Bobbin Head, New South Wales

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View of the marina at Bobbin Head Bobbin head-1w.jpg
View of the marina at Bobbin Head
The Bobbin Inn building Bobbin head inn-1w.jpg
The Bobbin Inn building

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.

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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. [1] 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. [2] The inn was officially opened by Mr Stevens, Premier of New South Wales, on 5 March 1937. [3]

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References

  1. Bobbin Head Masterplan 2006
  2. "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.
  3. "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.

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