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Cremorne Point

Cremorne Point Visited in on 1 March 2009 Comment View on map -33.84528194889746;151.22801899909973

Picnic spot with view west to Shell Cove and houses on Kurraba Point.
Maccallum Pool and view south across the Harbour.
Maccallum Pool and view south to Mrs Macquaries Point and the city. Kirribilli Point can be seen to right of Opera House.
Looking south-west to Kirribilli Point and the garden of Kirribilli House and Admiralty House, city in the background.
Walking the public path on the western side of the point, heading to Maccallum Pool.
Four point view south. From right to left: Kurraba, Kirribilli, Bennelong and Mrs Macquaries.
Public path on the western side of the point.
Dob in a plant pilferer.
Looking north-east to Curraghbeena Point, Mosman.

Good value here. A point with a point at its point. See Robertsons Point and Robertsons Point II. Looks like Robertsons Point is the pointy end of Cremorne Point. Anyway…

You can do a walk from Shell Cove or catch a ferry to Cremorne Point wharf and do the walk to Mosman Bay wharf – maybe 40 minutes, not hard, just a few stairs here and there – and see both sides of this excellent point. Lots of shady picnic spots, big gum trees and on the eastern side the Lex and Ruby Graham Gardens (sorry no pics), a cliff hugging memorial garden to love.

Many a childhood summer’s day spent in the fabulous salt water harbour pool – surely one of the best harbour pools with a view in the world!

James Milson Jnr (son of the Milsons Point Milson) purchased the Cremorne peninsular in 1853. The courts prevented him from selling building blocks running right to the water’s edge and Cremorne is consequently one of the few Sydney Harbour peninsulars with a public, waterfront park running around its edges (Wikipedia).

The Aboriginal name for Cremorne Point is ‘Wulwarrajeung’. Its English name comes from its time as a pleasure garden (quoits).

Robertsons Point II

Robertsons Point II Visited in on 25 October 2008 Comment View on map -33.84922933165715;151.23350143432617


Couldn’t resist taking a few more shots of Robertsons Point from the ferry. If you want to see more from the point itself, have a look here (if you haven’t already).

Robertsons Point

Robertsons Point Visited in on 2 October 2008 Comment View on map -33.84852986516374;151.2327665090561

More Cremorne Point than Robertsons Point, but heading in the right direction.
Looking south-west to the city.
Looking south-east to Point Piper across the harbour. The lighthouse was built 1910, and is a sibling of Bradley's Head Light. But that's on a Head, so you won't see it here.
Looking north-east to Whiting Beach (centre) and Little Sirius Point (left of the beach).
Looking south-west to the city, Mrs Macquaries Point (center) and Garden Island (left).
Looking south-west to the city.
Our evening picnic spot, with bats and possum.
From Cremorne Point, on the walk back from Robertsons Point. Kirribilli Point is under the Bridge.

Felt like mixing it up so went for a dusk picnic which we shared with bats, possums and mosquitoes.

You do feel you’re at the heart of Port Jackson at this point, with almost 360 degree views and surrounded by water craft.

Robertsons Point is actually the pointy end of Cremorne Point.

It’s named after James Robertson, a Scottish watchmaker who was granted 35 hectares in 1820. It was then sold to James Milson (of Milsons Point fame) who leased 22 acres for an amusement park called Cremorne Gardens, modeled on a similar pleasure garden in London. Activities included quoits, gymnastics and fireworks. Oh my! More on this when we get to Cremorne Point.

(PS we later took some shots from the ferry during the day.)