For these next couple of posts, we're heading into Ku Ring Gai Chase National Park, a big-ole patch of bush in the north of the city. You may not know this (I didn't) but this national park actually has seven suburbs encased within it (eight, if you count Ku Ring Gai Chase itself). Of those seven, only one has road access. This is that one.
Cottage Point
As previously mentioned, Cottage Point sits inside Ku Ring Gai Chase National Park. This isn't the kind of place you get to by public transport, but luckily I had a mate with me today who was driving our chariot. Since I was riding shotgun, I got to take dashboard pictures on the windy roads into the land of cottage.
There's a single road into here, aptly named Cottage Point Road, so you can't really get lost.
The suburb's road network is roughly a single "T", with the intersection being at the bottom of the hill and by the water. So down we went, parking the car on a bushy street with a surprising number of other parked cars.
So what do the steep streets of Cottage Point have to offer, apart from a few houses and some gum trees?
Of course, the water is right here, but the worry is whether there is actually any public access to the water, or if the shores of Cottage Point are reserved for those living in said cottages.
A sign pointing to the "public wharf" quickly dispelled any concerns, however.
Follow the path down, and you'll reach Cottage Point Wharf, one of the many seemingly unknown patches of waterside perfection that this city has within its borders.
The completely clear blue skies today helped the case.
By the wharf is the Cottage Point Inn, a restaurant, hotel and functions venue, somehow. A look at their website tells me that this place is too fancy for me. Can't fault the location though.
We followed the path back to street level, where we continued to the extremities of the suburb. Here, there's a yacht club,
and a tuk tuk indicating another pathway to a local business.
Following the path down leads to Cottage Point Kiosk, a general store, cafe,
and boat dealer,
neatly packaged in a handy water-side location.
That's really it for Cottage Point. We headed back into the car and into the National Park proper.
Cottage Point: A surprising gem tucked into the National Park.
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