Overview
B&B and self-contained rooms in converted lightkeepers cottages
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keepers@smokycapelighthousecottages.com.au
Phone
+61 (0) 456 795 272
Property Description
Just 5km east of South West Rocks, the Lighthouse Keepers’ Cottages on Smoky Cape a headland in Arakoon in Hat Head National Park are part of an historic landmark offering both bed and breakfast in the lighthouse keeper’s cottage right near the beach, or two self-contained cottages for eight people each.
B&B cottages have 1 king , 1 queen and 2 king single beds. Self-contained cottages have 2 king beds and 2 single beds with trundles.
Smoky Cape Lighthouse is a heritage-listed active lighthouse which directs boats towards the Macleay River just to the north of the lighthouse and is surrounded by dense natural vegetation. The Arakoom State Recreation Area borders the National Park and contains Trial Bay Goal which is managed separately but connected by major walking tracks .
Location
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446 Lighthouse Road, Arakoon NSW 2431, Australia
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Originally
3 lighthouse keepers cottages
Heritage Status
State Heritage Register (#01007); Register of the National Estate (1980)
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Property History
There is a long association with the Dunghutti people as a meeting place in this area & It is reported that the area was also the meeting place for two neighbouring tribes, the Biripai and the Gumbangirr.
The lighthouse & associated cottages were designed by James Barnet, NSW Colonial Architect, completed by C. W. Darley of the Harbours & Rivers Dpt, built by Oakes & Co and opened in 1891. Since 1939, the lighthouse has been an Australian Bureau of Meteorology site for the gathering of climate statistics. During WW2 the lighthouse precinct was used for military purposes with a searchlight battery, light gun emplacement, and possibly a radio room, operating there at that time.
In 1962 the light was electrified and around 1988 it was automated. On May 14, 1998, Smoky Cape was the first NSW Parks and Wildlife Service lighthouse to be opened for tours.
