Bobbin Head is a point on Cowan Creek in the north of the suburb of North Turramurra, New South Wales, Australia. It is a "near-urban" part of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Bobbin Head is easily reached by taking Bobbin Head Road through North Turramurra or Kuringai Chase Road, Mount Colah near Hornsby.
Facilities at Bobbin Head include a marina, picnic areas with gas barbecues, a licensed restaurant and kiosk at the marina, small boat hire at the marina, and a lunch-time restaurant in what used to be the Bobbin Head Inn, which also contains a National Parks information centre. The area also contains many fire trails and a mangrove boardwalk. Aboriginal engravings can be observed along some of the bushwalk trails. There is also a discovery trail along the waterfront inside the marina that chronicles the history of the area.
History
The Bobbin Inn was built by the Ku-ring-gai Chase Trust in 1936. The inn was officially opened by Mr Stevens, Premier of New South Wales, on 5 March 1937.
References
- Bobbin Head Masterplan 2006
- "BOBBIN HEAD IMPROVEMENTS". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. I, no. 138. New South Wales, Australia. 29 August 1936. p. 10. Retrieved 12 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- "BEAUTIFYING BOBBIN HEAD". The Sydney Mail. Vol. L, no. 1302. New South Wales, Australia. 10 March 1937. p. 36. Retrieved 12 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- Niall Clugston (2008). "Bobbin Head". Dictionary of Sydney. Dictionary of Sydney Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
33°39′36″S 151°09′33″E / 33.660116°S 151.159145°E / -33.660116; 151.159145
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