Mullumbimby
Mullumbimby is just 20 minutes drive north from Byron Bay.
Mullumbimby is a scenic little village. Nestled in the midst of verdant cane fields with Mount Chincogan looming in the background, it makes for a very scenic drive into town. Also striking, when you get to the first roundabout, is the large fig tree, covered in hand made multi-coloured knit wear! Testament that this really is an alternative community.
Don’t be discouraged once you arrive that it feels like a one-horse-town with not much action, this is part of the charm. Start your day in one of the cafe’s that serve world class coffee, quite often locally grown too. Indulge in some people watching, you seriously won’t be disappointed.
Once you wander around the shops, you will realise that these are not the usual country town goods on offer in most of outback Australia. There is great alternative clothing on sale, craft and art work and a smattering of galleries interspersed with the shops