Lennox Head


A seaside village situated on the stretch of coast between Byron Bay and Ballina, Lennox Head is well known for its windsurfing and kite sailing and its relaxed village atmosphere featuring restaurants, sidewalk cafes and shops. The town is well known for its iconic pub, caravan park, as well as Lake Ainsworth, a freshwater lake that has distinctive tannin-stained waters from the surrounding tea trees and is in contrast with the white sands of Seven Mile Beach.

Also located in the village is a bora ring of some significance to the local Bundjalung Tribe.

Where is it?: 11 km from Ballina; 186 km south of Brisbane; 20 km from Byron Bay.

Events: Lennox Head markets are held on the second and fifth Sunday of the month, near Lake Ainsworth.

The village has grown considerably in recent years and remains ever popular with beach-goers, sea-changers, and holiday-makers.

In recent years Lennox Head has become "the new Byron Bay", attracting people from all over Australia to a coastal lifestyle. As a result it has becoming slowly gentrified; you'll find upmarket restaurants and pubs in town, and a generally more sophisticated air than at neighbouring Ballina and Evans Head.


The headland, also known as Lennox Point, is popular with surfers, who come for the famous righthand break. Hang-gliders too are drawn to the headland to launch off its 65m cliff. The point is also a great spot to watch the dolphins surfing and the annual whale migration.




Lennox Head is a top surfing locality. The right-hand point-break at Lennox Head is one of Australia's most famous waves, consistently ranked in the top 10 waves of Australia's 10,685 beaches.

The Pat Morton lookout (at the headland) offers spectacular views of the village and of Seven Mile Beach extending up towards Broken Head.

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