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"A great place to hang out"

Cycling the Glennifer Loop Road
Nearby Cycling in Gleniffer

Tyre Rides
Tyre Ride the Never Never Creek (click pic)

Rope swing
Rope Swing (click pic)

Canoeing
Canoe the Bellinger (click pic)

Swim
Opposite the golf course, set in landscaped grounds under large trees, Bellingen's 25m pool caters for families and length swimmers alike. The kids can hire tubes and floating mats. Smaller pools for toddlers are also available. Admission costs $2.10 and the hours are from 10am to 7pm during daylight savings months.

Gym
Bellingen is also home to The Bellingen Health and Fitness Centre - a fully equipped gymnasium. Run by pleasant, helpful staff the gym offers a relaxed area for aerobic and weights training. A casual visit to the gym costs $7.70. The gym is 20 steps from the Bellingen YHA.

Gym Hours
Monday 7am to 7:30pm
Tuesday 7am to 6:30pm
Wednesday 7am to 1:30pm, 3:00pm to 7:30pm
Thursday 7am to 12:pm, 3:00pm to 7:30pm
Friday 7am to 7:30pm
Saturday 8:30am to 12:30pm
Sunday CLOSED

Squash
Bellingen's Squash Courts are located at the Bowling Club in Bowra Street. The courts are open from 10:00am to 9:00pm. Half an hour costs $3.00. Pay and pick up the key at the bar.

The courts are unavailable to the public on Wednesday night from 5:00pm due to club activities. Often club members play on Monday and Friday nights, so if you want a hit but don't have a partner, come down at those times.

Yoga
Yoga classes are available in Bellingen (see tabel below). Casual prices are $12 per class.

Yoga Hours
Monday 5.30 - 7 pm (beginners)
Tuesday 7.30 - 9 am 6.30 - 8 pm 9.30 - 11 am (pregnancy)
Wednesday 9.30 - 11 am 5.30 - 7 pm
Thursday 6.30 - 8 pm
Friday 9.30 - 11 am
   

Golf
Located a stone's throw from Bellingen's Post Office, the RSL and Country Club offers a well-maintained, pleasant 9 hole golf course to members and visitors alike. Play 9 holes for $10 or 18 holes for $14.

Cycle
Mountain bikes are available for hire at the Hostel. Staff will offer route suggestions.

Canoe
Bellingen Canoe Adventures offer a range of canoe trips on the Bellinger River.

Ka huna Bodywork & Hot Spring Therapy

Ka huna masage or lomi lomi is a whole body massage using the forearms predominantly in rhyhmical long flowing, yet fully focused movements. Deeply relaxing and nurturing for the whole body, mind and spirit.

 
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Bellingen YHA Hostel • 2 Short St Bellingen NSW 2454 Australia
Phone: +61 2 6655 1116 • Fax: +61 2 6655 1358

Email:
backpack@bellingenyha.com.au

 

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