Welcome to Woy Woy

Mindful relaxation with an up-and-coming social scene

The golden sun glistens on the waterway. You watch people in kayaks and tinnies slowly pass you by as they head to pick up a seafood lunch at the wharf or drop anchor at their favourite fishing spot. They give you a nod as they pass. You watch families and friends picnicking on the grass. Walkers and cyclists use the shared pathway. Pelicans fly overhead and anchored boats bob by the shore. How can you be here, in a place that makes you feel so different when you only just left home?

Favoured for decades as a town that reinvigorates, Woy Woy is a perfectly balanced mix of commuter hustle and mindful relaxation. 

Just over an hour from Sydney and Newcastle by train or car, Woy Woy is an easy pit stop for today’s traveller who in a post-covid world is looking to break away from their every day, relax the mind and recharge body with the comfort of knowing they’re not too far from home if they need.

Or pop downstairs for a pub feed at The Bayview Hotel, serving icy cold beer on tap and schnitties by the kilo in their outdoor beer garden or old-world bistro.

Historically, Link and Pin was a coupling mechanism used to join train carriages together, today, Link and Pin Café joins people together through great, coffee, food and vibes. Enter via the red door on Railway Street, or red gate on Blackwall Road and take five in their secret garden. Tucked along Ocean Beach Road is also Expresso Martine, a converted shipping container café serving single origin coffee, takeaway wraps, toasties and sweet treats.

Dinner at Tropicana Social Club is a step back into the retro eras of yesteryear. Try their loaded Sicilian, US or British Sunday Roast inspired pan pizzas, best enjoyed with a craft beer or wine while 80s and 90s smash hits pump out the speakers. Nearby, you also have Young Barons Food Store, the authentic Italian brainchild of two talented local chefs in their early twenties.

This European-inspired shopfront serves delicious homemade pasta (including Nonna-style lasagne) and gelato that is quickly gaining a reputation on the Coast. If you’re planning a picnic along the waterfront or at Lions Park, create your own platter from their cured meats, olives, dips, chutneys, pickled vegetables and boutique wine.

With a range of accommodation options from the recently renovated family-owned and operated Bayview Hotel, to quality waterfront holiday rentals, you can rest easy knowing that your mind, body and soul will find what it needs in Woy Woy.