This is the little point that could.
The park on the point is a bit of labyrinth, feels three times as big as it is thanks to the many levels, nooks and crannies. Strange mix of concrete, lawn, native plantings, childrens playground, industrial relics and earnest plaques.
Also strangely bereft of punters, possibly because it was once called ‘Poison Point’. (Apparently the toxic waste has been buried and sealed in.) Little Manly Point was the site of a gasworks from 1883 to 1964 supplying gas for cooking and lighting to suburbs as far away as Narrabeen.
Some kids jumping off the rocks into the water gave it a strangely 70s feel. Lots of water dragons ready to jump on any morsel dropped from the picnic table.
Good views of the historic buildings on North Head – the Australian Institute of Police Management, once a hospital for seamen during World War I, and the Quarantine Station.
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