Situated on a peninsula between the Brisbane Waters and the Brisbane Waters National Park, Woy Woy is part of the city of Gosford, enjoying excellent views of Brisbane Water. It's a great sport for fishing and boating on Brisbane Waters, Broken Bay and the Hawkesbury River. Great for boating and fishing.

Woy Woy is located in the northern half of the Woy Woy Peninsula, a densely populated estuarine peninsula that also includes the districts of Umina Beach, Ettalong Beach and Blackwall, in addition to several small sub-districts. The Woy Woy Peninsula is the most populous area of the Central Coast. The historical and commercial core of Woy Woy is located around the railway station at the northern tip of the peninsula while its residential districts merge imperceptibly southwards with Umina and Ettalong.

Being surrounded by water, Woy Woy is great for those who love the water. There are countless places to throw in a line from the shore or from the boat to see what fish are nibbling. Take advantage of the abundance of water and choose your place to go swimming, explore the waterways by kayak or get out on to Brisbane Water for some of the best waterskiing conditions the region has to offer. Woy Woy wharf is also the starting point for the Central Coast Ferries scenic boat trips to Davistown, Empire Bay and Saratoga. During peak holiday periods the Cockatoo Ferry departs from Woy Woy for a scenic 2 hour round trip to Ettalong. Just off Woy Woy Road is the Bulgandry Aboriginal carvings site and Staples Lookout which are both worth a visit.


An annual Brisbane Water Oyster Festival is held on the first Sunday in November at Ettalong Beach after being relocated from the Woy Woy waterfront in 2005 due to space restrictions. The event outgrew the location with over 20,000 people attending annually. The Brisbane Water Oyster Festival was inaugurated in 2000 and is organised by the Peninsula Chamber of Commerce.

The Woy Woy Little Theatre Company perform four plays every year at The Peninsula Theatre, the sister theatre to Laycock Street Theatre in Gosford. Performances are generally based on strict plays rather than devised or improvised theatre forms and have been doing so since 1962.

After their retirement, the parents and younger brother of comedian Spike Milligan (1918���2002) moved to Woy Woy; as a result, Spike spent some time in the town and was occasionally jocularly referred to as "the boy from Woy Woy". Woy Woy was the home to the now defunct festival known as "Spike Fest", which celebrated Milligan's life and works. Milligan famously named Woy Woy "the largest above ground cemetery in the world" when visiting in the 1960s. He made numerous references to Woy Woy in his radio series, The Idiot Weekly.