Rainy Day Escapades

from Shoalhaven Visitor Guide 2022

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We love the sunny outdoors here in the Shoalhaven, but we’re also partial to those rainy days that allow us to see the region in a completely different way. Outdoor adventures are great fun in the rain, but if you’ve left your raincoat at home, there are plenty of cosy indoor activities available for people of all ages.

Quaint country villages and coastal towns provide hours of rainy day shopping fun. Berry, Milton, Kangaroo Valley and Huskisson have a multitude of homeware stores, boutiques and gift shops to wander through, accompanied by mouth watering cafés and restaurants to replenish yourself. Thrifty travellers can find vintage bargains in the region’s many quirky and treasure filled antique and op shops. Nowra is a thrift shopper’s paradise, with five stores, a second hand book shop, and a massive Salvos outlet in South Nowra selling everything from preloved clothing to retro furniture. Most towns and villages have full to the brim op shops, including Sussex Inlet, Culburra Beach, Callala Bay and Ulladulla.

Lovers of old timey ways will enjoy a guided tour of Meroogal, an 1800s Gothic style house in Nowra, previously owned by four generations of ‘Roogal’ women. The house is open on Saturdays and displays photographs, household items, clothing, diaries and other historical relics. Discover artefacts from the late 19th and early 20th centuries at Pioneer Village Museum in Kangaroo Valley and experience Funland Ulladulla where modern arcade games, pinball machines and dodgem cars sit under one big, dry roof.

Adventurers from five years upwards can scale walls at Indoor Climb South Coast in Huskisson. There is gear hire, climbing and bouldering courses to suit all skill levels. Make a splash at one of our indoor Swim and Fitness Centres in Vincentia, Sussex Inlet and Ulladulla. Each has different attractions, including heated pools for all ages, spas, a waterslide, an inflatable obstacle course, gyms and cafés. Movie goers can watch the latest flicks at historic and retro movie theatres like The Roxy Theatre in Nowra, Huskisson Pictures, the Inlet Cinema in Sussex Inlet and Arcadia Twin in Ulladulla. We’ve only just touched the surface. There are so many more awesome rainy day experiences to enjoy here in the Shoalhaven!