Burnt Pine: Markets, Movement and Culture

Burnt Pine offers practical starting points for planning your trip: directions and tour bookings, markets, fitness activities and culture. On Norfolk Island, you’ll also find nature, history and food culture.

Getting around, markets and shops

The Visitor Information Centre in Burnt Pine is located in the Strand Arcade. There, you can book tours, get directions, and obtain museum and national park passes. Handmade gifts and locally made products are also available.

The Sunday Markets in Burnt Pine are held rain or shine and feature live entertainment. Island Crystals in Burnt Pine stocks crystals from around the world, dreamcatchers, salt lamps and spiritual tools.

Fitness and recreation in Burnt Pine

Norfolk Island Fitness & Health offers daily group classes in Burnt Pine, including Spin, Pilates, Core Strength and Maxercise. Check the class times on the gym’s website. Studio You offers Pilates sessions as well as yoga, barre and stretch classes. Guest instructors often teach there, but their participation is not guaranteed. Check social media for the latest class schedules.

Visitors can play a game of lawn bowls at the Norfolk Island Bowling Club in Burnt Pine. Social Bowls are offered on selected days; check the specific days in advance if you want to take part.

The Reef Brief is a 1½-hour talk at the Knowledge Centre in Burnt Pine. It covers the history of the reef, Norfolk Island’s marine life and reef conservation. The talk is scheduled for a Monday; check the latest details before your trip. The Cultural poles are located at the entrance to Lion’s playground in Burnt Pine. For planning your time, there are two types of guidance: the Reef Brief lasts 1½ hours, while fitness activities have class schedules and Social Bowls are held on selected days.

Nearby

The entrance to the Norfolk Island National Park Botanical Gardens and the Discovery Centre are about five minutes from Burnt Pine. This travel time is approximate and depends on conditions.

Norfolk Island: nature, history and food culture

On Norfolk Island, the 290-metre-long Palm Glen Track connects the Palm Glen Circuit Track with the Red Road Track. It passes native Norfolk Island palms among giant tree ferns and is located in the Norfolk Island National Park and Botanic Garden.

Fletcher’s Mutiny Cyclorama depicts scenes from the Bounty’s voyage, the mutiny on board and the settlement of the island, bringing Norfolk Island’s history to life. The Island Feast introduces traditional Tahitian cooking methods in earth ovens known as “ahima’a” and shows how Pitcairn Islanders adapted the dishes. Mount Pitt lookout is a good place for stargazing after dark.

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