Cremorne Point

Perfect for a short stroll along a relatively flat path with views of Sydney Harbour, or an afternoon picnic in the sun.
Notable residents include:
— A fat bossy bush turkey which thinks it owns the path. It even waddles around charging at people!
— Bush turkey #2, a friend of the original bush turkey. Lately bush turkey #1 has been joined by a friend who enjoys pecking the grass and roots of trees near bush turkey #1.
— Skinks and lizards, dead and alive! These little skinks writhe and dash from one side of the footpath to the other. There are black dead ones on the path that look like leaves too. I am scared out of my mind of lizards so I jump and Unilocal (no pun intended) like I’m leaping on hot plates through that section of the path.
Funnily enough the bush turkeys and skinks are found on the same section of the path — unfortunately right at the start, so there’s no way of missing them.

What an afternoon! Day light savings on a warm and breezy Sunday afternoon. Wasn’t too hard to find parking, plenty of grass to choose from, restrooms a few mins walk away and gorgeous views of the Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Harbour in general.
Pack picnic basket, a few blankies and a warm layer just in case it gets a little cool and windy in the early evening.
My friends and I had a great time here and will come again I’m sure
Good to visit if your solo (just bring your headphones), coming with a special person or with a group of friends. Not a ‘party location’, but great for a civilised group catch up and a laugh.

This lovely short hike on the lower north shore is perfect for just about anyone. Access it from one of the neighbouring streets of Cremorne, then join the joggers, power-​walkers and strollers on a 3 km loop, clockwise or anti-​clockwise. The route is sealed all the way, so easy with pushchairs and prams, though other wheels (scooters, ripsticks and the like) are discouraged and don’t work so well with the intermittent stairs and sometimes rough paving surface.
Particular points of interest around the loop include:
— Les & Ruby’s Garden — a public space originally tended by Les & Ruby Graham and now nurtured by the local residents under an unwritten commitment that resident commit to; the garden recently won an award as Sydney’s best public garden
— two ferry terminals, where you can catch the public ferry that loops between Mosman and Circular Quay
— public facilities and a lighthouse toward the point — including the sad but intriguing plaque to a young girl who somehow died at the location back in the 1980s
— Sophie’s Place café at the Cremorne Point ferry wharf
— one of the best views of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge from the western side of the point
— enviable apartment locations — imagine one of these for the New Year’s Eve fireworks!
— the MacCallum Pool, a unique inbuilt harbourside pool that originated as a dugout rockpool, now popularly used for splashing on hot summer days and some lap swimming — though I find it hard to know when to expect it to be open