Visitor Information

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Driving to Shoalhaven City?

FROM SYDNEY
From Sydney to Nowra it is 163 km and, on Highway No. 1, about 2 hours.

FROM CANBERRA - 200 km - 2½ hours to Ulladulla.
From Canberra head towards Batemans Bay, turn left when you meet the Princes Highway for Ulladulla, Nowra and all the attractions of the Shoalhaven.

FROM MELBOURNE - via Highway No. 1 - 830 km - 10 hours to Ulladulla.
Train, bus and plane and coach tours of and to the Shoalhaven. Phone 1300 662 808 for all details.

The Arts

Shoalhaven is also a City for the Arts. The show piece is, of course Bundanon - Arthur Boyd's Gift to Australia. It is an historic property on the banks of the Shoalhaven River and includes the homestead, gardens, antique furniture, artworks of the whole Boyd family and about 1,000 hectares of land.

Bundanon - Arthur Boyd's Gift

Bundanon: Bundanon Road (off Illaroo Road). Historic Bundanon, gifted to the nation by Arthur and Yvonne Boyd and is open to the public every Sunday. Enjoy a guided tour of the 1860’s National Estate listed Bundanon Homestead - with works from the Bundanon Collection and Arthur Boyd’s Studio.  For enquiries (02)4422 2100.

 Galleries

The Shoalhaven abounds in galleries and art and craft centres. There is fine art in Kangaroo Valley, woodcrafts and antiques in Berry, historic houses in Nowra, potteries in Culburra, St. Georges Basin and Coolangatta, Museums of the sea at Huskisson and art galleries at Sussex Inlet, Milton and Ulladulla. At Bawley Point there are pottery studios and wildflowers whilst Kioloa has a Country Gallery and Lake Tabourie has its museum. Contact 1300 662 808 for all details. 

Bushwalks, State Forests and National Parks

With over 300,000 hectares of National Parks and State Forests, Shoalhaven is renown for its wonderful bushwalks. Whilst the coastal walks are always very popular the ones through the hinterland open up to some truly magnificent rugged beauty.

Pigeon House Mountain is one of the focal points of the Shoalhaven. You should allow at least three hours for the climb to the top and return.

Booderee Botanic Gardens 

Visitor Statistics

We receive a large number of requests for statistics covering tourism in The Shoalhaven Region. The following reports are available for download at no charge and contains a wide range of information on tourism in our region. To download the report simply click on the link below.

• Shoalhaven Region - Economic Impact of Tourism Report Year Ended Dec 2006 (PDF file 395Kb - Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader ) 
• Shoalhaven Region - Economic Impact of Summary - Year End Dec 2006 (PDF file 14Kb - Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader ) 
• Tourism NSW - Travel to the South Coast Statistics - Year End Dec 2006 (PDF file 451Kb - Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader ) 

Brochures for Tourist Operators

101 Activities in the Shoalhaven (87.2Kb PDF)

Family Activities Brochure (177Kb PDF)

Short Term Holiday Rental in Residential Areas - Advisory Guidelines (572Kb PDF)

Nowra Historical Walk (265Kb PDF)

Birds of Shoalhaven City (875Kb PDF)

Tourism information for Schools

We often receive requests from students undertaking projects on tourism within the Shoalhaven. This resource area has been set up for schools.

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