Lennox Head

Lennox Head is a coastal village in Ballina Shire on the far north coast of New South Wales, between Ballina and Byron Bay. It is centred on Lennox Point headland and Seven Mile Beach and is recognised as a National Surfing Reserve. The area is notable for its surfing breaks, Pat Morton Lookout, tea-tree stained Lake Ainsworth, and coastal heath, attracting visitors for beach, nature and hang-gliding activities.

Visitors can expect a laid-back coastal village built around a prominent grassy headland (Lennox Point) with panoramic ocean views from Pat Morton Lookout, a long sandy ocean beach (Seven Mile Beach) patrolled in parts, and the freshwater Lake Ainsworth set back from the dunes. The foreshore has parkland, picnic areas, cafes and surf clubs. Activities centre on surfing, swimming, coastal walks, hang-gliding and paragliding from the headland, and seasonal whale watching.

Lennox Head lies on Bundjalung Country. The headland was used as a lookout and resource area by Bundjalung people. European settlement developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a coastal village. Lennox Point was later recognised for its surfing heritage and declared a National Surfing Reserve in February 2007, one of the first in Australia.

The area holds cultural significance for the Bundjalung people as part of their traditional coastal Country. In contemporary culture it is significant as a surfing community and National Surfing Reserve, and as a hang-gliding centre, with Lake Ainsworth and the headland forming central community recreation spaces.