Get your discount tickets for the Wollongong’s Wicked Women: Inspiring History Walking Tour, save up to 9% !
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!
Meeting and Pickup
Meet your guide on the grass out the front of the Flagstaff Point Lighthouse. Your guide will be wearing a pink She Shapes History shirt and tote bag.
End Point
We finish on Crown Street in Wollongong’s CBD, near Cow + the Moon ice cream.
Language Offered
English-GUIDE
Itinerary
1. Flagstaff Point Lighthouse
2. 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.
3. The Old Court House Wollongong
4. Wollongong’s oldest girls’ school that started with just five nuns, a handful of students, and a borrowed timber hut by the beach.
5. Market Square was the heart of Wollongong in the 19th Century.
6. Alice Villa was home to an incredible woman in business in the late 1800s - here we’ll learn her story.
7. One of the few places in Wollongong named after a woman! Here we share her story and learn how she got a walkway named after her.
8. Learn about the first woman elected to Wollongong’s council chamber.
Inclusion
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
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
- 0% refund if cancelled 0+ days before the start date
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews
4.9
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
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