Wombat Hotel, NSW

Wombat Hotel, NSW Cold drinks, country meals and warm hospitality in the heart of Wombat, NSW. 🍻 We re-opened on 24 October 2025, after the pub closed temporarily in 2024.
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The Wombat Hotel ... Where you eat, drink and don't want to leave. 🐾
Australia’s longest continually licensed hotel — proudly serving travellers and locals since the 1800s. The Wombat Hotel was established in 1877 and holds the longest continuous liquor license in NSW. The village of Wombat is renowned for its cherry production and was an historic gold mining area with a living history display con

tained in the historic Wombat Hotel. There are still the odd remnants of diggings located on the landscape. Why don't you drop in at the Wombat Hotel for a refreshing drink and view the living history of this village. Wombat is also becoming known for its Australia Day Tractor Pull and markets and most recently, the Wombat Swap Meet on the long weekend in June.

17/06/2026

CHAPTER TWO: THE RISING DAMP

You don’t see rising damp at first.

You feel it.

Walls that never quite dry. Floors that smell faintly of earth. Plaster quietly surrendering.

The damp had been creeping for years, slow and patient, reclaiming brick by brick. There would be no quick fix. No cosmetic patch.

This was the kind of problem that demands respect — and a proper fix.

🌧️ The building had been waiting for someone to listen.
.. 👏 A special thanks to Brett (BW Rising Dam)

15/06/2026

CHAPTER ONE: THE DECISION

As you know, we’d retired and got bored… so we bought a pub.

Retirement was supposed to be quiet.

Less rushing. Fewer plans. More sunsets.

Instead, we found ourselves standing in front of an old country pub, keys in hand, wondering what on earth we’d just done.

The locals smiled knowingly. The building creaked ominously. The sign out front looked like it had a few stories left to tell.

We didn’t buy a business.

We bought a mission.

And the universe laughed.

🍻 To be continued…

14/06/2026

We’d retired and got bored… so 12 months ago we bought a pub.

This is the story of the Wombat Hotel’s second life.

It’s a story about rising damp, dirt floors, dodgy wiring and more than one moment where we wondered what on earth we’d taken on. It’s also a story about not giving up, community and bringing an old country pub back to life.

We’re sharing it chapter by chapter — just as it happened.
The wins. The mess. The learning. The laughs.

Pull up a stool and follow along 🍻

This one’s for everyone who believes old places still have good stories left to tell.

24/05/2026

🐾 The next chapter of Wombat’s history has arrived…

Gold rush dreams, bushrangers, dusty roads and the beginnings of the old Royal Hotel — it’s all part of the story. 🤠🍺

Head over to our Instagram to watch the next reel in the series and step back into 1861.

📍 Find us on Instagram:
👉 Watch the full reel here: https://www.instagram.com/wombat_hotel/reel/DYtVQlAK97F/
🎬 A preview is attached

Look who hopped into The Bat today! 👀🦘🐾
24/05/2026

Look who hopped into The Bat today! 👀🦘🐾

In the pub, amidst clinking glasses, a local regular ponders life's profound questions over a schooner, truly brewed for...
21/05/2026

In the pub, amidst clinking glasses, a local regular ponders life's profound questions over a schooner, truly brewed for greatness 🍻 🤔
Wombat Hotel, NSW

21/05/2026

Some stories just seem to write themselves… 👀🤥

We’ll let this one speak for itself. 🐾🍻

29/04/2026

🌸 Why not treat Mum this Mother’s Day? 🌸

Join us at The Wombat Hotel for a special Mother’s Day Lunch she’ll truly enjoy 💕

🗓 Sunday, 10 May
🕦 11:30am – 2:30pm
📍 The Wombat Hotel, 95 Wombat Rd, Wombat NSW

🍽 $39 per head (Gluten-free option available +$2)

Enjoy a delicious set menu:
• Roast Lamb or Roast Pork with seasonal vegetables and matched sauce/gravy
• Sticky Date Pudding or Hot Lemon Pudding with vanilla ice cream
• Plus a glass of local Ballinaclash Bubbly 🥂

✨ Relax, celebrate, and let us do the cooking while you spoil Mum.

📞 Bookings essential – call 0409 152 550
⏰ Bookings close Saturday, 9 May

Tag your siblings, lock it in, and make Mum’s day 💐

👉 wombathotel.com.au for full details.

27/04/2026

THANK YOU, WOMBAT COMMUNITY
ANZAC DAY • 2026

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us
for the parade, the Light Horse and its members,
our BBQ breakfast, the wonderful morning tea contributions,
and all who took part in the fundraising.

With the BBQ and a spirited game of TwoUp,
we raised over $450 for Legacy.

Our sincere thanks to the organising committee
for their outstanding efforts in making the day possible.

Your respect, mateship, and community spirit
made this ANZAC Day one to remember.

🌺 LEST WE FORGET 🌺

22/04/2026

This ANZAC Day, we invite you to join us as we come together to remember, reflect and honour those who have served.

Our Wombat Dawn Service begins at 6:00 am, down at the corner of Rose and Young Street.

As the first light of day breaks, we’ll gather for prayers, hymns, the laying of wreaths… and the sounding of the bugle.

We’re honoured to have the Australian Light Horse – Murrumburrah Light Horse Troop, along with a bagpiper and cadets, joining us for this special commemoration.

It’s a time to stand together… to remember sacrifice, courage and mateship 🇦🇺

After the service, you’re warmly invited to head back to the Wombat Hotel, where a hearty breakfast awaits.

So come along… bring your family, your friends… and take a moment with us to honour those that served under the ANZAC spirit.

Lest we forget. 🌺

Hilltops Region Hilltops Council Wombat hotel social group

Address

Olympic Highway
Wombat, NSW
2587

Opening Hours

Wednesday 11:30am - 10pm
Thursday 11:30am - 10pm
Friday 11:30am - 10pm
Saturday 11:30am - 10pm
Sunday 11:30am - 10pm

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