Activities + Eats
Activities + Eats
Wooli is a hidden little gem on the north coast; boasting some of the most delicious food + coffee you could ask for. Activities and adventures available in Wooli will keep you reminiscing for days. You will soon discover our units are in the perfect spot to be just a minutes walk from many a good thing...
Eats
Wooli Wooli cafe
Wooli Wooli café is an awesome little cafe only a 2 minute walk along main street to the south. Opening from 7am to 2pm it is the only place to go for a coffee in Wooli .... They do a great coffee or superb turmeric golden elixir, the milkshakes and smoothies are very yummy too, the raspberry and blueberry muffins are fantastic and great bacon & egg rolls and pulled pork pockets..... One of the many reasons to return to Wooli!
Phone orders on 0400 829 707 .... They are closed on Thursdays but if no answer they probably have a que out the door
Harry’s Chinese Restaurant
Extensive Chinese menu + Australian meals. Eat in or take away.
Location: 1-minute walk from our units within the Wooli Bowls Club
Ph: 02 6649 7851
Wooli Hotel/Motel Restaurants
EMILIO’S BISTRO & PIZZERIA is a great place to enjoy a drink outside after a day in the sun and enjoy some great Pub food.
Bottle Shop
Find your favourite drink of choice with 2-minute drive from our units. From craft beers to ciders, they have it all.
Location: Attached to the side of the pub.
383 Wooli Restaurant
383 Restaurant is an Amazing .... extremely popular and bookings essential in Holiday periods
Location: 3-minute drive from our units.
Ph: 02 6649 7519
Wooli General Store
Find a wide variety of hot takeaway options. Also, top up your fridge + pantry from milk, bread and juice all the way to meats, fresh fruit + veg and ice-cream.
Location: At the BP service station. A 2-minute drive from our units.
Ph: 02 6649 7546
Activities
With the Pacific Ocean and the Solitary Islands Marine Park on one side, the pristine Wooli Wooli River and the large Yuraygir National Park on your doorstep, Wooli offers an abundance of healthy activities and natural attractions
Free Use of Our Onsite Canoes + Kayaks
No visit to Wooli is complete without a paddle on our beautiful river! When you stay at Wooli Holiday Units, canoeing is included in your stay. Guests are free to borrow one of our canoes and Kayaks to explore the river….. just a few steps from your unit to the river’s edge. Take the fishing rod with you and catch a bass for breakie !
Besides the obvious ocean and river options and great fishing, Wooli also sports a few other hidden treasures to keep you busy…
Beaches
Love the beach? The beaches around Wooli, Minnie Water and Diggers Camp on the NSW North Coast are amazing. They are secluded, quiet, clean – and plentiful. In fact, there are 15 different beaches for you to explore.
Surf Life Saving Australia’s BeachSafe website has a web page full of useful information about each and every beach, including details about rips, bars and facilities.
Fishing Charters & Whale Watching Tours - Wooli Dive
Is one minutes’ walk down the road from our units, you can book yourself an adventure. Fulfilling all your snorkelling, fishing, scuba + touring dreams + desires. Go deep-sea fishing with one of Wooli’s deep sea fishing operators, they can also take you out on a whale-watching cruise to see migrating Humpback whales between May and November.
Wooli Deep Sea Tours – 02 6649 7100
Stand Up Paddle Board Hire
The Wooli River is perfect for all those paddle board lovers. Hire a board at Stellar Water Sports.
Ph: 0432 180 733
Bowling Club
Social Bowls + Barefoot Bowls available a minute walk down the road.
Ph: 02 6649 7523
Skate Park
Bring your rackets + balls and make use of the local tennis courts found a one-minute walk away from our units.
Ph: 0266497606
Children’s Park
A minutes walk down the road and all the slippery dip fun you require.
4-wheel Driving
Access onto the beach so you can find your perfect quiet spot for swimming, fishing + sun bathing.
Wilson Headland
A 10-minute drive from our units will land you at one of our favourite spots for surfing, headland views and costal walks.
Walking
Wooli is surrounded by some excellent walking tracks and trails: in town, along the beach and the river, up to Wilsons Headland and in Yuraygir National Park. The walking tracks range from 6.1km to 15.6km in length and are relatively flat and easy going. You may even see the endangered coastal emu. You can get maps from the visitor information centre.
If you’re a nature-lover and keen to experience the full Yuraygir Coastal Walk, but are daunted by the logistics of it, You may like to take an adventurous hiking and camping trip with Wayfarer Expeditions, one of several eco tour operators working in the Yuraygir. They are a small local business founded in early 2015, and run a number of guided hiking tours around the Clarence Valley, including the iconic Yuraygir Coastal Walk.
This magnificent coastal walk is 65 kilometres long and normally divided into 4 sections, but Wayfarer Expeditions has broken it up into 5 days (walking 8 to 14 km each day). The walk takes in and crosses beaches, headlands, rock platforms, creeks, rivers and estuaries.
Accompanied by the enthusiastic young guides of Wayfarer Expeditions, you won’t have to worry about crossing waterways, organising food and water and setting up camp each night. These are experienced hikers who know what they’re doing
Surfing
Bring your surfboard and surf some of the breaks on protected beaches along the outstretched coastline at Wooli and Minnie Waters and at Wilsons Headland (for more experienced surfers). There are a range of waves from beachies to pointbreaks where you can usually find a fun option for any swell or wind direction.
Fishing
Wooli has long been famous for outstanding fishing, due to its distance from other coastal centres. Dangle a line from the riverbank or in the estuary (flathead, whiting, bream), off the rock wall (jewfish, mangrove jack) or on the beach (bream, jewfish, salmon, tailor). Alternatively, launch a boat from one of Wooli’s boat ramps or go on a fishing charter
Solitary Islands Marine Park
The Solitary Islands Marine Park, just off our coast, offers an unforgettable underwater world for you to enjoy. Wooli has an excellent scuba diving centre and PADI training facility offering snorkelling and diving tours and training. You can also try some easy snorkelling yourself in the River and at Diggers Camp.
One reviewer wrote of this place that it might not have the Great Barrier’s reputation – yet – but was still explored by thousands of scuba divers and snorkelers each year.
The Solitary Islands Marine Park can lay claim to being the first marine park in NSW with protective zoning, declared in 1991. It has been joined by five other parks in the state, including Cape Byron to the north.
Solitary Islands contains at least 10,000ha of reef ranging in depth from sea level to 60m below the surface and containing a variety of habitat.
The inshore reefs are generally dominated by kelp and cool-water fish species. Further offshore and closer to the islands are a variety of corals, some at their southern limits, and a large variety of fish generally tropical or sub-tropical species.
Solitary Islands diving: lion fish and grey nurse shark. More than 550 species of fish have been recorded so far in these waters and the large number of reef fish in the marine park is partly due to the mixture of tropical and temperate fish larvae in the currents. More than 90 species of hard coral have been recorded in the marine park and some rocky reefs are more than half covered.
Tennis
The Wooli tennis courts are 200m down the road, one minute’s walk in light traffic 😊 and can be booked on this website any questions you can contact Brenda on 0419 433 392.
River Tours
Private river charters (max. 14 people), eco tours, self-drive river boats (max. 12 people, no licences required) are all available on the pristine Wooli Wooli River. Call Bruce on – 0439 409 909
Wooli River Explorer – website www.wooliriverboathire.com.au
Swimming
Wooli has kilometres of beautiful, unspoilt beaches for you to enjoy, with beach patrols available during holiday periods. The Wooli Wooli River, one of the cleanest in Australia, has a sheltered lagoon at its mouth at high tide and is perfect for a calm swim in crystal clear waters. There is a cove and some great rock pools at Diggers Camp just north of Wooli.
Photography
Keen photographers, both amateur and professional, love Wooli and its surroundings for its abundance of natural beauty, interesting landscapes and incredible birdlife and wildlife. Different times of the day and different seasons offer plenty of opportunities for some amazing shots you will be proud to show off.
Birdwatching
Wooli is a veritable birdwatchers’ paradise. With the river just a few steps away and the vast wilderness of Yuraygir National Park just across the road and on the opposite side of the river, Wooli River Lodges is an ideal base for birdwatchers. Around 190 species of birds have been recorded at Yuraygir NP, 30 of which are listed as endangered.
Goanna Pulling
Wooli is renowned as the home of the National Goanna Pulling Championships. This is a family event full of entertainment for young and old and is a must see annual event in Wooli. For details please visit www.goannapulling.com.
Wooli Art Show
Held each year on the Easter long weekend, The Wild About Wooli Art Show features a range of artworks from both amateurs and professional artists in the region. There is also a children’s category. The works on display are available for sale, so you can find yourself a unique gift or an artistic souvenir from Wooli.
Diggers Camp
Diggers Camp and Minnie Water with their secluded beaches, tidal rock pools, National Park bush walks, ocean lagoons.