• The Entrance

Central Coast, NSW travel guide and things to do: Nine highlights

The best secret beach, great places to eat and wonderful walks are here in our guide.

• Sheriden Rhodes

• Hotel reviews

Seawinds Luxury Beachfront Holiday Apartment, Terrigal: Exchange mates

A home-swap stay by the beach agrees with Nina Karnikowski.

• Weekend getaways

Weekend Away: Crowne Plaza, Terrigal review

Sean Mooney takes the family to stay at a refurbished old Terrigal favourite that's still in the pink.

• Adventure holidays

What lies beneath

Daniel Scott surveys the state's underwater destinations.

• Hotel reviews

Star of the Sea, Terrigal review: Highly inclined to stay put

A Terrigal beachside resort has so many temptations it's impossible to tear yourself away, writes Angie Kelly.

• Beach and island holidays

A break, with tradition

Shaney Hudson returns to a string of beaches full of memories: Terrigal, Avoca, Copacabana and MacMasters.

• Hotel reviews

Tiarri at Terrigal Beach review: Old memories put to bed

Melissa Singer discovers a spacious suite with spa is a great addition to the classic Terrigal motel stay.

• Beach and island holidays

What a swell party this is

Kristie Lau pushes humiliation aside for surfer-girl status.

• Hotel reviews

Beach Hut Terrigal review: A beach hut built for a snooze

Addiction to the day bed is Kristie Lau's only concern.

• Inspiration

Terrigal

Terrigal (including Wamberal, Forresters Beach and Wyrrabalong National Park) Attractive holiday destination on the Central Coast Terrigal has an airy beauty and ritzy up-market feel. The pleasant ambience may have something to do with the stand of very well-established Norfolk pines along The Esplanade which lend character and beauty to the beachfront. A pathway beneath the trees leads alongside the beach and out to Broken Head where the most prominent natural feature of Terrigal, the oddly-shaped headland known as 'The Skillion', stands.