Part of the picturesque Sapphire Coast, with Eden just to the north, it is within a region of natural beauty that includes Ben Boyd National Park, Nadgee Nature Reserve and Wonboyn Lake. There are scenic forest drives, bushwalks and unspoilt beaches.

Boydtown owes it existence when the flamboyant entrepreneur Benjamin Boyd decided to establish a base in Boydtown for his whaling and pastoral operations. With the flourishing whaling industry along this stretch of east coast during the 1830’s, Boyd was able to get the financial backing for much of the development in Boydtown including the building of brick houses, the historic Seahorse Inn, a store, woolshed and a jetty where Boyd could berth his vessels. He also had constructed the lookout, known as Boyd’s Tower, built to spot whales. A church was also being constructed, but was never finished. When the depression of the 1840’s hit, many of Boyd’s operation ended, and what was once a prosperous commercial township soon became a deserted ruin with many moving to the nearby town of Eden.

Visitors can still see some of the ruins such as Boyd’s Tower and the church, whiles the Seahorse Inn has been completed restored into a first class accommodation and conference facilities.

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