The best-known features of Mollymook are its superb surf beach, which features wide, clear waters, and its nearby, lushly green golf course. At the end of the day, there are several fantastic restaurants around. Natural and artificial outdoor recreation opportunities are abundant in Mollymook.
1. Where is Mollymook?
On the NSW South Coast, in the Shoalhaven Region, Mollymook is about three hours south of Sydney and about the same distance from Canberra. It is bordered by lush green dairy country and white sand beaches on the southern side of Jervis Bay. The ideal setting for a relaxing weekend.
2. Best beaches in Mollymook
Mollymook Beach
This is the focal point of Mollymook, a lazy stretch of sand encircled to the north and south by the town’s favorite coffee spot, The Mollymook Beach Hut, and the protected Bannisters Headland.
There is a reef in the middle that produces good waves. Everyone can find space here, including young families who tend to cluster in the south and surfers who prefer the northern end.
Jones Beach
This tiny rocky beachfront, which is not a beach in the usual sense but is an excellent place for peaceful reflection, may be reached through a spectacular coastal gum forest that borders the public parking lot at the north side of Bannisters by the Sea.
Buckley’s Beach
This is where you should go if you want to be totally alone. The only way to get to Buckleys Beach, which is sandwiched between Buckleys Point and Narrawallee Inlet, is by boat across the inlet or a trekking trail from Lake Conjola, north of Mollymook. Or you might go kitesurfing there as Peter Bacon did.
Narrawallee
Dog-loving neighbors were ecstatic when, in late 2015, a portion of the extended Narrawallee Beach was tested as an off-leash area. After 4 o’clock, you can see folks walking, paddle boarding, and swimming as their adored dogs play in the waves.
Bogey Hole
The Bogey Hole, a tidal rock pool between south Mollymook and Collers Beach, is where a bunch of local women goes swimming in the summer, bobbing around and infusing themselves so fully they’ve given themselves the nickname The Teabags.
The first Nocturnal Night Surf Tag, one of the few night surfing competitions in the world, was conducted this year at Golf Course Reef, just down the beach, under a beautiful Easter full moon.
3. Things to do in Mollymook
Jervis Bay Wild invites you to investigate the bay’s waters
Spending time on the water is a no-brainer because Jervis Bay is known for its pristine seas and abundant marine life. You have two options: you may be active and go kayaking or scuba diving, or you can be lazy like us and take the Port Venture.
Dolphin cruises and the Jervis Bay Passage Cruise, which involves a sail past Hyams Beach before reaching up close to Point Perpendicular, are additional trips provided by Jervis Bay Wild. One of the best places in New South Wales to get a close-up look at marine life is here.
Visit Cupitt’s Winery for some lunch and wine
It’s understandable how an afternoon might get away from you when you have views like the one below. Even non-wine drinkers are likely to find something they enjoy at this family-run vineyard, which also makes sourdough, pickles, and sauces on-site and has a brewery and fromagerie.
With Djiriba Waagura, learn more about Aboriginal culture
Join Ray on the Timbery Cultural Bush Walk on Saturday morning if you have some free time. This 2.5-hour cultural tour was both educational and pleasant. Considering how reasonably priced (just $40) it is, it has to be the best Aboriginal-owned and directed tour we have ever taken.
Go on a fossil walk along the Gondwana Coast
This 2-hour long short guided walk along Ulladulla Harbour is an award-winning tour that is filled with fascinating information about the area’s ancient fossils.
Start completing the 100 Beach Challenge
Although Hyams Beach is frequently cited in travel guides and websites as having the whitest sand in the world, there are many other breathtaking beaches in Shoalhaven. Shoalhaven Tourism created the 100 Beach Challenge to entice you to go there.
Embark on a bushwalk
The route up to Pigeon House Mountain is the most well-known climb near Mollymook; however, Morton National Park, home to the mountain and another excellent walk nearby, Granite Falls, was severely destroyed by the summer 2020 fires and is currently closed.
Golfing on the sand
The gorgeous 9-hole Beachside Course at Mollymook Golf Club offers stunning sea views from the course, clubhouse, and restaurant. The Clubhouse hosts a jam-packed roster of events.
At the rear of Mollymook, on Maisie Williams Memorial Drive, is their 18-hole championship Hilltop Course. Both courses accept visitors.
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