How to get to Eden

Eden Community Market - The Friendly Market.

Eden Community Market exemplifies a local Country Market. There are stalls from amazing crafts people, local cottage industries and sustainable initiatives alongside the classic fare of bric-a-brac, garden produce, local concerns and ‘craft for kids’. It is a window into our town, and surrounds, and an experience where bargains are found.
A feature of Eden Community Market is its live music and ‘home-cooked’ delights. Its beautiful location at the ‘top of the hill’, at the end of the main street, allows visitors to enjoy a ‘one stop’ experience where a stroll along the shops or a coffee at one of Eden’s cafes can be combined with a truely local community market.
It may not be the biggest market on the Far South Coast of NSW but it has a reputation of being one of the friendliest. Visitors will see a community bent on enjoying itself and find themselves being welcomed into the fun.
The Market is from 9am till 1pm on the third Saturday of each month on the grounds of Eden Uniting Church at 18-20 Chandos Street, Eden.

The recently opened Gravity Eden Mountain Bike Park is a wonderland for cycling enthusiasts. Our own Alisa Wells checked it out.

Toast Cafe Eden is the place for your daily coffee ritual in Eden NSW.

With a renewed dog-friendly courtyard and bustling footpath dining in the heart of town, Toast Eden focusses on doing the simple things well: serving up the best coffee from ONA roastery, beautifully presented cooked all-day brekkies, signature gourmet toasties and housemade cakes in the style of its award-winning sister cafe restaurant Toast Pambula.

Community is at the heart of Toast and locally sourced ingredients and small-scale producers are championed at every opportunity.

Toast Eden, a small 40-seat venue, also offers the most thoughtfully presented plates in Eden, as well as fresh grab & go lunches, quick toasties and sweet treats for the road.

Those dining-in can take advantage of free Wi-Fi while soaking up the comings and goings of the local Eden scene.

Whether you're a local needing your daily fix, jumping off a cruise ship, our mountain biking with Gravity Eden, Toast Eden welcomes you.

Head to Eden Rotary Lookout for spectacular views across Twofold Bay and its historic landmarks, stunning nature and whales.

The lookout is well known as one of the best land-based whale-watching locations on the Sapphire Coast.

During spring, humpback whales often come right into the bay to rest, nurse and feed on their long journey to Antarctica.

It is one of the only places along the coast where this behaviour occurs.

Twofold Bay is a hotspot for a whole host of marine visitors, so keep your eyes peeled for dolphins, seals, penguins and sea birds.

Historic Boyds Tower can be seen on the headland across the bay, marking the start of the Light to Light walk through Beowa National Park.

Stroll the 1.5-kilometre return Rotary Walk along the headland, where you'll encounter a coastal pine forest, tea tree tunnels, elevated vantage points and picnic spots.

There are also free gas barbecues, picnic facilities, amenities and a children’s playground located a short distance from the lookout point.

Originally built to house the skeleton of an orca known as Old Tom while spotlighting the plight of killer whales in these waters, this museum has grown into a shrine to Eden’s marine life and maritime history.

The space is home to some 10,000 artefacts that shed light on the Sapphire Coast’s long-time whaling industry, revealing fascinating facts via exhibitions and films, and taking you on a deep dive into the region’s heritage.

While Eden’s orca population sadly no longer exists, the resident pods once numbered up to 50. Many locals knew the whales by name: in addition to Old Tom, Eden’s waters were once home to Stranger, Hooky, Big Ben and Little Jack, among many others.

Twofold Bay is the third deepest natural harbour in the southern hemisphere, a mecca for fishing, whale watching and diving.

The bay covers an area of over 30 square kilometres with two distinct bights, Calle Calle Bay and Nullica Bay.

Beowa National Park (formerly Ben Boyd National Park) fringes the southern edge of the bay, with Balawan (Mount Imlay) a quiet watcher to the southwest.

During spring, humpback whales often come right into the bay to feed and nurse their young on their long journey south to Antarctica.

You can explore the abundant waters of Twofold Bay on a whale watching cruise, marine discovery cruise or fishing charter.

Twofold Bay is known for its intriguing whale history and the famous 'Killers of Eden' (orcas). For more, check out the self-drive Killer Whale Trail which visits intriguing historical sites in Eden and Beowa National Park.