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20 Places To Cosy Up With A Drink By The Fireplace In The Illawarra

A list of venues in the Illawarra where you can sip a drink by a cosy, open fire.
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Just because the Illawarra is blessed with some pretty great weather doesn’t mean we don’t feel the cold [well cold by our standards anyway].

So we reckon the ultimate way to make it through an Illawarra winter is at one of our awesome local venues with your fave tipple by a fire.

It’s “cuddling up in front of the fire season” folks and here’s a list of places around town [both inside and outside] you can go to get your fill.

Mmmm cosy!


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