Further down the Princes Highway, located 11 kilometres north of Wollongong is Bulli. Established as a coal mining village in the 1860s, Bulli boasts many buildings and monuments from that era.
Visit the historic Bulli railway station just off the main highway. A short walk from there takes you to the Illawarra Grevillea Park. The park has open days throughout the year with beautiful landscaped grounds and hundreds of native plants. Enjoy a picnic lunch or BBQ (ph 4284 9216).
If you are visiting in September, don’t miss the Bulli Agricultural Show at Bulli Showground (ph 4267 1571).
Attractions include the Art and Craft and Poultry Pavillions, market stalls, wood chopping, sheep sheering, petting zoo, side shows and carnival rides and finishing off with a fireworks display.
Feeling like a flutter, visit the Bulli Greyhound Racing Club nearby (ph 4267 1467). The club also has an air-conditioned restaurant with views over the track.
The 900m beach at Bulli is spectacular, with a picnic area and children’s playground waiting to be enjoyed. Operating out of Bulli is Skipp Surf School (ph 0410 487 332) for those visitors who want to learn to surf.
If you can’t do it all in one day, book into the Bulli Beach Tourist Park located right on the beachfront on Farrell Road (ph 4285 5677). Comfortable cabins, bungalows, caravan and tent sites are available for overnight and longer stays.
Driving up the ever-winding Bulli Pass, at the top you can experience spectacular views of the coastline from Sublime Point and Bulli Pass lookouts.
From Bulli, the next village towards Wollongong is Woonona. If you are after a game of bowls or want to grab a refreshment and taste some scrumptious food drop into Woonona Bowling Club on Greta Street (ph 4285 1112).
Lyndia’s Cafe on Ball Street (ph 4285 7184) also serves delicious meals including crepes, pancakes, steaks and fish, and offers 20 different flavours of delicious ice-cream! It is open Wednesday to Sunday and is fully licensed.
At the Bulli Senior Citizens Centre on Hospital Road on the first Sunday of the month, the Songbird Cafe offers musical entertainment and afternoon tea to visitors (ph 4237 7176). The same group also runs Devonshire Tea and musical entertainment quarterly at the Australian Motorlife Museum Function Centre at Kembla Grange. These events support kids with cancer and the homeless, respectively. Bookings are essential.
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