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Cooper Park Bushwalking in the City

Stone arch bridge

Cooper Park

Located in Bellevue Hill, Cooper Park covers 15 Ha of bushland in the centre of Sydney’s eastern suburbs. Donated to the Woollahra Council as a park in 1913 by Sir William Cooper the park covers a gully from Victoria Road, Bellevue Hill to Manning Road, Double Bay. With tennis courts and cricket nets at one end and native parkland at the other it’s a wonderful place to visit.

How to Get There

We took the train to Bondi Junction and walked the 15 minutes to the park’s entrance. However, if you want to drive, carparking is available in Bunna Place. Because of the park’s location, there are many entrances off surrounding streets. These have steps leading down to the valley floor where they join the walking track.

The Park

Starting behind the tennis courts, a track winds through the valley floor following a small creek. An information board details the wildlife living in the park as well as the plant species. Scattered along the path are weather shelters, so if it rains there is somewhere to stop for a while.

We followed the well maintained track which wound through eucalypt trees with a fern understory. The creek has many small waterfalls and cascades which are easily accessible from the track.

The damp shady environment has led to most structures being covered in moss. We really liked the arch bridge and a bench seat because they were covered in it.

At the far end of the park, a large set of steps lead up and out to Victoria Road. Of course, you can also enter this way.

What Did We Think?

This is an amazing park, hidden away in Sydney’s suburbia. The walk through native bush, while following the creek was very relaxing and enjoyable.

information board Cooper Park
Useful information board of the park
a creek Cooper Park
The creek running through the park
Small waterfall
Small waterfall on the creek running through the park
Waterfall
Waterfall running down stone steps
Stone arch bridge
Stone arch bridge crossing the creek
Moss covered stone bench seat Cooper Park
Moss covered stone bench seat
A pond with ferns
A pond on the creek with ferns
A pond Cooper Park
A pond on the creek
Steps
Steps leading out of Cooper Park
Stone wall covered in lichen
Stone wall covered in lichen
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Wyong New South Wales

Street Art Hely St 2022 Wyong

Wyong New South Wales Australia

Located on the New South Wales Central Coast, Wyong is around an hour’s drive north of Sydney, or an hour’s drive south from Newcastle. We visited to see the historic building and street art as well as visiting Alison Homestead on the outskirts of town.

Our first stop was the Chapman Building, where Glee Coffee have a café where you can grab a morning coffee. Opposite the café, the latest artwork was being installed. Unfortunately, these are taken down after a few months, but replaced a year later by the council.

At Alison Road, a map of the heritage walk has been installed. This is great in case you haven’t looked up the locations of what to see before-hand. Just across the road from the sign is Tightrope Lane, with it’s footpath painted as a tightrope.

We walked around the centre of town having a look at the old courthouse, post office and other buildings before heading off to the Alison Homestead. Another nearby attraction worth seeing is the old Milk Factory which now has a tavern, chocolate and candle making and arts and crafts.

Glee Coffee in the Chapman Building Wyong
Glee Coffee in the Chapman Building
Heritage Sign Hely Street
Heritage Sign Hely Street
Street Art Hely St 2022 Wyong
Street Art Hely St 2022
Heritage Walking Map Wyong
Heritage Walking Map
Heritage Walking Sign
Heritage Walking Sign
Street Art in Tightrope Lane
Street Art in Tightrope Lane
Street Art in Tightrope Lane Wyong
Street Art in Tightrope Lane
War Memorial
War Memorial
Old Court House Wyong
Old Court House
Turton's Corner
Turton’s Corner
Autumn Leaves on Hely Street Wyong
Autumn Leaves on Hely Street
The Art House Wyong
The Art House

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Ricardoes Tomatoes and Strawberries

Tomatoes for sale

Ricardoes Tomatoes and Strawberries

A favourite with locals and tourists, Port Macquarie’s Ricardoes Tomatoes and Strawberries is a fun place to pick your own fresh produce. Located only 20 minutes from the Port Macquarie CBD on the New South Wales mid-north coast, it’s a must-see place for visitors.

A large car park caters to the many visitors. On arrival you are greeted by koala painted in strawberry leaves, flowers and fruit. These koalas are a feature around Port Macquarie, being places outside many businesses and decorated to reflect their location.

After saying hello to the koala, we went inside to get a bucket and scissors and a few instructions including which greenhouse to go to. It was then off to collect our strawberries. At the end you pay before leaving for the weight of the strawberry’s that you have picked.

Ricardoes grow their tomatoes and strawberries hydroponically in greenhouses. Only certain ones are open to the public at a time because the others are either undergoing maintenance or not ready to harvest.

We spent some time picking strawberries, making sure to pick ripe ones. Signs tell you that the best ones are at the back, because most people go to the front rows of plants first. Once our buckets were full, we returned to the entrance to pay for them.

Café and Shop

Inside the main building, a display room has other products for sale, and we bought some strawberry jam. A café also sold Devonshire tea, so we finished off the morning with coffee, and scones with jam and cream.

This was a fun morning out, with strawberries to eat on the way home.

Entrance to Ricardoes Tomatoes and Strawberries
Entrance to Ricardoes
Koala outside the entrance Ricardoes Tomatoes and Strawberries
Koala outside the entrance
Inside the greenhouse Ricardoes Tomatoes and Strawberries
Inside the greenhouse
Row of hydroponic strawberries
Row of hydroponic strawberries
Strawberries
Strawberries
Bucket of picked strawberries
Bucket of picked strawberries
Tomatoes for sale
Tomatoes for sale

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