# Norilla Coast

> A long-weekend guide to the nine coastal villages of the northern Illawarra, from Stanwell Park to Bulli, an hour south of Sydney.

Independent travel guide for people coming from Sydney for a weekend. Covers the nine villages north to south (Stanwell Park, Coalcliff, Clifton, Scarborough, Wombarra, Coledale, Austinmer, Thirroul, Bulli), ocean pools, walks, a three-night itinerary and how to get there. Last reviewed 2026-11-09. Every page is available as markdown by appending `.md` to its path or by sending `Accept: text/markdown`.

## Plan a trip

- [Overview of the northern Illawarra](https://norillacoast.com/index.md): A long-weekend guide to the nine coastal villages of the northern Illawarra, from Stanwell Park to Bulli, an hour south of Sydney.
- [Long weekend itinerary](https://norillacoast.com/weekend.md): A three-night itinerary for the northern Illawarra: Friday train from Sydney to Monday drive home, with swims, walks, lunches and lookouts from Stanwell Park to Bulli.
- [Getting here from Sydney](https://norillacoast.com/getting-here.md): Sydney to Stanwell Park, Thirroul or Bulli by train, by the scenic drive through the Royal National Park, or by the M1 motorway. Times, tips and which to choose.

## Villages (north to south)

- [Stanwell Park](https://norillacoast.com/villages/stanwell-park.md): Where the coast road drops off the edge.
- [Coalcliff](https://norillacoast.com/villages/coalcliff.md): A rock pool cut into the platform. Not much else, and that is the point.
- [Clifton](https://norillacoast.com/villages/clifton.md): The village at the end of the bridge.
- [Scarborough](https://norillacoast.com/villages/scarborough.md): Long lunch on a terrace above the sea.
- [Wombarra](https://norillacoast.com/villages/wombarra.md): The quiet one.
- [Coledale](https://norillacoast.com/villages/coledale.md): Fall asleep to the surf.
- [Austinmer](https://norillacoast.com/villages/austinmer.md): The postcard. Get there early.
- [Thirroul](https://norillacoast.com/villages/thirroul.md): The village with a main street.
- [Bulli](https://norillacoast.com/villages/bulli.md): Pass, point, pub.

## Guides

- [Northern Illawarra ocean pools compared](https://norillacoast.com/guides/ocean-pools.md): Every ocean pool between Stanwell Park and Bulli compared, with the best pool for laps, for kids and for the view, and how to swim them safely.
- [When to visit the northern Illawarra](https://norillacoast.com/guides/when-to-visit.md): Season by season, when to go to the coast between Stanwell Park and Bulli for swimming, walking, whale watching and avoiding the crowds.

## Agent access

- [MCP server](https://norillacoast.com/mcp): Streamable HTTP endpoint. Tools: search_guide, list_villages, get_village, get_page
- [Ask endpoint](https://norillacoast.com/ask?query=ocean+pools): `GET /ask?query=...` returns ranked passages with source URLs as JSON
- [Agent access page](https://norillacoast.com/agents.md): every machine-readable endpoint on this site

## Optional

- [Full text of the guide](https://norillacoast.com/llms-full.txt): every page in one markdown file
- [EntityMap](https://norillacoast.com/entitymap.json): entities, relations and evidence passages
- [Schema map](https://norillacoast.com/schemamap.xml): Schema.org JSON-LD endpoints
- [RSS](https://norillacoast.com/rss.xml): new and updated guides