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YORKEYS KNOB CAIRNS - BEACHFRONT HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION ON CAIRNS NORTHERN
BEACHES - QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA


Just 10 minutes north of the Cairns International Airport and 15 minutes from
the Cairns City centre, this delightful Cairns Northern Beaches community has
everything to offer visitors - safe swimming beaches, restaurants, shopping
centre, resort and apartment accommodation, world class marina, 18 hole golf
course and really friendly locals.











Yorkeys Knob - Your Cairns Beachfront Holiday Destination

You will always be able to find your own piece of paradise on our large expanse
of golden palm-fringed beach. The main patrolled beach offers the protection of
stinger nets in the summer season. Swim, sail, wind-surf, snorkel or dive on the
Great Barrier Reef, or visit the World Heritage Rain Forests and Cairns City -
do it all while staying in YORKEYS KNOB. There are regular city bus services,
courtesy tour pick ups, and local car rentals.

Nestled in the cove of Half Moon Bay is the Yorkeys Knob Boating Club serving
bistro meals in an open air setting with expansive views of the marina and the
ocean from the covered balcony, and a courtesy bus is available. The Half Moon
Bay Marina offers 200 sheltered berths for vessels to 30 metres.



Visitors are welcome at one of the most popular golf courses in the Tropical
North located at Yorkeys Knob. The picturesque 18 hole Half Moon Bay Golf Club
overlooks the Boating Club and Marina providing magnificent views across the
Coral Sea.

The beachfront at Yorkeys Knob beach is also a world-class kite-surfing
destination (rated one of the top 10 in the world) and the prevailing SE trade
winds from April to November makes Yorkeys the focal point of the local and
national kite-surfing community. Talk to the boys at Kite Rite for more
information.

Yorkeys Knob is just 5 minutes to the main shopping centre of the northern
beaches, Smithfield Shopping Centre, where there are over 60 speciality stores,
medical centre, Coles, Woolworths, K-Mart, MacDonalds, Hungry Jacks, all the
banks, and a large Bunnings hardware store. Smithfield also has an olympic size
public swimming pool, Council Library, and the Marlin Coast Youth Recreational
Centre.




Yorkeys Knob Accommodation - Holiday Apartments & Beachfront Resorts

For those who wish to stay & experience the delights of Yorkeys Knob a variety
of high quality Yorkeys Knob accommodation is available to suit all budgets,
including the following properties:




York Beachfront Holiday Apartments

Half Moon Bay Resort

Golden Sands Resort

Villa Marine

Peponi On The Beachfront

Oceansprey Beachfront Apartments

Beach Haven

Sirenia Palms

More Yorkeys Knob Accommodation...




Restaurants & Dining In Yorkeys Knob

Choose from one of our a la carte restaurants and experience Al Fresco dining in
the tropics, or relax at home and dial up fish & chips from Tasty Takeaway. All
tastes are catered for at this Cairns beach paradise.




Yorkeys Knob Boating Club

Hidden@Yorkeys

Ten06

Cafe Yorkeys

Yorkeys Thai

Thai Bangkok Street Food

Sushi J

Tasty Takeway





Location & Getting Here

Travelling north from Cairns city, or Cairns Airport, continue across the Barron
River bridge and through the Machans Beach and Holloways Beach roundabouts until
you come to the clearly signposted Yorkeys Knob roundabout a few hundred metres
south of Skyrail and Tjapukai.

Turn right at the roundabout and continue for about 5kms. The main access road
becomes Varley Street as it enters Yorkeys Knob.

Continuing down Varley Street you will pass the shopping centre on your left
about half way down, and then the left turn to the Golf Club at Wattle Street.
At the very end of Varley Street either turn left to the Yacht Club and Marina,
or turn right to the beach and the Sims Esplanade beachfront.

Visitor information is available from the Friendly Grocer or the Post Office at
the shopping centre, and from local accommodation houses.

Visitors arriving at Cairns Airport have various transport options to get them
to Yorkeys Knob including taxi, shuttle bus, hire car or limousine transfers.






Nearby Attractions

Several of Cairns major attractions are within minutes of Yorkeys Knob. Just
travel back out along the Yorkeys Knob access road to the Cook Highway and you
will find:




Skyrail

Australian Armour & Artillery Museum

Cable Ski Cairns

Cairns Kart Hire




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History Of Yorkeys Knob

Named after a local fisherman called 'Yorkey' who lived on the rocky hill
('knob') adjacent to Half Moon Beach in the 1880's, the story of how Yorkeys
Knob came to be is one that stirs the imagination.


Click here for an extract from "The Knob, A History of Yorkeys Knob" by Mary T
Williams, published in October 1986.




Local Businesses

The local businesses of Yorkeys Knob welcome you and hope you enjoy your stay.




Shopping Centre

Friendly Grocer

Post Office

Cellarbrations

Mobil Yorkeys Knob

Beachside Vets

LJ Hooker

Pharmacy

Enigma Hair & Beauty

Gem Rent-A-Car

Centre Stage Dance Studio

FNQ Health Co

Multy Cut Meats

The Gifting Gnome

Yorkeys Medical

Hillebrand Property Group

Pool Store Plus




Community Hall And Parklands

The Yorkeys Knob Community Centre Hall and Parklands in Wattle Street Yorkeys
Knob.




The fully air-conditioned plus ceiling fanned hall is available to hire at a
moderate cost. Contact Cairns Council on 1300 692247.




The Festival Of The Knob

The Yorkeys Knob Residents Association holds the annual Festival of the Knob
each year as a fund raising exercise. Last year the 18th annual Festival of the
Knob was on Saturday 11th June 2022 from 10:00am to 4:00pm.

Held on our beautiful beachfront on the Sims Esplanade parklands, the festival
has live music, jumping castles, giant slides, wandering clowns and a special
kids swing set up by the SES, plus historic displays and a great variety of
stalls including food, arts and crafts, massage, plants, books and second hand
clothes.

This year a large selection of food and beverage will be provided with a
licensed area where MacAlister Brewing Co will provide a selection of locally
made beers and Queensland wines. To finish off the day, we have extended the
food and beverage area to finish at 6.30pm.




Help support the local Yorkeys Knob community - more info...




Yorkeys Knob Residents Association

The Yorkeys Knob Residents Association is a community networking forum that
facilities discussion of matters of interest and concern to those living in the
community of Yorkeys Knob, and keeping residents informed through its regular
newsletter, Yorkeys Knob Matters.

Monthly meetings are held on the last Tuesday of the month from 7:30pm at the
Community Centre Hall in Wattle Street. These are semi-formal meetings, and
allow everyone to participate and ask questions, raise their concerns and fully
contribute to the Association and community events.



The next meeting will be held on Tue 30 Apr 2024 at 7:30pm.

There is a $5 annual membership fee to become a member of the Association -
please email residents@yorkeysknob.com or download a membership form. Click here
for our Constitution.

Yorkeys Knob Residents Association
PO Box 256, Yorkeys Knob, Qld, 4878
Ph: 07 4055 7742
Email: residents@yorkeysknob.com





YORKEYS KNOB - BEACHFRONT HOLIDAYS ON CAIRNS NORTHERN BEACHES - GREAT BARRIER
REEF - QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA

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