Berry

Postcode: 2535

Berry is a small Australian town in the Shoalhaven region in the state of New South Wales. It was part of a land grant to Alexander Berry. It lies on the South Coast Railway, and on the Princes Highway between Nowra and Kiama. Today, Berry thrives on tourism and its streets are filled with souvenir shops, arts shops, cafes, restaurants and hotels.

Its original name was Broughton Creek at the head of this creek and around which much of Alexander Berry's Shoalhaven business developed. The Tannery and Sawmills were central to this.

In recent times Berry has become very fashionable and overtly trendy as Sydneysiders, particularly those living in the southern and eastern suburbs, have found its pleasant rolling hills an ideal location for weekend retreats. Over the past decade, from the humble beginnings of the alternative lifestyle cafe, the Berry Bazaar, it has grown to a town of 1570 people awash with gift and craft shops, coffee lounges and antique shops - although, it should be pointed out that the town's famous donut shop (a caravan on the main street) has remained unchanged.

Berry, for most of the past century, has been a quiet rural service town meeting the needs of the surrounding farming district. The local Chamber of Commerce named it 'The Town of Trees' in 1975 because, towards the end of the last century, the local settlers planted extensive stands of English oaks, elms and beech trees. Many of these still stand today giving the town a distinctly 'English' feel.

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