend this restaurant so try it out. you wont be disapointed | lynnehamman Tue Mar 17, 2009 09:03 UTC
North Haven could indeed be called North Heaven! Its beaut. Loved the mixed nuts tip! Your girls are cute. And they quite intelligently, stay away from Fried Food! Are there camping facilities nearby? | KiKitC Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:40 UTC
Ahhh, what a view! Wishing you and your family wonderful, magical holiday wishes. From the "mixed nuts" in New Jersey! | Eugenetheduck Sun Oct 15, 2006 21:14 UTC
This is where my husband spent his youth, surfing... he grew up in the smallest of the villages...Ross Glen! Now we live in Prague.. back to Laurieton 4 family Xmas 2006. |
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