Wednesday Weirdness: Humpy Nut World & Mareeba Coffee Works

On the Kennedy Highway just north of Tolga, in the heart of the Atherton Tableland, lies a mystical mecca of local produce and seasoned peanuts known as Humpy Nut World (or, The Humpy and Nut World). Enticed by the enigmatic label on our local tourism map, we sallied forth into the Queensland cattle country in an effort to discover the riches associated in local legend with the sacred name.

Turns out those riches come mostly in the form of a hot nut bar - local nuts, seasoned and served up in a paper bag. Nana enjoyed the chili lime peanuts.

Perhaps a little too much.

But Humpy Nut World is far from the only tasty roadside attraction in the sprawling and empty Atherton Tableland. The Mareeba Coffee Works is a huge tin-roofed agricultural warehouse that's been remade into a giant coffee bar, chocolate shop, and handicraft store. Think Cracker Barrel meets Starbucks meets Ten Thousand Villages, only moreso. (And crunchier.)

Turns out, they grow coffee in Queensland. It's really good, there just isn't enough of it to make much of an impact on the international market.


In any case - Coffee Works gave me the perfect excuse to indulge in another flat white. I certainly enjoyed it.

Perhaps a little too much.