Norah Head Lighthouse
Central Coast, NSW
1903 concrete-block lighthouse on Bush Street, the last staffed James Barnet-style light built in NSW, with tours and clifftop whale watching.
About this place
Norah Head Light stands on the headland at Bush Street, Norah Head, close to Toukley. It was completed in 1903, is listed on the NSW State Heritage Register as the Norah Head Lightstation Precinct, and was the last staffed lighthouse constructed in NSW. The white cylindrical tower is about 27 m high with a first-order Chance Brothers lens. The precinct is a working lightstation with keeper cottages available as holiday stays and guided tower tours when running. The headland is a land-based whale-watching point in winter. OpenStreetMap records the lighthouse at Bush Street, Norah Head NSW 2263.
Access & getting there
Drive to Norah Head via Maitland Bay Drive or Wilfred Barrett Drive. Parking at the lightstation precinct. Tower access is by guided tour when operating; grounds and clifftop paths are the usual visit. Check tour times before you go.
Bush Street, Norah Head NSW 2263
Safety notes
Unfenced cliff edges around the headland. Supervise children. Tower tours involve steep stairs.
Gear notes
Windproof layer, binoculars in whale season. Comfortable shoes.
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