Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
250m by 100m, you'll soon have explored every inch of it. Captain Cook Cruises runs
five ferries per day to the island from Circular Quay (jetty 6) and Darling Harbour (pier
26).
Watsons Bay
The narrow peninsula ending in South Head is one of Sydney's most sublime spots. Ap-
proaching from Bondi, as Old South Head Rd leaves the sheer ocean cliffs to descend to
Watsons Bay, the view of Sydney Harbour is breathtaking.
WATSONS BAY
( Watsons Bay)
Watsons Bay, east of the city centre and north of Bondi, was once a small
fishing village, as evidenced by the tiny heritage cottages that pepper the suburb's narrow
streets (and now cost a fortune).While you're here, tradition demands that you sit in the
beer garden at Watsons Bay Hotel at sunset and watch the sun fall behind the disembodied
Harbour Bridge, jutting up above Bradley's Head.
NEIGHBOURHOOD
On the ocean side,
The Gap
is a dramatic cliff-top lookout where proposals and sui-
cides happen with similar frequency.
CAMP COVE
(Cliff St; Watsons Bay)
Immediately north of Watsons Bay, this small swimming beach is
popular with both families and topless sunbathers. When Governor Phillip realised Botany
Bay didn't cut it, he sailed north into Sydney Harbour, dropped anchor and sunk his boots
into Camp Cove's gorgeous golden sand on 21 January 1788.
BEACH
SOUTH HEAD
(Cliff St; 5am-10pm; Watsons Bay)
At the northern end of Camp Cove, the
South Head
Heritage Trail
kicks off, leading into a section of Sydney Harbour National Park. It
passes old battlements and a path heading down to Lady Bay, before continuing on to the
candy-striped
Hornby Lighthouse
and the sandstone
Lightkeepers' Cottages
(1858) on
South Head itself.
PARK
The harbour views and crashing surf on the ocean side make this a very dramatic and
beautiful spot indeed.
LADY BAY
(Cliff St; Watsons Bay)
Also known as Lady Jane, this diminutive gay nudist beach sits at
the bottom of a cliff, on top of which (somewhat ironically) is a Royal Australian Navy
BEACH
