COAST with the MOST

A 90-minute drive north of Sydney, the sprawling Central Coast combines beautiful beaches, lush National Parks, rambling farmland and a coterie of suburbs with increasing appeal for their burgeoning food and wine scene. These epicurean opportunities are found across the breadth of the Central Coast, from the bucolic, pint-sized fishing village of Patonga in the south, to the increasingly hip suburb of Long Jetty in the north and the hinterland farms in Mount Mangrove, Kulnura and Jilliby, where regenerative working farms like Fanelli Organics, The Food Farm and Full Circle Farm are worth investigating for high-quality produce.

“A QUICK DIP BEYOND THE SANDY EXPANSES OF FORRESTERS BEACH IS A WELCOME INTERLUDE.”

While the hinterland is best explored over a lazy day of farm-gate stalls, the Mangrove Mountain markets and discovering the tiny towns scattered throughout the