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Sydney Walks on Foot Sydney Sydney 9 W Walks— —Walks W neighbourhood 01 this legendary cookware shop shade of the majestic magnolias Mosman for 30 years. You’ll find Australian outside Mosman Skiff club. Watch Address book Walks food products such as pink out for kookaburras: they have a Route with a view Murray River salt and Kangaroo tendency to swoop, particularly if 01 Flannel — Sydney Island honey, plus greeting cards you have a snack in hand. If you’re 571 Military Road depicting Mosman’s epic views still feeling active walk back along 161 (0)2 9960 6882 by foot Leafy Mosman is one of Sydney’s ritziest neighbourhoods.Thanks and architecture. the beachfront to The Balmoral flannel.com.au to its craggy coastline, the roomy residences on the steep land rising Continue walking along Military Boatshed at The Boathouse to hire 02 Accoutrement from its numerous bays are heavy on water views.The area also Road; after a few minutes you’ll a paddle-board. 611 Military Road Sydney’s unique mix of benefits from being close to the city centre: it’s only a 10-minute see Kids Stuff. This family- Once you’re done, keep walking 161 (0)2 9969 4911 urban and natural charms drive, or a 25-minute ferry trip, across the harbour. owned toy retailer eschews major north. After 10 minutes or so, near accoutrement.com.au is best savoured at an The smart shops and homes of today are a far cry from the commercial brands in favour of the rotunda in the park, you’ll see 03 Kids Stuff old-fashioned walking suburb’s commercial past. A whaling station opened here in 1833 handmade toys. A short stroll Billy, a bronze sculpture of a 774 Military Road pace. The vast harbour and this trade created the first stirrings of a settled community. further along the footpath and dog who accompanied his master, 161 (0)2 9960 3222 means you’re never far you’ll reach Trevor Victor a street sweeper, while he worked kidstuff.com.au Mosman’s vertiginous terrain was initially an impediment to Harvey Gallery. It shows works by 04 Trevor Victor Harvey from a breathtaking water development but ferry services and intensive road-building from Australian artists including David Gallery view and you’ll encounter 1861 brought an influx of people, among them bohemian artists Bromley and Charles Blackman, 842 Military Road countless vantage points attracted by the vistas. When a tram service replaced the horse-drawn plus resident artists Kerrie Lester 161 (0)2 9968 2153 along its steep slopes. buses from North Sydney, Mosman became a desirable suburb. and Ken Done. tvhgallery.com But there’s also plenty Residents – known as “2088ers” due to the postcode – tend to Continue for another 50 metres 05 Pages and Pages to admire in the refined bunker down permanently. The lucky ones live “on the flat” (next to independent bookseller Pages 878 Military Road and Pages. The shop is well stocked 161 (0)2 9969 9736 blend of modern and to the beaches) in postwar garden apartments or art deco abodes. historical architecture and with works by Australian authors pagesandpages.com.au Sadly, hard-edged contemporary mansions have been replacing and photographers. Keep an eye 06 The Source myriad cafés, galleries these architectural darlings.The jewel of the area is Balmoral out for the cookbooks by Mosman- 6/914 Military Road and independent retailers. Beach, one of the finest harbour swimming spots in Sydney. It’s based chef Serge Dansereau of 161 (0)2 9969 1368 Here are our top five also where you’ll find The Bathers’ Pavilion, a restaurant housed The Bathers’ Pavilion. 07 The Balmoral Boatshed exploratory routes. in a grand 1920s building.Taronga Zoo and the cliff faces of Continue south for another five 2 The Esplanade Sydney Harbour National Park are additional highlights. minutes until you reach Raglan 161 (0)434 505 444 Street. Turn left and you’ll see balmoralboatshed.com.au The Source. This café with an 08 Billy Shops to shore on-site roastery is a good place at the beach every day for 17 years. The Esplanade Mosman walk to refresh with a flat white. Once Cross the park towards the 09 Rocky Point Island you’re suitably caffeinated, head water and over the bridge to Hunter Park, This walk starts at Spit Junction off down Raglan Street for a Rocky Point Island, known locally The Esplanade (where Military and Spit roads stroll past some of Sydney’s most as “The Island”. In season (April 10 The Bathers’ Pavilion Awaba Street meet). On the corner look for the valuable real estate, with views to December) you can often spot 4 The Esplanade olive-green shopfront of Flannel. across to Manly and out to the whales migrating along the coast. 161 (0)2 9969 5050 Hunters Bay Designer Kristy Lawrence creates Pacific Ocean. After 1km you’ll To conclude your walk, stop in batherspavilion.com.au 10 floaty and feminine silk, cotton and reach Balmoral Beach. Turn right at The Bathers’ Pavilion next door lace clothing. Walk away from the at The Esplanade and wander for a sundowner. Head up to the 9 main intersection down Military along the promenade underneath art gallery on the second floor; the Road. After a few minutes, on the the grand Moreton Bay Fig trees. rooftop terrace also has spectacular 8 same side of the street, you’ll come to Keep walking until you reach the views over the beach. 1 Accoutrement. Owner Sue Jenkins deserted eastern end of the beach. To return to Spit Junction, catch 2 Botanic The Esplanade Road has been behind the counter of Here you can lounge under the the 247 bus from the nearby stop. 3 7 Getting there Military Road — 4 To get to Mosman catch the 5 180, 245 or 247 bus from Wynard Station in the CBD to Spit Junction. Alternatively, 6 catch a train on the Northern Raglan Street and Western Line to North Sydney Railway Station and then hop on the 229 or 230 bus to Spit Junction. 131500.com.au 128 129 Sydney Sydney 9 W Walks— —Walks W neighbourhood 02 Step back in history The Rocks The Rocks walk Address book Back to the future This walk starts at the Argyle Cut. 01 Argyle Cut Governor Macquarie enlisted convict Argyle Street gangs to cut this tunnel through the shfa.nsw.gov.au Sydneysiders tend to only visit The Rocks if they’re heading to rock by hand in 1843. It took 21 years 02 Foundation Park Circular Quay to catch a ferry or dipping into the Museum of to complete and the chisel marks can Gloucester Walk Contemporary Art Australia, as the common belief is that it’s a still be seen on the rock face. shfa.nsw.gov.au tourist trap. But this peninsula has much to recommend it. Yes, Climb the stairs on your left 03 The Glenmore there are some kitsch retailers but the neighbourhood also offers and follow the signs to the quirky 96 Cumberland Street a fascinating insight into the birth of modern Australia. Foundation Park. This site was 161 (0)2 9247 4794 The district incorporating Bennelong Point, Circular Quay, excavated by an archaeological theglenmore.com.au Walsh Bay and Millers Point provided safe anchorage for British team in the 1990s and eight 04 Susannah Place Museum terrace houses from the 1870s were 58-64 Gloucester Street ships in the late 1780s. Having displaced the Aboriginal clans of the 161 (0)2 9241 1893 Eora Nation, the settlers established a penal colony. Convict labour and there’s also an education centre. Car”. The Walsh Bay wharves were sydneylivingmuseums. was used to chip away the hills and rocky outcrops and some of the Head back to Susannah Place constructed during the 20th century com.au fledgling nation’s first permanent structures were established. Museum and take the stairs to to cope with the booming shipping 05 Cribbs Lane Cadmans Cottage on George Street, built in 1816, is the oldest Harrington Street. Turn right, walk industry but when business dwindled 110 Cumberland Street surviving residence and the Georgian terrace houses in Millers 10 metres and then take a left into in the early 1970s the area fell thebigdig.com.au Point are excellent examples of early Australian architecture. Nurses Walk and follow it through to into disrepair. From the 1990s the 06 Suez Canal the Suez Canal. This notoriously wharves were repurposed Between Harrington and While the city sprawled outwards over the following two unsavoury alley was the stomping as a cultural precinct. Stop at George streets (runs centuries, The Rocks’ pretty cobbled passageways, sandstone ground of the Rocks Push gang Fratelli Fresh for some quality alongside Harbour Rocks cottages and wooden wharves stood unchanged. More than 100 during the 1880s and 1890s. The Italian fare before heading out onto Hotel Sydney) locations of historical significance remain. This walk will take you snappily dressed members (male and Pier 4 to visit the home of the Sydney 07 Cadmans Cottage past some of the ones we think are the most interesting – including female) tyrannised drunken whalers Theatre Company and Bangarra 110 George Street the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge, of course – to finish at one of and sailors on shore leave with petty Dance Theatre. Follow the signs to 161 (0)2 9337 7019 the city’s newest sites: the Barangaroo Reserve. theft and violence. The Theatre Bar at the End of nationalparks.nsw.gov.au Exit the alley, turn left then head the Wharf for a digestif.
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