Whats more, it was high tide, meaning the ocean was running mischievously over the flat rocks that surround the pool and the pool itself was full to the brim. A short drive from yamba, it offers a safe and exciting swim with stunning views of spooky beach known as spookies to the locals which is a known spot that shapes up dyedinthewool surfers. The story goes that the miners working on the quarries went home one night and came. Yamba library 360 walk through view welcome to yamba library, your library for your reading leisure, catching up with friends in person, on your emails or facebook, need information, something to do in the school holidays or a story for your littlies, all available at your local library in yamba. The first european to visit the area was matthew flinders, who stopped in. Mar 10, 2020 you can clamber around to the bays on either side, explore the rock pools or just enjoy the peace and quiet.
Attract more customers by adding more content such as opening hours, logo and more. Check out tripadvisor members 4,211 candid photos and videos of landmarks, hotels, and attractions in yamba. Yambas playtime is an australian childrens preschool television program, produced and broadcast by imparja television from 1995 and since 2010 has also been broadcast by nine network australia. The fresh water blue pool and the larger green pool collectively known as the blue pools are former quarrying sites that supplied rock to build the yamba break wall between 1890 and the early 1900s. In keeping with this pictorial theme, all the museums of the lower clarence valley will be running a scanfest students, teachers and the general public are invited to visit their nearest local museum on tuesday 10 september with historical photos of this region. Some of these pools are natural pools on rock platforms.
The yamba surf lifesaving club was formed at a meeting at the yamba school of arts on september 9th, 1908 and has been operating continuously since that time. Posted in books, events, historical photos, publications, yamba history tagged historical photos, historical society, osric notley, yamba museum bring your old photos to our scanfest. Jun 20, 20 7 days in may 20 at angourie and yamba in northern nsw, australia. It may well also be the most recently built constructed in the 1960s though it may also be the more modern building methods and materials that made it more vulnerable to closure on a regular basis. Macquarie street, sydney nsw 2000, australia phone. Maclean olympic swimming pool clarence valley council.
While we were in yamba a couple of weeks ago, we dropped in to angourie to visit the blue and green pools. Book your hotel in yamba and pay later with expedia. Yamba, on midnorth coast nsw, is a great stop off between sydney and brisbane. Free cancellation on select hotels and 247 support, so you can book with. A famous surfing spot, angouries fresh water pools are the result of the quarrying of rock for the clarence river breakwalls in the 1890s. This years theme for history week 715 september is, picture this. Each 30 minute episode of yambas playtime follows the life of yamba the yerrampe or honey ant and is the first indigenous themed preschool program to have.
Home history development and growth holidays makers on yambas main beach in the 1940s. The lack of a convenient rail connection to major cities, the poor quality of the roads, dramatic sand drifts which threatened to bury parts of the town, the depression and world war ii all constrained yambas further development. This pool dates from the 1960s making it one of the youngest ocean pools along the coast of new south wales. Come and experience of famous bistro while the kids enjoy. The best yamba bed and breakfasts of 2020 with prices. Glenreagh public pool coramba street, glenreagh phone.
Yamba yha is a purposebuilt backpacker hostel with a mix of multishare and twindouble accommodation. This beachside town has one of australias most famous surf breaks. Yamba has sporting and recreation groups, restaurants, eateries, cafes, primary schools, cinema, churches, swimming pools, golf course, bowling greens and a large deepwater marina. Nsw has about 100 of them with a large proportion in sydney, wollongong and newcastle. And the whole area is a mecca for dyedinthewool surfers as well as a renowned home to some of australias top surfboard shapers.
With the archetypal east coast ocean pool built into the rocks at its southern end, one of nsws oldest surf lifesaving clubs centrestage, and the iconic pacific hotel overlooking it all, yambas main beach is so quaint, lovely and australian you cant help but grin when youre there. Welcome to yamba library, your library for your reading leisure, catching up with friends in person, on your emails or facebook, need information, something to do in the school holidays or a story for your littlies, all available at your local library in yamba. Theres definitely something special about ocean pools. The first european to visit the area was matthew flinders, who stopped in yamba bay for six days in july 1799.
Surrounded by picturesque farmland and white sandy beaches we decided to check it out and stay for a night. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the. While youre in the area be sure to check out spookys beach. Yamba department, one of the six departments of gourma province, burkina faso. Angouries blue pool was once a rock quarry that ran across a slight problem. Yamba is a locality in northern new south wales, australia at the mouth of the clarence river. An underwater freshwater spring was disturbed and turned the hole in the ground into an aquatic haven. Snorkeling and surfingboogie boarding adventures can be found near the. It was constructed in 1866, and was a wooden house built on a platform that was lit with a kerosene lamp.
The pools are currently closed due to algae blooms. Neighbour angourie, 5km to the south, is a tiny, chilledout place that has long been a draw for experienced surfers and was proudly one of australias first surf reserves. Yamba rock pool felt to me like a regular 30m pool, with a drainage area on the ocean side that might have been mistaken for a kids pool if it hadnt been so deep and so exposed to the incoming waves. Local heritage links clarence valley cemeteries register clarence valley heritage buildings studies port of yamba historical. Take a look at our complete digital marketing service. This is completely normal and is expected in the warmer months. Others like yamba pool have been formed when the rock platform has been deepened and concrete walls and floors have been added.
The lighthouse has a very rich history which dates back roughly 150 years. In 2014 yambas population was 7000, growing at 5% pa. Situated in tropical northern nsw, yamba along with two other coastal areas on the world map have been declared by csiro and stanford university as having the best climate in the world along with san diego, california and bunbury in wa to work, live or play. As we are now in the summer months, based on previous testing undertaken at this time of the year, it is likely that potentially toxic algae is present in both pools and therefore they are not suitable for swimming. Soon the small coastal town of yamba caught our eye. Well even let you know about secret offers and sales when you sign up to our emails. Boasting 7 pristine beaches, the magnificent clarence river, a marina and sensational weather.
The pools were created when a spring was disturbed during excavations. Yamba is approximately 1 hour north of coffs harbour, 1. Current pool hours the pool is now operating under peak hours. There is but a single word for yambas climate perfection. There are some great rock shelves around the area for rock hopping, fishing and exploring the rock pools but if you continue around the top theres a well worn path up. The cove apartments are at yamba, a northern new south wales coastal town situated at the mouth of the clarence river, the biggest river on the east coast of australia yamba is approximately 1 hour north of coffs harbour, 1. Yamba was officially proclaimed a town in 1864 and during the first fifty years of european settlement the river was the main means of access. These two pools were formed in 1899 and have become a popular picnic spot and swimming hole. A short drive from yamba, it offers a safe and exciting swim with stunning views of spooky beach known as spookies to the locals which is a known spot that shapes. The following day we returned to yamba beach for breakfast and were so glad we did. Angourie is a small coastal village in the clarence valley council of new south wales.
Ramblers whove undertaken the spectacular 10km coastal walk from angourie think of nothing but the opportunity to melt into the blue pools revitalising chill after their hike. Cosy 1 bedroom unit located high on yamba hill, just a 3 minute walk to the pacific hotel, local restaurants, yamba main beach and also pippis dog friendly beach. When the pools are closed, you can still swim in the large saltwater rock pool beside the blue pool its sensational at high tide and perfect for floating around all day long. Ocean pools always look magical in sunshine, and although the surf was up, the yamba rock pool looked scintillating in the morning sun. Maclean is 21 km to the west, grafton 60 km to the sw and ballina 100 km to the north. It also appears to be the northernmost of the adultsize ocean pools along the new south wales coast. The fresh water blue pool and the larger green pool collectively known as the blue pools are former quarrying sites that supplied rock to build the yamba break.
Oct 31, 2016 the lighthouse has a very rich history which dates back roughly 150 years. This superbly sited 33metre ocean pool with pandanus trees nearby still features on postcards of yamba. Yamba shores tavern is yambas only true waterfront venue. Yamba photos featured images of yamba, new south wales. Yamba museum yamba museum and the port of yamba historical. Yamba shopping fair shop 28 treelands drive, yamba. Angourie point, yamba, spooky point, blue pools and back. We were the only ones her on this gorgous sunny day. Yamba rock pool, yamba, nsw, australia all into ocean pools inc. Oftheard descriptions such as byron bay 20 years ago are not unfounded. Angourie blue pool 2020 all you need to know before you go.
Local studies collection newspaper records the library provides access to a number of past local papers on microfilm. The history of the yamba lighthouse the cove yamba. Yamba golf and country club and yamba marina are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the areas natural beauty can explore yamba beach and yuraygir national park. Camel train to yamba by john williamson from the album j. Yamba had a surf lifesaving club by 1908, thriving guesthouses and hotels and an expanding fishing industry. Yamba library provides an extensive collection of resources dedicated to the cultural history of yamba and the surrounding areas. It is the oldest surf club on the far north coast of new south wales and one of the oldest in the world. I pray for yamba explicit by black angel from the album bless to be a blessing explicit maam teega yamba by patrice w. Yamba beach shack has just had a renovation in may. This book follows the evolution of the swimming pool through class, race, and social changes in the united states. The first lighthouse that was built in yamba was much smaller than the current light. The blue pools of angourie were a result of a rock quarry that went wrong.
Swimming pools hours of operation, facilities and general information swimming pool safety. The cove apartments are at yamba, a northern new south wales coastal town situated at the mouth of the clarence river, the biggest river on the east coast of australia. The small population fluctuated with the periodic allocation of government funds for the. Local heritage links clarence valley cemeteries register clarence valley heritage buildings studies port of yamba historical society historical.