One of our favourite days out from Lagoon Pocket B&B is to visit Amamoor State Forest. It is an easy drive from us but feels a world away amongst the tall gums and babbling creeks you encounter along the way. Do take some loose change with you as there will be opportunities to stop and buy local produce along the way (pineapples, avocados, limes, watermelons etc whatever is in season) via an … Read more ›
Thing to do around Gympie
Gympie Events – Feb 2012
09/02/2012 By
Welcome to the February 2012 edition of the Gympie Events Calendar. As usual we have pulled out our favourite bits and you can download the full version here. Gympie Events Calendar - Feb 2011 Every month when we receive the calendar we are amazed at how much work Tanya Easterby puts in to the Gympie events calendar and how much useful information she manages to bring together. Thank you … Read more ›
Gympie Events 2012
19/01/2012 By
Welcome to the Gympie events calendar for 2012. If you want to know all the major events in the Gympie region during 2012, you will find them all here. As usual we will be bringing you a Gympie events calendar for each month because that gives us more space for details and of course, all the extra fun stuff that comes up during 2012. As always we have to say a very big thank you to … Read more ›
Great gifts, great coffee in Gympie
09/12/2011 By
The other day we visited one of our favourite gift shops in Gympie and we were delighted to find that they now serve delicious coffee as well. Suzannah has a very glamorous friend overseas who always hunts out fantastic gifts for her birthday and Christmas presents, and this year said friend has been to New York.... so Suzannah was in a bit of a state as to what she could possibly buy … Read more ›
Gympie Events – Christmas and New Year
04/12/2011 By
Welcome to the Gympie events calendar for Christmas and new year 2011/12. As usual, we would like to thank Tania Easterby for bringing together all these wonderful Gympie events. If you would like something included in a future addition or you would like to update something here, you can contact her on M: 0438 850 109 E: tany[email protected] You can download the full … Read more ›
Macadamia nuts, a great Gympie souvenir
18/11/2011 By
Macadamia nuts make a great present to take home with you when you are staying at Lagoon Pocket B&B and visit Gympie for the day. They are known as the Queensland nut and in Gympie we have Suncoast Macadamia who are one of the largest producers of macadamia nut products. If you visit the factory store in Gympie, you can see their amazing range of all things macadamia. There are, of … Read more ›
The Valley Rattler and Christmas
18/11/2011 By
The Valley Rattler have some great things coming up for Christmas. So we thought we would let you all know what they have planned. The Gambling Saloon Wild Wild West train operated by The Valley Rattler at Gympie? The Valley Rattler have seats available on the 3rd and the 10th December, so get in quick and be a part of the fun. So calling all cowboys, cowgirls, big chiefs, … Read more ›
Dog Friendly Gympie Park
04/11/2011 By
As you drive through Gympie you will see the very attractive Lake Alford park, which I am delighted to say is dog friendly. On the first, third and fifth Sundays of the month the neighbouring Gold Mine Museum park hosts a market, which is also dog friendly. This combines shopping for fresh local produce, plants, knick-knacks with giving Danny (our Rough Collie) … Read more ›
Horse Riding near Gympie
28/10/2011 By
Often our guests want to include a few hours or a day's horse riding near Gympie whilst they are staying at Lagoon Pocket B&B, so we thought we would tell you about the brilliant options we have for horse riding near Gympie. Horse riding near Gympie - option 1 Our first option for horse riding near Gympie is Mary Valley Adventure Trails run by Graham and Gail Ellison. It … Read more ›
It is Jacaranda time
26/10/2011 By
It is Jacaranda time (October and November) and it is easily my favourite time of the year. At Lagoon Pocket Bed and Breakfast we have numerous big old Jacarandas in the grounds that are creating beautiful purple carpets all around the gardens.It is a time full of colour. The Bougainvillea is crimson. The Star Jasmin is white. The Hippeastrums are red. The mock orange not only adds white … Read more ›
