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Pubs & restaurants with playgrounds in Wollongong
From Helensburgh to Kiama, the clubs are the family dining rooms of the Illawarra: Tradies Helensburgh has a shaded outdoor playground and an indoor play space, the Shellharbour Club has the Block House, built from shipping containers, and Kiama Leagues has a kids' lounge and verandah play equipment. The Warilla Hotel's massive undercover playground is ringed by tables.
Descriptions come from the venues' own websites and are linked under each one. Some play areas keep their own hours, shorter than the club's, so they are noted where the venue lists them.
Northern suburbs
CLUB · HELENSBURGH
Tradies Helensburgh
Tradies Helensburgh has a shaded outdoor playground, with a balcony and picnic tables for parents, and Cockatoo Corner, an indoor play space inside The Bistro; both are free for ages 3 to 12, open Wednesday to Sunday. The bistro does pizzas, pub classics and eight flavours of gelato, and kids' parties of up to 65 use a dedicated balcony.
Play area Indoor Cockatoo Corner in the bistro plus a shaded outdoor playground.
🎉 Hosts kids’ parties Their party page ↗
PUB · TOWRADGI
Towradgi Beach Hotel
The Towradgi Beach Hotel has a playground with a Playground Deck right beside it, popular for first birthdays and christenings, and a Garden Bar Deck with all-weather blinds that overlooks it. Kids' meals come with a small soft drink, and there's live music, comedy and trivia on weekends.
Play area Outdoor playground with a dining deck right beside it.
🎉 Hosts kids’ parties Their party page ↗
PUB · CORRIMAL
Corrimal Hotel
The Corrimal Hotel's playground is in its covered Family Terrace, so it works rain or shine, and kids' meals come with an activity pack. There's free kids' entertainment every Sunday, high chairs, and a bistro that serves all day on Fridays and Saturdays.
Play area Undercover playground in the covered Family Terrace
Wollongong central
CLUB · FAIRY MEADOW
The Fraternity Club
At the Fraternity Club in Fairy Meadow, La Trattoria's alfresco tables sit beside an enclosed outdoor playground, with sun and shade. The club also has an arcade and a gelato bar, more than 400 parking spaces, and La Trattoria serves lunch every day.
Play area Enclosed outdoor playground beside La Trattoria's alfresco area, plus an arcade.
CLUB · WOLLONGONG
Wollongong Golf Club
Wollongong Golf Club has a kids' playground at the clubhouse, in the open-air 1897 Garden Bar, which trades seasonally. There's a kids' menu, high chairs and room for prams, The Deck looks from the fairways to the ocean, and parking is secure.
Play area Kids' playground at the clubhouse, with families welcomed.
Southern suburbs and Shellharbour
CLUB · SHELLHARBOUR
The Shellharbour Club
The Shellharbour Club has two play areas: the Block House, an indoor, weatherproof play space built from shipping containers with slides, which opens at meal times, and The Farm, an undercover play area on the terrace, open daily from 10am to 11pm. The Precinct street-food area has a kids' food outlet and a lolly and soft-serve shop.
Play area Block House indoor shipping-container play zone with slides, plus undercover outdoor Farm play area.
PUB · WARILLA
Warilla Hotel
The Warilla Hotel has a massive undercover playground surrounded by family dining areas, with an all-weather outdoor area right beside it. The Wholey Smoke Bistro serves lunch and dinner seven days with kids' meals, and there's a monthly kids' colouring competition.
Play area Huge undercover kids' playground surrounded by family dining areas.
🎉 Hosts kids’ parties Their party page ↗
CLUB · DAPTO
Dapto Leagues Club (Tabatinga Dapto)
Tabatinga at Dapto Leagues is a members-only play centre with a toddler area, a multi-level climbing structure, the Tinga Ninja Course and an arcade, open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 2pm. On Friday and Saturday nights there are staff-supervised Drop & Dine sessions, and three themed party rooms.
Play area Tabatinga: toddler area, multi-level climbing structure, ninja course, arcade (paid entry, members)
🎉 Hosts kids’ parties Their party page ↗
PUB · WINDANG
Lake Illawarra Hotel
The Lake Illawarra Hotel at Windang calls its massive indoor playground the ultimate pub playground, with family dining areas all around it and an indoor-outdoor space right beside it. The bistro serves lunch and dinner seven days, with kids' meals and a kids' party guide.
Play area Massive indoor playground area surrounded by family dining
🎉 Hosts kids’ parties Their party page ↗
Kiama
CLUB · GERRINGONG
Gerringong Bowlo
Gerringong Bowlo, minutes from Werri Beach, has a new, fully covered kids' playground and barefoot bowls. The Werri Waves Bistro serves lunch and dinner seven days, and its kids' menu, from fish and chips to mini pizza, can add a soft drink and ice cream for $3.
Play area New fully covered kids' playground with slides and shade.
CLUB · KIAMA
Kiama Leagues Club
Kiama Leagues Club has two kids' areas at the Sails Bistro: an indoor kids' lounge at the entrance with a TV, Sega car racing and a Pac-Man table, and climbing equipment out on the verandah. The bistro takes bookings, and the school holidays bring free kids' discos and bingo.
Play area Kids' games lounge at the bistro entrance plus climbing equipment on the verandah.
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