HISTORY

The Patonga Hotel is located in the idyllic coastal town of Patonga on the New South Wales Central Coast, and is surrounded by the Hawkesbury River and Broken Bay. Patonga means ‘oyster’ in the local Guring-gai language.

Prior to European settlement, Patonga was occupied by the Guring-gai Aboriginal people. European settlement of the area occurred around the 1860’s, and some time later, a fisherman named Robert Robson resided in the area.

During the Great Depression of the 1930’s, people were attracted to Patonga because they could live cheaply off the land. Access to Patonga was only by boat, until 1937 when a road was built from Umina.

Patonga is well known as a sleepy fishing village, and a place to ‘get away from it all’. Oyster farming is the main local industry in the area, and Patonga Bay is still occupied by fisherman who supply to the Sydney Fish Market daily.

The Hotel joined The Boathouse Group in 2017, and after being renovated, opened in November 2018.

Images below sourced from The Patonga Project.