Wollombi, New South Wales, is a very small but picturesque and historic rural village in Australia's lower Hunter Valley. It is 29 km south-west of Cessnock and 142 km north of Sydney. Wollombi's modest modern size is offset by its 19th-century sandstone buildings and an abundance of timber slab constructed cottages and sheds in an idyllic location. The town's name is an Aboriginal term said to mean 'meeting place of the waters' or simply 'meeting place'. It was apparently pronounced 'Wu-lum-bee', though today it is pronounced Wo (as in wok) - lum (as in thumb) - bi (as in buy).