NSW Arts Minister Don Harwin went clothes shopping during one of two trips to Sydney from his Pearl Beach holiday home, where he says he was holed up for three weeks during the height of the state's coronavirus outbreak.

Mr Harwin has been under pressure since it emerged on Wednesday night that he had been commuting to the Central Coast property despite the Berejiklian government urging the public to delay non-essential travel.

Arts Minister Don Harwin photographed shopping at Eastgardens Westfield in South Sydney on March 22.

The Sydney Morning Herald has confirmed he was shopping at Westfield Eastgardens shopping centre in Sydney’s south-east on March 22 - about 20 mins drive from his Sydney home in Elizabeth Bay.

A spokesman for Mr Harwin confirmed the Minister relocated to his Pearl Beach home on March 13, but returned to Sydney less than a week later on March 19th for "essential meetings".