Nelson Bay Heritage Walk

The 3.3-kilometre Nelson Bay Heritage Trail begins at the western end of Dutchmans Beach and ends at Nelson Head, site of the Inner Lighthouse. The Heritage Trail locates many of the stories that helped shape the history of the Nelson Bay area of Port Stephens.

The Nelson Bay Heritage Trail supplements a nearby Mariners Walk Heritage Trail that stretches from nearby Salamander Bay to Soldiers Point and commemorates the long history of the Port Stephens citizens and others, going to sea in ships.

12 – Little Beach

When HMAS Assault was operational this beach was known as Engineers Beach. A long 'L' shaped military wharf was built near the centre of the beach. From the 1920's miners from the coalfield areas, built huts along the waterfront on plots leased from the NSW Lands...

13 – Halifax Park

Halifax Park was opened in 1946 by Geoff Wikner using funds from the sale of a Halifax bomber. Geoff was an Australian self-taught aeronautical engineer who flew in the Air Transport Auxiliary during World War 11. Following the end of the war, Geoff purchased a...

14 – Nelson Head Inner Lighthouse

The first light at this location was shown from a lantern in a small timber tower structure that was built in 1872. The replacement structure that operated from 1876, is an octagonal shaped room with an attached residence for the lighthouse keeper who tended the...

Nelson Bay Heritage Walk

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