© KEVIN MORGAN, MAGIC LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY
Somersby Falls
SOMERSBY FALLS The rainforest surrounds and free barbecue facilities make Somersby Falls picnic area a popular lunch spot, but it’s the waterfalls themselves that make this a must-visit location. There are two waterfalls and they’re both accessed via the steep (and often slippery) 500 m-return Somersby Falls Walking Track. Best viewed after rain when water cascades down the falls creating pools of water and much laughter from children splashing and dancing beneath. Picnic area, end of Somersby Falls Road, Somersby
DISTILLERY BOTANICA, FRAGRANT GARDENS
Distillery Botanica
Set among three acres of gardens in Erina is Distillery Botanica where you can wander the gardens that supply herbs for the distillery’s gins. There are interesting mud-brick buildings to see, say hello to the blue tongue lizards, take a peek at the copper pot stills, and taste some of the gins for free. 25 Portsmouth Road, Erina www.distillerybotanica.com
KEN DUNCAN GALLERY Ken Duncan, a resident of Wamberal and one Australia's most acclaimed landscape photographers, has his eponymous gallery at Erina Heights. The gallery walls are lined with Ken’s panoramic images of locations far and near, and might include Iguazu Falls in Brazil, giraffes in Africa, twilight at Avoca or dawn at Wamberal. This purpose-built facility, with its gumtree-lined backdrop, is one of the largest privately owned photographic galleries in Australia, and entry is free. 414 The Entrance Road, Erina Heights kenduncan.com/central-coast-gallery/
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Ken Duncan Gallery
