This sociable, family-run hostel has light-filled dorms, a popular bar and restaurant downstairs, and a barbecue area on the roof that doubles as a workout/yoga spot. Owner Shane runs three-hour guided tours of Yamba ($20), and there's surfboard hire, surf lessons, Friday night BBQs and poker nights.
Yamba YHA
Byron Bay & Northern NSW
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
9.53 MILES
Stretching for 25km along the coast north of the Clarence River to South Evans Head, this national park is largely untouched. Most of it is best explored…
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0.18 MILES
Held by the Clarence River, this market features locally produced food and craft, and live music.
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19.94 MILES
A stop between Grafton and Ballina, this museum complex and cafe – set on the site of the original New Italy Settlement – is a good spot to stretch the…
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2.9 MILES
These springwater-fed waterholes south of Spooky Beach are the remains of the quarry used for the breakwater. Daring folk climb the cliff faces and plunge…
Nearby Byron Bay & Northern NSW attractions
0.18 MILES
Held by the Clarence River, this market features locally produced food and craft, and live music.
2. Angourie Blue & Green Pools
2.9 MILES
These springwater-fed waterholes south of Spooky Beach are the remains of the quarry used for the breakwater. Daring folk climb the cliff faces and plunge…
9.53 MILES
Stretching for 25km along the coast north of the Clarence River to South Evans Head, this national park is largely untouched. Most of it is best explored…
19.94 MILES
A stop between Grafton and Ballina, this museum complex and cafe – set on the site of the original New Italy Settlement – is a good spot to stretch the…