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Mount Warning

Mount Warning is the main reason most travellers visit Murwillumbah. The staff at the YHA hostel know all about climbing the mountain and they may even arrange your transport in time for a pre-sunrise climb.

Mount Wellington

If you have a car an excursion to the summit of Mount Wellington is a must. The views of the city from here are spectacular and on a clear day you can see half of Tasmania.

Hobart Shuttle Bus (tel 0408 341 804) leaves the city centre for Mt Wellington Mon–Fri 10.30am & 1.30pm, Sat 1.30pm, Sun 10.30am & 1.30pm. The return fare is $30 and the one-way fare (for hikers making the two and a half hour walk to the base of the mountain) is $20.

Mure’s

Mure’s is the biggest fish and chip place and is a Hobart landmark with a brilliant location right in the centre of Constitution Dock. It’s nice and dry on a rainy day but if the sun is shining one of the other four small fish and chips shops on Constitution Dock may be a better – and cheaper – option.

Murwillumbah train station

Murwillumbah used to be served by trains, but the rail line from Casino was closed in 2004.

The train station is now used as a coach station with NSW TrainLink coaches to Casino, Tweed Heads and the Gold Coast. Premier Motor Services coaches also stop here en route between Brisbane and Sydney.