Mullumbimby
Mullumbimby is a small town in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales.
Understand
Mullumbimby (aka 'The Big Little Town') is a small town with an alternative community of 8,000 people. It is also the administrative centre of the Byron Bay area.
Get in
By plane
- Coolangatta Airport (OOL IATA) — has domestic flights and international flights from New Zealand, Malaysia, and Japan. It often has cheaper flights and cheaper car hire than Ballina.
- Ballina Airport (BNK IATA) — there are flights from Sydney and Melbourne.
- Lismore Regional Airport (LSY IATA) — there are flights to/from Sydney and Grafton.
Airport transfers
You can book door-to-door services at the airport.
By bus
Regional buses link the town with Byron Bay, Ballina, Casino, Lismore and Tweed Heads.
Get around
By bus
Blanches Bus Company — Mullumbimby - Byron Bay - Suffolk Park - Lennox Head - Ballina - Ballina Airport
See
- 🌍 Mount Chincogan. Traditional Aboriginal site.
- 🌍 Crystal Castle & Shambhala Gardens, 81 Monet Dr, Montecollum, ☏ +61 2 6684 3111. 10AM–5PM. Large crystals and beautiful gardens. $33.21.
- 🌍 Minyon Falls Lookout (Whian Whian). 7AM–6PM. Lookout over Minyon Falls and rain-forest walks. Free.
Do
- 🌍 Farmer's Market (each Friday), 51 Main Arm Rd (Mullum Showgrounds), ☏ +61 2 66771345. 7AM–11AM. Lively scene, fresh produce, food and entertainment. Free.
- Market Day (3rd Saturday of the month)
Buy
- 🌍 National Supermarket, Station Street. Daily 7:30AM–7PM.
Eat
- 🌍 Empire Cafe Mullumbimby, 20 Burringbar St, ☏ +61 2 6684 2306, empiremullum@gmail.com. Daily 8AM–3PM.
- 🌍 Pink Lotus Mullumbimby, 72a Burringbar St, ☏ +61 2 6684 2131, dao@pinklotusfood.com.au. Mid-range Vietnamese restaurant.
- 🌍 Izakaya Yu, 53 Stuart St., ☏ +61 2 6684 4545. 11.30AM-8.30PM. Japanese restaurant.
- 🌍 Yaman, 1/62 Stuart St., ☏ +61 2 6684 3778. 9AM-8PM. Middle Eastern restaurant.
Drink
- 🌍 The Middle Pub, 46 Burringbar St, ☏ +61 2 6684 3229. 10AM–midnight. Bar, bistro and rooms.
Sleep
- 🌍 The Mullum Motel Mullumbimby, 68 Dalley St, ☏ +61 2 6684 3229. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 10AM.
Connect
Go next
- Byron Bay — Booming beach town
- Brunswick Heads — Sleepy beach town
- Federal — Hinterland village with popular Japanese cafe
- Bangalow — Rural farming town
- Lennox Head — Surfing town
- Ballina — Regional transport hub
| Ballina ← Byron Bay ← | S M1 N | → Murwillumbah → Tweed Heads |