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Lightning Ridge (1.3 miles from Lightning Ridge Airport)
Sonja's Bed and Breakfast in Lightning Ridge has 3-star accommodation with a garden and barbecue facilities. This bed and breakfast offers free private parking, free shuttle service and free WiFi. good location and homey. amenities were great
Lightning Ridge (1.6 miles from Lightning Ridge Airport)
Lavender Cottage - At home in Lightning Ridge is located in Lightning Ridge and offers a garden and barbecue facilities. Lots of space so homely and modern just a short walk to iga
Lightning Ridge (2.3 miles from Lightning Ridge Airport)
Located in Lightning Ridge, BIG4 Opal Holiday Park provides accommodation with seating area. There is a private entrance at the campground for the convenience of those who stay. We were very thankful for early book in allowance although our circumstances changed and we did not need it!
Hotel in Walgett ( 39.7 miles)
Walgett Motel provides accommodation in Walgett. Featuring a garden, this 3-star hotel has air-conditioned rooms with a private bathroom. Nice ,clean, Owner nice to talk too
Walgett (40.5 miles from Lightning Ridge Airport)
Set in Walgett, The Pink House offers a shared lounge. The motel has a fitness centre and a shared kitchen. At the motel, the rooms are equipped with air conditioning and a shared bathroom. classic old former accommodation for traveling nurses - close to Walgett airport and clean. great value for money. big shared kitchen with cooking items, fridge, and bathroom. heat and good aircon.
Loved Amigos stone Castle and the charming, witty and super interesting guide, Anita. She was so informative, dry and funny! A must see - spectacular! The hot pools are certainly worth a visit. Black hand mine guided mine tour, excellent! Lorne camping ground, just a few kms out of town - a must see! A drive around the town unearths a few clever stone, bottle and beer can constructed homes! John Murray’s gallery is absolutely worth a look! Great IGA - carries just about everything!
LR is a crazy place - just as one would expect from an opal mining community. Different from Coober Pedy etc as it has its own unique charm. Very friendly and open people. Easily worth an extended stay.
The cottage was walking distance to places to eat and the general shopping area. Also fuel station nearby. It was quiet at night and felt very safe to walk around at night. The only problem for us was the weather. We had a need to travel at that time and the temperatures around Lightning Ridge were 40 and over. This meant that it wasn't always enjoyable venturing out to places of interest. Pick your time of year carefully.
Amazing town, true Australian culture is still alive in this town for all to see and the most amazing and friendly people, sunsets of such beauty, so much to see and experience, easy to see why people love coming to Lightning Ridge I found some wonderful places to stay and eat in a town so far from anywhere, it's a true little oasis.
where we stayed at the dugout was really nice, but the rest of the Ridge was too spartan for me and my wife and was unable to book a tour. okay to visit for a short time, but also too far to travel for a short time.
This is a town of amateur opal mine prospectors and amateur and professional gallery owners. It tries to pull off its amateurism and ramshackleness under a badge of quirkiness (ie the self drive red, green and yellow car door tours). Abandoned, rusted equipment and vehicles everywhere. Difficult to tell what's inhabited and what's not because so much of it is run down. Appreciate it for what it is and then get the hell out. 1 night is well enough unless you're prospecting.