Tweed Valley Eats & Treats Trail

Tweed Touring
Tweed Valley
Eat & Treats Trail
DRIVING DISTANCES
Murwillumbah to Mt Warning Rd
11km
14 mins
5km
8 mins
For information and maps, call into our
Visitor Information Centres at:
Uki to Tyalgum *
30km
62 mins
MURWILLUMBAH Cnr Tweed Valley Way & Alma St
Tyalgum to Chillingham
12km
15 mins
TWEED HEADS Cnr Wharf St & Bay
Chillingham to Murwillumbah
16km
18 mins
KINGSCLIFF Marine Parade
TOTAL
74km 117 mins
Mt Warning Rd to Uki
The scenic route from Uki to Tyalgum via Byrill Creek includes 10+kms
of unsealed road. While it is suitable for most 2WDs, you may prefer
the alternative sealed road: From Uki, drive back towards
Murwillumbah for 9km and turn left onto Tyalgum Road.
HASTINGS POINT Coast Road
OPEN 7 DAYS
destinationtweed.com.au
1800 674 414
With its rich volcanic soils, abundant rainfall and subtropical climate, the Tweed Valley is a veritable Garden
of Eden where virtually anything will grow. You can
‘taste the Tweed’ on our Valley Food Trail, visiting
working farms. Roadside stalls, ‘locavore’ markets and
country cafes.
MURWILLUMBAH PROVIDORES
As the commercial hub of the Valley, Murwillumbah is home to a
number of providores who use local produce to create gourmet
goodies and beverages:
Ozganics – A tempting range of
organic, low allergy sauces,
spreads, dressings, bush honey
and marinades. Buy direct from
the factory at 5/5 Lundberg
Drive, Murwillumbah; Ph: 026672 5882
Caldera Farmers Markets –
Buy freshly harvested seasonal
produce direct from Tweed
7am to 11am at Murwillumbah Showground, 37 Queensland
Road, Murwillumbah; Ph: 0498 733 766
Other stockists of local produce and deli goods include:
Tweed Fruit Exchange – 103 Main Street, Murwillumbah;
Ph: 02-6672 1155
The Modern Grocer – 1/3 Wollumbin Street, Murwillumbah;
Ph: 02-6672 5007
Show n Shine Deli Café – Kyogle Road, Bray Park;
Ph: 02-6672 5270
MT WARNING MUNCHIES
Open: 7 days
Near the base of Mt Warning, several
growers sell produce from roadside stalls.
This is also a great place to break your
journey for morning tea or lunch:
Guineas Farm Stall – Stock up on freshly
harvested fruits and vegies just before
the Mt Warning National Park turn-off.
The Guinea family have been farming in
the Valley since the 1800s and you can
often see their crops growing right by the
side of the road.
Ph: 02 6679 5409
Mavis’ Kitchen @ Mt Warning – Set in a beautifully restored
historic Queenslander,
restaurateurs Peter & Charlie
specialise in home-cooked fare
prepared with ingredients
grown in their biodynamic
kitchen garden or sourced
from nearby organic farmers.
If Charlie is around, make sure
you ask him for a garden tour!
Closed: Monday & Tuesday
Open: Wednesday to Sunday for lunch
Friday & Saturday for dinner
64 Mt Warning Road, Mt Warning
Ph: 02-6679-5664
Rainforest Café - A little further down Mt Warning Road,
owner/chef Cheryl Leniart also sources fresh, locally grown
ingredients. Rustic tables set out by the creek under the
rainforest canopy add to a very special dining experience.
Open: Breakfast: Saturday & Sunday
Lunch: Thursday to Sunday
134 Mt Warning Road, Mt Warning
Ph: 02-6679 5955
UKI ORGANICS
The charming shops lining Uki’s main street include several
favourite cafes, such as Uki Café, The
Lounge Lizard and Uki Bakery
(famous for their pies!) You can also
stock up the pantry or picnic basket
with supplies from:
Glorious Organics – a supermarket
range of organic fruits, vegetables
and provisions.
Ph: 02-6679 4122
Uki Happy Herb Shop – for locallyblended teas and an extensive range
of herbs, as well as chemical-free
skincare. Ph: 02-6679 4103
Uki Farmers Market – held in the Uki Hall every Saturday
morning from 8am to 1pm.
Uki Buttery Bazaar – third Sunday of the month.
TYALGUM GOURMET GOODIES
Once a logging village, Tyalgum is steeped in old world charm
with many of the historic shops transformed into cafes, art
studios, gift stores and boutiques. Local gourmet specialties
include:
Soul Fire Cocoa Genesis – The Valley’s very own chocolatier,
Grayle Harlequin, creates a delectable range of sweet treats
using certified organic, raw, Fair Trade cocoa and chocolate.
Grayle also presents chocolate workshops at Flutterbies Cottage
Café several times a year. Ph: 0467 242 491 for dates.
Even Up the Score Coffee – Talented
barista, Archaeus Adidam, sources Fair
Trade organic beans from boutique
plantations all over the world to create
his own unique blends at the micro
coffee roastery in Flutterbucks. Coffee
Cupping (like a wine tasting … but with
coffee!) can be organised for groups. Ph:
02-6679 2014 to arrange.
Friday Pizza Nights – Archaeus is also famous for his sensational
wood-fired pizzas, available only at Flutterbucks Pizza Nights held
on Fridays from 6pm to 9pm. Ph: 02-6679-2014
Tyalgum stockists of these and other local gourmet specialities
include Flutterbies Cottage Café, The Little Shop Next Door and
Tyalgum General Store.
CHILLINGHAM FARM TOUR
Chillingham Bush Tucker – Farmer Buck
Buchanan grows some of the Valley’s most
exotic fruits including the Tweed’s own
native fingerlimes with a bubbly pulp like
lime-flavoured caviar, which Buck supplies
to some of Australia’s top restaurants,
including Tetsuya’s in Sydney. He also
grows Buddha’s hands fruits , Japanese
yuzu fruit, kaffir limes, local Davidson
plums, fragrant lemon myrtle and more.
You can also stock up on locally made
gourmet goodies and Buck’s own range of
skincare lotions.
Open: 7 days
1292 Numinbah Road, Chillingham
Ph: 02-6679 1022
MURWILLUMBAH
Call into the Murwillumbah Visitor Information Centre where
they stock an extensive range of local specialties including
Madura Tea, Zeta’s Coffee, Mountain View Delights and more.
Open: 9am to 4.30 Monday to Saturday
9.30am to 4pm Sunday
Cnr Tweed Valley Way & Alma Street Murwillumbah
Ph: 1800 674 414