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Pro
Grafton is famous for its Jacarandas
Con
It is far too hot and too far from the sea in summer.
In a nutshell
Beautiful place to visit but I wouldn't want to live here
iandsmith Says: It's extraordinary really. Just make a pond, put some water lillies in it, and tourists will be drawn like a magnet.It's so absurd that an obviously keen Japanese photographer was sighted wading in the pond to get a better shot. Me, I'm not that keen!However, I have to admit...
You must see the Jacaranda festival at least once
unravelau Says: OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER EVERY YEARThe scenery is breathtaking........not to be missed. So many streets in Grafton are full of these magnificent trees that you could keep clicking all day long. When they start to lose their flowers you then also have a mauve carpet to walk on as...
balhannah Says: There is nothing much I can tell you about this street of extremely large Fig Trees, that dominate the houses in the street. All I know, is that they are very old, and are on the Heritage list, so they will not be cut down!Located near the river and the bridge, go and have a...
COURT HOUSE & ORIGINAL POLICE STATION
balhannah Says: Around this location are many fine buildings. Another couple are the Court House & Original Police Station.The 1st Courthouse, situated on the river bank in Victoria Street, was a small wooden building that was opened about 1846. It was too small, so a new one was built in...
THE COMMERCIAL BANKING COMPANY OF SYDNEY
balhannah Says: A little bit of History......Due to gold rushes on the Clarence in the early 1870’s, banking businesses boomed. The Banking Companies were encouraged to erect new banks, some since have been demolished, but not all.All were very grand and impressive buildings for their day,...
balhannah Says: Schaeffer House was built from 1901 to 1903, and is now a Museum. Its an attractive old home on the outside, and I have read that inside, there is beautiful china, glassware & furniture. As it is not open a lot of hours, it was closed when we arrived there to have a look...
balhannah Says: Located on the Heritage Trail, this brochure can be picked up at the Tourist Information centre, at the corner of Spring street and the Pacific Highway in South Grafton.The imposing Gothic style Christ Church Anglican Cathedral was designed by a Canadian Architect. The...
balhannah Says: GRAFTON POST OFFICE & COURT HOUSE, I loved the style of these Heritage Listed buildings.In the year 1840, Grafton's mail service was from a slab-hut store run by a private person. 1859, and the 1st Government paid Postal Service was run at another store on the banks of the...
balhannah Says: Grafton, and the city has more than its fair share of Hotels, many of them with beautiful lace verandah's like Weiley's Hotel.Weileys Hotel was first established in 1889 in South Grafton, originally called The Globe.A single-storied building, it was destroyed by fire in 1908...
The Jacaranda Festival, Fun For All Ages
steph&john Says: Grafton is the hometown of the Jacaranda tree, and every year in November when the magnificent Jacaranda's bloom to their full potential, the town of Grafton celebrates with festivities and fun for young and old. A Jacaranda Queen and Princess are selected, along with a...
iandsmith Says: The first shot is probably Grafton's most famous hotel, the Crown Hotel-Motel, for no other reason that everytime it floods, the water comes past this hotel to get into the CBD. It's built on the site of the first hotel in Grafton (1841). Somehow the modern paint job takes...
iandsmith Says: In keeping with its image as "The City of Trees" (see pic 3) the council has taken some care with planning and the gorgeous yellow blooms certainly take the edge off the modern architecture in the opening shot.The near 130 year old white fig, ficus virens for the keen...
iandsmith Says: If you plan to visit Grafton around July then, you have been warned, check ahead for accommodation - you may be disappointed!Yep, it's time for the annual Grafton Cup, Australia's richest rural horse race, still a group race, and also the Ramornie, a famous sprinters'...
1 Review and 18 Opinions Its proximity to the highway mean that this motel comes with the associated traffic noise that one...
Quality Inn Grafton (51 Fitzroy Street.)
1 Review and 46 Opinions This is one of the better quality motels in town. Good staff, food and amenities mean that it's...
Bistro attached to the hotel.: Love the open air bistros
unravelau Says: Eating out doors is just wonderful in my opinion. We ate at this hotel on the northern side of the Clarence just a bit upstream from the bridge.......can't recall the name right now but I will locate it. I had a steak sandwich while my friend had fish and chips. Both very...
Sth Grafton Ex Servicemen's Club: GRAFTON....Hope you are hungry!!!!!!!!
balhannah Says: When you go here, you just have to sign in so that they know you are a visitor to the area.The Bistro does lovely, huge, meals.For $10, I had a Roast Pork, with lots of vegetables and a Bread Roll, so much, I couldn't eat it all.On a Thursday night, the menu is set.lst,...
iandsmith Says: The Nymboida River is known as one of Australia's wild rivers. White water rafting, canoeing and fishing are common activities on its surface but, just after it reaches its confluence with the Clarence it becomes temporarily impassable due to a sheer drop called simply "The...
Freshwater dreaming and the close encounter
iandsmith Says: Yuraygir is touted thus, "..provides excellent fishing and surfing opportunities and is said to contain some of the best beaches in the country." Personally, I think that's a bit over the top. There are definitely some areas on the north coast that are certainly its equal or...
Grafton Bridge To Bridge Ski Classic
balhannah Says: We are Water Skiiers, and envy the big wide calm waters of the Clarence river. Only wish we had something like this near where I live. October, and the River is a very busy place, as this is when the BRIDGE TO BRIDGE SKI RACE is held. 150 of the worlds fastest Water Ski Race...
balhannah Says: The big event on the Grafton Racing Calendar, is "The Grafton Cup" which is run on the second Thursday in July, and is the richest race in Rural Australia. The carnival draws many nationally rated jockeys and horses competing, so for visitor's, its a great time to have a day...
Favorite thing: Roches Family Hotel is but one of a number of fine old hotels in Grafton. Dating from 1869 its new facade is reminiscent of English hotels with hanging baskets of geraniums adding much colour to the exterior.
As you can also see in the next two pictures, they haven't been tardy in dressing up the rest of the establishment with a boating theme, such being once the lifeblood of the town.
It's a two star pub with 19 rooms to stay in and it's located at 85 Victoria Street.
Updated Nov 23, 2006
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