Fairy Meadow

Worth seeing in and around Fairy Meadow

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   University of Wollongong

   The University of Wollongong is an Australian public research university located in the suburb of Keiraville, within the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, approximately 80 kilometres south of Sydney. As of 2023, the university had an enrolment of more than 33,000 students, an alumni base of more than 176,000 [LC1] and over 2,400 staff members including 16 distinguished professors.

   1.3 km · public research university in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Wollongong Showground

   Wollongong Showground is a stadium located in the Wollongong city centre. It is primarily used for rugby league as a home ground of the St.

   3.2 km · multi-sports stadium · Wikipedia
3. 03
   St Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Wollongong

   Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral, located in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Wollongong, presently the Most Reverend Brian Mascord. The cathedral is the oldest church of any denomination in the Illawarra region.

   2.9 km · church in Wollongong, Australia · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Illawarra escarpment

   The Illawarra escarpment, or officially the Illawarra Range, is the fold-created cliffs and plateau-eroded outcrop mountain range west of the Illawarra coastal plain south of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The range encloses the Illawarra region which stretches from Stanwell Park in the north to Kiama, Gerringong and the Shoalhaven River in the south.

   4 km · mountain range in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
5. 05
   WIN Entertainment Centre

   Wollongong Entertainment Centre is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. The WEC opened on 5 September 1998 with a concert by Bob Dylan and Patti Smith; 4,935 people attended the event.

   3.1 km · multi-purpose indoor arena in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
6. 06
   MacCabe Park

   MacCabe Park is a park located in Wollongong, Australia. It is commonly misspelt McCabe Park, though the sign has since been changed to its correct name.

   3.5 km · park in Australia · Wikipedia
7. 07
   North Dalton Park

   North Dalton Park is located on Pioneer Rd, Towradgi, in the northern suburbs of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. The ground has a grandstand on the western side, where 430 plastic bucket seats were installed over the concrete steps in early 2017.

   1.6 km · Sports ground in Wollongong, Australia · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse

   Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse, also known as Wollongong Harbour Lighthouse, is a historic lighthouse situated on the southern breakwater of the heritage-listed Wollongong Harbour, in Wollongong, New South Wales in Australia. Wollongong is the only place in the east of Australia to have two lighthouses located in close proximity of each other, the other being Wollongong Head Lighthouse.

   2.5 km · lighthouse in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Gleniffer Brae

   Gleniffer Brae is a heritage-listed former residence, school and now conservatorium of music and function centre on Murphys Avenue in the Wollongong suburb of Keiraville, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Geoffrey D. Loveridge and built from 1937 to 1939 by L. Benbow in conjunction with W. W. Todd & Son, W. Wilson & Co.

   2 km · historic site in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Wollongong Botanic Garden

    The Wollongong Botanic Garden is located in the Wollongong suburb of Keiraville at the foot of Mount Keira in New South Wales, Australia. It is the local botanical gardens of the Illawarra and was established in 1964.

    1.6 km · boranic garden in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia

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Getting to Fairy Meadow

Airports

Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD), 57 km · Newcastle (NTL), 199 km

Stations

North Wollongong railway station, 1.3 km · Wollongong railway station, 3 km · Corrimal railway station, 3 km · Fairy Meadow railway station, 800 m · Towradgi railway station, 2 km

• Sydney (Mascot) → Fairy Meadow

  59 km · quickest by road, 1h 41m · A$9–12
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• Williamtown → Fairy Meadow

  196 km · quickest by road, 4h 12m · A$30–39
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• Melbourne → Fairy Meadow

  654 km · quickest by air, 7h 16m · A$330–470
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