Bantry bay picnic area the area of bantry bay has been popular with day visitors since the late 1800s. This hidden gem is the bantry bay explosives depot. Catch airport link sydneys airport train sydney harbour royal domain balmain east sydney airport surry. Bantry bay is located within middle harbour, and the foreshores of the bay form part of garigal national park.
By the start of the 1900s, bantry bay had been turned into a popular pleasure ground, complete with dance hall, picnic ground, a dining room and several summer houses. Sydney harbour foreshores and waterways area development. The proposed track is a direct outcome of the national parks and wildlife services sustainable mountain bike strategy smbs. The storage facilities still stand as a reminder of the bay s former use. One of the most spectacular walks along the harbour begins at the gap. Forestville is a suburb of northern sydney, in the state of new south wales, australia. Map of bantry bay rd frenchs forest, nsw 2086 whereis. Lavender bay ferry wharf walker street, kirribi li 29. Engraving, bay and bluff track new south wales, australia. The walk has many highlights, including great views of. Bantry bay rd iris st arringah rd ristram rd w aring h r d ilandra rd mcintosh rd alfred st mcintosh rd. The 10 best bantry accommodation of 2020 prices from au.
Service information departure guide for northern region smbsc 8. Bantry bay public powder magazine foreshores of bantry bay, killarney heights 31. Heritage map department of planning and environment. Banksia see rockdale bankstownincluding chullora, east hills and part of punchbowl bantry bay see mosman bare island see randwick bay road see north sydney beaconsfield see alexandria beecroft including cheltenham bellevue hill see woollahra belmore see canterbury.
The map atlas includes each of greater sydneys six districts in terms of their suburbs, centres and opportunities to connect open space areas through the sydney green grid. In the early 1900s, the picnic area was also home to a dance hall foundations still visible, dining room, picnic ground and overnight accommodation. The walk has many highlights, including great views of bantry bay, the historic magazine buildings and the natural bridge. The seaforth oval to roseville bridge via bantry bay bushwalking track takes about 4 hrs to walk and is 10 km long. The complex occupies about 14 hectares on both the eastern and western shores of the bay, which is the most northerly part of middle harbour, and consists of numerous buildings, seawalls, tram. Bantry bay was entered in 1689 and 1796 by french fleets attempting invasions of ireland.
Bantry bay was a popular recreational area from about the 1840s but much to public dismay it was taken over by the government in 1907 to build this facility to replace the existing storage facility at powder hulk bay. The bantry bay explosives magazine complex occupies an area of 14 hectares on the foreshores of bantry bay. Site of ithaca road ferry wharf ithaca road, elizabeth bay 30. Its known to be the most windfree place in town and its a popular hotel and resort destination. Rugby grounds bantry bay reserve is used by the rugby clubs located near seaforth for saturday morning rugby. You can download the pdf for this walk to print a map. The bantry bay explosives magazine complex is located in garigal national park and managed by the new south wales department of environment and climate change parks and wildlife group. Take a look at our detailed itineraries, guides and maps to help you plan your trip to sydney.
Download an offline pdf map and bus timetable for the 7 bus to take on your trip. Frenchs forest rd after bantry bay rd 120 frenchs forest road west, frenchs forest view full. Sailors bay rd edinburgh rd benelong rd 203 275 202 257 230 228 230 229 229 229 229 248. Hey everyone, does anybody know of some good printable maps i can print out of the sydney downtown area as well as the tranportation system. Table of contents streets index, suburbs index, index to chambers, buildings and terraces, trades index, advertisement index, business announcements almanac for 1920 list of councillors for 1920 commercial directory city street directory ahar. Map 15 marine structures forming parts of gateway s p i t 9 r d s y d n e y r d m a n l y r d.
Greater sydney draft district plan map atlas you can view these supporting components, as well as. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. To find the map for the driving distance from sydney to shoal bay, please enter the source and destination and then select the driving mode. Contact the council if you wish to play other sports on this ground. In 1879 the bantry bay area was set aside for public recreation as sydneysiders started seeking daytrips away from the growing city congestion. Download an offline pdf map and bus timetable for the 193 bus to take on your trip. Starting at currie road in forestville, this walk follows the edge of bantry bay to seaforth oval.
Serrata track bantry bay, nsw 26 nov 2014 one of the things people always say, is that national parks dont want change, says garry patterson of trailscapes, but this project has really proved to me thats not true. The upmarket atmosphere lends a sophisticated edge to the hotels in bantry bay. East hills, milperra, part of punchbowl, revesby, salt pan and sefton park bantry bay see mosman bare island see randwick bay road see north sydney beaconsfield see alexandria beecroft including cheltenham bellevue hill see woollahra belmore. Free download maps and tracknotes for the seaforth oval to roseville bridge via bantry bay walk.
Bantry bay once called botany bay is a suburb in the southern part of the area. The east bantry bay bushwalking track takes about 2 hrs to walk and is 4. The gap is an ocean cliff at watsons bay and famous for its natural beauty but stay on the paths for safety sake. Frenchs forest is kilometres north of the sydney central business district in the local government area of northern beaches council. Instead, bantry bay was used as a shipping point for timber cut from the forests of the north shore around the frenchs forest area during the early part of the 19th century. Catch airport link sydney s airport train sydney harbour royal domain balmain east sydney airport surry. Keep to your planned route and follow the map and walking trails. The main highlights of the walk include the natural bridge, the views from the bluff lookout and bantry bay picnic area. Map legend sydney and surrounds north coast new england outback country nsw riverina murray goulburn, yass, queanbeyan snowy mountains south coast lord. Flat rock landing place killarney drive, ki larney heights. East bantry bay bluff lookout the bluff is a large, unfenced rocky hilltop, in garigal national park, that provides great views up middle harbour.
The walk takes about 4 hrs 10 km one way, and heads though the delightful garigal national park. Joins sydney cbd inset above continues to lane cove milsons point taronga zoo i hmas penguin channel 9 tv. Seaforth oval to roseville bridge via bantry bay wildwalks. Map of bantry bay hotels and attractions on a bantry bay. Appendix f 7 part test for realignment of proposed. Interactive map of sydney with all popular attractions sydney opera house, darling harbour, sydney tower and more. Sydney harbour foreshores and waterways area development control plan. This is also one of the training ground used in seaforth by the sydney rugby clubs for training of the local teams.
Seaforth and bantry bay 2004 the dictionary of sydney. Bantry bay in about two and a half hours from cape town hugs the slopes of lions head and the very contemporary apartments that line the bantry bay sea front are as close to the ocean as you can get. Bantry bay detail and street level map showing the suburb of bantry bay. An archaeological survey on port jackson, sydney in troduc ti on during the period april to december 1975, the anthropological society of new south wales conducted an archaeological survey around bantry bay on the northern side of port jackson, sydney. The area surveyed, formerly known as magazine reserve, was.
Today, the picnic area has a picnic table and a number of fireplaces. The 10 best hotels in bantry bay for travel after covid19. Bantry bay, long inlet of the atlantic ocean, southwestern county cork, ireland. Bantry bay is a bay located in the garigal national park in middle harbour within sydney harbour, in new south wales, australia.
Number of courtesy moorings sydney a sydney b sydney c sydney d sydney e sydney f sydney manly north sydney homebush. Bantry bay explosives depot nsw environment, energy and. Free download maps and tracknotes for the east bantry bay walk. Suburb on the north shore of sydney, occupying the area south. Easily find directions to bantry bay rd in frenchs forest, nsw 2086 using whereis. Aboriginal occupation of the area is evident through the abundance of. Take a look at our detailed itineraries, guides and.
And the area that closest resembles that original state is bantry bay the last undeveloped deepwater bay in the sydney region. Seaforth and bantry bay 2004 seaforth and bantry bay 2004. Bantry bay map and hotels in bantry bay area cape town. Chowder bay clifton gardens balmoral hts beauty point 243 243 243 225 225 225 228 spit junction m30 236 236 236 236 228 257 247. Do you want a map that gives you the probable stopping points and halfway point of your journey. Depending on the vehicle you choose, you can also calculate the amount of co2 emissions from your vehicle and assess the environment impact. Starting at currie road in forestville, this walk follows the edge of bantry bay to seaforth. You can also try a different route while coming back by adding multiple destinations. Catch airport link sydneys airport train sydney harbour. Starting at seaforth oval, this walk follows a section of the harbour to hawkesbury track along middle harbour creek. The bay has a maximum length of 30 miles 48 km and is 10 miles 16 km wide at its broadest point. Map directions to bantry bay rd frenchs forest, nsw 2086. The gap is an ocean cliff at watsons bay and famous for.
There are plenty of places to sit and enjoy the views and wildlife along the way. The main highlights of the walk include the natural bridge, the views from the bluff lookout and bantry bay. Locality on the shores of bantry bay, an inlet running north from middle harbour, which remained largely bushland because of its use as an explosives store during the twentieth century. It was named after bantry bay in ireland history and description. Service information departure guide for northern region. Bantry bay is a chic suburb ranged along the atlantic shore. There are plenty of places to sit and enjoy the views and wildlife. Seaforth oval to roseville bridge via bantry bay walking track. The east bantry bay walk starts at the start of currie road service trail gps. Click in the button draw a circle, then click on map to place the center of the circle and drag at same time to start creating the circle. To find the return map from kinsale to bantry bay, begin with entering start and end locations in calculator control and click on show return map. Appendix f 7 part test for realignment of proposed mountain.
A total of 701 acres and 2 roads were allocated to for the storage facility. The views extend across the bushland of the national park, along bantry bay, to the city of sydney you can even see centrepoint tower. Pearl bay sandy bay shell cove fisher bay bantry bay sailors bay crater cove salt pan cove sugarloaf bay middle harbour quakers hat bay powder hulk bay 3 1 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 6. Bantry bay is one of a number of valleys in the park through which creeks trickle and cascade into sparkling rock pools on their way to sydney harbour. Sydney cove walsh bay darling harbour cockle bay blackwattle bay woolloomooloo bay lake northam barangaroo ferry hub sydney opera house sydney harbour bridge government house conservatorium. A maze of fire trails and walking tracks make access easy to all but the most isolated sections of the park. Dec 26, 2015 this hidden gem is the bantry bay explosives depot. The first stop of the 155 bus route is frenchs forest rd after bantry bay rd and the last stop is annam rd before cabbage tree rd.
Bantry bay has 27 stops departing from chatswood station, stand a and ending in. This place is situated in cork, south west, ireland, its geographical coordinates are 51 41 0 north, 9 27 0 west and its original name with diacritics is bantry. Coastal upland swamp in the sydney basin bioregion. The smbs was approved by the minister for the environment in august 2011. I am debating on how to get tofrom the airport and not sure what i want to do. This place is situated in malmesbury, western cape, south africa, its geographical coordinates are 33 55 0 south, 18 23 0 east and its original name with diacritics is bantry bay. Its backed by lions head, a dramatic volcanic peak between signal hill and table mountain. Tucked away in a forgotten corner of middle harbour, it was deemed the ideal place for the storage of explosives in colonial times.