Certificate of Excellence Durras Lake North Holiday Park

Trip Advisor has awarded the 2016, 2015 and 2014 Certificate of Excellence to Durras Lake North Holiday Park. This award means a lot to us, and it is very pleasing to be ranked by TripAdvisor as #1 in Durras. The accolade, which honours hospitality excellence, is … [Read more...]

Take Care with Chicks on the Beach at Durras North

 John Perkins of the South Coast Shorebird Recovery Program has issued this notice about two young Pied Oystercatcher Chicks on the beach at Durras North: Please keep a watchful eye over the two Pied Oystercatcher chicks on the sand flats adjacent to the … [Read more...]

We love reviews of Durras North

We love reviews of Durras North - especially the really positive ones. Just got one this morning written on a postcard from a couple of visiting guests from the United Kingdom. Here is what they had to say: To Durras Lake North Holiday Park. We have had a … [Read more...]

Best coffee in Batemans Bay and Durras

We proudly serve the best coffee in Durras.  The Kangaroo Coast Eco Coffee - which is organic, fair trade and rainforest alliance certified. So you could say our coffee is greener than the rainforest of the surrounding Murramarang national park. If we are closed … [Read more...]

New Hobie kayaks for hire on Durras Lake

Time to upgrade our kayak rental fleet. We have just purchased some new Hobie Kayaks for hire on Durras Lake. So now we have four double and two single kayaks for hire. We only use Hobie kayaks as we believe they are the best quality available for this … [Read more...]

Our Qantas Kangaroo

The little kangaroo who recently made an appearance out of its mothers pouch is going ahead in leaps and bounds! We've named him Qantas. A real character who is getting braver each day. We hope you enjoy these photos of our Qantas Kangaroo. There are plenty of … [Read more...]

Baby kangaroo leaves its pouch. Spring is here.

Most people believe spring starts on the 1st day of September. At Durras North, spring happens when a baby kangaroo leaves its pouch for the first time. This baby kangaroo kept me amused for quite a while. He had great delight in hassling all the others in the mob … [Read more...]

Baby found in our rubbish bin!

It is okay though! The baby found in our rubbish bin was just a small brushtailed possum. Each night, many possums try and get into our bins to scavenge any food. We do have lids on our bins, but sometimes these are left open overnight. The result is we often have … [Read more...]

Parrots and Kangaroos aplenty!

Does it get crowded at Durras North during winter? Absolutely! I think I must have been the only person in the village when the parrots wanted a bit of company during a winters day. Please don't think you will have the same experience on your visit though. We do … [Read more...]

The best caravan in the world

We've been searching for the best caravan in the world and found it in a side street, Marrickville, NSW, Australia. Not sure if everyone would agree with the title, but to the owners, it obviously is. Which we think is great. A caravan does not need to have every … [Read more...]