STEAL (YOUR HEART) CITY

Once, it was all so simple. Question: for what  is Wollongong known? Answer: steel production.

Now there is no simple response.  For starters, Wollongong is a big city – third-largest in NSW, tenth in the country, but no longer purely an industrial centre. Today it is both a dormitory city for Sydney, and a lush getaway for city folks.

All this goes through my mind as I snuggle under my doona at Tumbling Waters Retreat (www.tumblingwatersretreat.com), Stanwell Tops, perched 275 metres above sea level with the ocean a blue hyphen on the horizon, and the curved sails of hang gliders bracketing the cliffs to the north.

Here, I am thoroughly cosseted and comforted. It seems nothing has escaped the attention of hosts Andrew Bergmann and Sonja Keller, assisted by Bailey their affable canine welcomer.

Lavish – that about sums it up.

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This article continues with details of several luxury bed and breakfast options in the area and  also includes information on local food and cuisine, things to do and see.

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Finally, time is up, so after three days in the area, we head back to Sydney.

We think we’ve got our answers anyway. No longer a ‘steel city’, the Wollongong area is more likely now to steal your heart – making you vow to return and experience even more.

©Sally Hammond 2006

Picture Credits: ©Gordon Hammond 2006

(Sally and Gordon Hammond stayed as guests of Tumbling Waters Retreat, Spring Creek Retreat and Above Wollongong at Pleasant Heights, and Tourism Wollongong)

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Great for a weekend getaway, Wollongong and Kiama are close enough (under the three-hour limit) to scuttle to after work in Sydney, yet far enough away to feel you have really escaped.