Planning a holiday the whole family will love doesn't mean breaking the bank or travelling to faraway destinations. Discover the best of your backyard with these six budget and kid-friendly places in NSW.
Less than two hours from Sydney
NRMA Sydney Lakeside Holiday Park, Mid North Coast
Calm, relaxing and restorative close to the city sounds like a paradox, but it can and does exist in the shape of NRMA Sydney Lakeside Holiday Park. Located just 45mins from Sydney CBD, the oceanfront suburb of Narrabeen on Sydney’s stunning northern beaches is one of the city’s best kept secrets. Here lies the only beachfront caravanning and camping location in Sydney just 45 minutes from the city and metres from the beach and sparkling shores of Narrabeen Lake. The park itself offers games and TV room, go kart hire, kid's playground, undercover barbecues and plenty of opportunity to get out onto the water, including kayak hire and a boat ramp for those who fancy fishing or meandering on the waterways. The Park's accommodation ranges from studio, one and two bedroom cabins and villas, bunkhouses and ensuite, powered and unpowered sites. And makes the perfect base to explore the sights of Sydney, see Sydney Harbour Bridge, Taronga Zoo, and visit the spectacular beaches nearby the park including Palm Beach - otherwise known as Summer Bay from Home and Away.
NRMA Ocean Beach Holiday Resort, Central Coast
Located on the NSW Central Coast and just a 1.5hrs minute drive north of Sydney, NRMA Ocean Beach Holiday Resort is a choice escape from the daily grind of city life to reconnect with the family, and it's clear why. Boasting a varied range of features, including a heated resort pool complex and waterslide, adventure playground, tennis and basketball courts, entertainment barn, go kart hire, holiday activity programs, as well as barbecue areas and dining at an on-site cafe, it's truly a place where adults can relax while the kids are kept well entertained. Accommodation-wise there are 20 different types here, ranging from ensuite powered and unpowered sites, glamping tents to cabins, cottages and villas, some of which open out into your private verandah and beachfront view of Umina Beach. For adventurers, hire a bike or a boat, learn to stand-up paddle board or surf, explore from above at TreeTops Adventure Park, or saddle up for a day of horse riding in Glenworth Valley.