Wicked Women of Wollongong Walking Tour Discount Tickets

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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

Meeting point

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

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
Enjoy the incredible ocean views alongside the stories of some incredible women at Flagstaff Point lookout.
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
Learn about Wollongong’s mining history and the women who helped to put the town on the map.
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

Supplied by She Shapes History

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