Wollongong’s Wicked Women: Inspiring History Walking Tour

Wicked Women of Wollongong Walking Tour 1

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Overview

Do you know Wollongong’s hidden history? Whether it’s your first time in the city of steel or you’re a local, we promise you’ll learn something new, step off the beaten track and leave feeling inspired.

We start our tour at the Flagstaff Point Lighthouse with an incredible view of both the sea and the city’s iconic Steelworks. From there, we follow a scenic route past Wollongong’s Old Courthouse and into the CBD. Over the two hours, we cover about 3km at a relaxed and comfortable pace. There are places to pause and sit down along the way, and plenty of time to reflect on what you’ve learned between stops.

From the nuns who made the perilous climb down the rocky cliff face to swim to the hotel heiresses who brought the city’s pub culture to life, there are inspiring and entertaining stories hiding around every corner.

We promise you'll leave feeling inspired by Wollongong’s remarkable and unexpected women's history, and you might even make a few new friends along the way!

Activity location

Flagstaff Point Lighthouse
- LOT 2 Endeavour Drive
- 2500, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

Flagstaff Point Lighthouse
- LOT 2 Endeavour Drive
- 2500, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

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Wollongong’s Wicked Women: Inspiring History Walking Tour

2h
English

Travellers

Language options: English

Starting time: 10:00

Price details

€37.04 x 1 Adult€37.04

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What's included, what's not

Hand-drawn souvenir postcard by a local artist
A follow-up list of resources and further reading on the stories shared
A group photo with your guide
Passionate & Professional Local Guide

Know before you book

- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transport options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Flagstaff Point Lighthouse (Pass by)

Enjoy the incredible ocean views alongside the stories of some incredible women at Flagstaff Point lookout.

Endeavour Drive (Pass by)

We stop at the Lady Jane Franklin plaque on Endeavour Drive and ask who was Lady Jane Franklin? What’s her legacy? How did she come to be commemorated in Wollongong? We’ll learn all of this and more at this stop.

The Old Court House Wollongong (Pass by)

Learn about Wollongong’s mining history and the women who helped to put the town on the map.

St Mary Star of the Sea College (Pass by)

Wollongong’s oldest girls’ school that started with just five nuns, a handful of students, and a borrowed timber hut by the beach.

Market Square (Pass by)

Market Square was the heart of Wollongong in the 19th Century.

117 Corrimal St (Pass by)

Alice Villa was home to an incredible woman in business in the late 1800s - here we’ll learn her storey.

Ethel Hayton Walkway Art Light boxes (Pass by)

One of the few places in Wollongong named after a woman! Here we share her storey and learn how she got a walkway named after her.

Wollongong Town Hall (Pass by)

Learn about the first woman elected to Wollongong’s council chamber.

Location

Activity location

Flagstaff Point Lighthouse
- LOT 2 Endeavour Drive
- 2500, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

Flagstaff Point Lighthouse
- LOT 2 Endeavour Drive
- 2500, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

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