Wollombi

Wollombi is a village located at the edge of the Hunter Valley wine country and located at the intersection of Tourist Drive 33, in New South Wales, Australia. While it's in the Central Coast, Wikivoyage covers it in the Hunter region for practical purposes.

Understand

Wollombi is located at a fork on the convict built Great North Road (Tourist Drive 33).

Get in

By car

Wollombi is 29 km south-west of Cessnock on Wollombi Road and around 40km north of Calga. A very pleasant route, through picturesque rural countryside. Additionally, there's no other forms of transport to Wollombi. Only car.

Get around

The village centre is very small and easy to walk around.

See

St John's Anglican Church

• Heritage buildings, including the school building (c1881) and the general store.
• Former Courthouse. The former courthouse was built in 1866 and is now a small historical museum. $2. (updated Oct 2017)
• Koolang Observatory, ☏ +61 2 4998 8216. Noon-5PM (and most nights). (updated Oct 2017)
• 1 Mount Yengo. Mountain of great Aboriginal significance. (updated Oct 2017)

Do

• Convict Trail. The Great North Road convict trail passes through here. (updated Oct 2017)

• Picnic in Anzac Park.

Eat

• Margan Winery. Hosting the Beltree restaurant which is definitely worth a lazy Saturday or Sunday meal. Coupled with the wine produced at the Vineyard, this is a must try on the Hunter circuit 

Drink

Wollombi Tavern. Home of "Dr Jurd's Jungle Juice" 

Sleep

• 1 Somewhere Unique, 118 Narone Creek Rd, ☏ +61 2 4998 3257. (updated Mar 2021)

Go next

• Bucketty is 23km to the south
• Explore more of Tourist Drive 33