Guidebook for Greenwich
Parks & Nature
Big park with children's play equipment and cross training equipment for adults, on the waterfront, amazing views, trails from here lead to Northwood, Greenwich Point and Lane Cove.
Bob Campbell Oval
Saint Vincents RoadBig park with children's play equipment and cross training equipment for adults, on the waterfront, amazing views, trails from here lead to Northwood, Greenwich Point and Lane Cove.
Tidal bay surrounded by mangroves where Sydney Harbour and Parramatta River meet. Great for fishing, kayaking and picnics in the surrounding parks. The surrounding bush is gorgeous. Fantastic for an early morning run. To get there, either walk down St Vincents Road or, if you're feeling more adventurous, just continue down the back garden. Just watch the first few metres after my stairs end as it's steep and can be slippery.
Gore Creek Reserve
Saint Vincents RoadTidal bay surrounded by mangroves where Sydney Harbour and Parramatta River meet. Great for fishing, kayaking and picnics in the surrounding parks. The surrounding bush is gorgeous. Fantastic for an early morning run. To get there, either walk down St Vincents Road or, if you're feeling more adventurous, just continue down the back garden. Just watch the first few metres after my stairs end as it's steep and can be slippery.
Aboriginal rock carvings, North Sydney Sustainability Garden, great picnic spot.
54 locals recommend
Balls Head Reserve
Balls Head DriveAboriginal rock carvings, North Sydney Sustainability Garden, great picnic spot.
Greenwich is a harbourside suburb surrounded by parks and hiking trails. You could spend years here and still not discover every hidden corner. If you like hiking, cross-country running or kayaking, this is THE suburb for you.
Greenwich
Greenwich is a harbourside suburb surrounded by parks and hiking trails. You could spend years here and still not discover every hidden corner. If you like hiking, cross-country running or kayaking, this is THE suburb for you.
Arts & Culture
Carisbrook House Museum
334 Burns Bay RdA time capsule of a house from the 1870's perfectly preserved.
Traffic Signal-Box Art Project
Lane Cove's Traffic Signal Box (TSB) Art Project is one of many public art initiatives traffic signal boxes as artist canvases to enliven the local streetscape, provide new opportunities for creative expression and deter graffiti taggers. Most of them are crap, but there are a few good ones.
There's one just across the road in front of the school which looks like it was painted by a drunken toddler.
Lane Cove Council
48 Longueville RdTraffic Signal-Box Art Project
Lane Cove's Traffic Signal Box (TSB) Art Project is one of many public art initiatives traffic signal boxes as artist canvases to enliven the local streetscape, provide new opportunities for creative expression and deter graffiti taggers. Most of them are crap, but there are a few good ones.
There's one just across the road in front of the school which looks like it was painted by a drunken toddler.
The Northwood Group Artists Plaques Project
ROBERT (BOB) WOODWARD OAM 1923 - 2010
FOUNTAIN DESIGNER, SCULPTOR, ARCHITECT,
ENGINEER, METALLURGIST, ARTIST DESIGNED AND LIVED AT 6 WYNDARRA PLACE 1964 - 2010
This plaque is part of the Northwood Artists group. It is located outside of the properties most closely associated with each artist during either a significant phase of their career or at the time of the most interaction between members of the sketch group in the 1940’s
Wyndarra Place
Wyndarra PlaceThe Northwood Group Artists Plaques Project
ROBERT (BOB) WOODWARD OAM 1923 - 2010
FOUNTAIN DESIGNER, SCULPTOR, ARCHITECT,
ENGINEER, METALLURGIST, ARTIST DESIGNED AND LIVED AT 6 WYNDARRA PLACE 1964 - 2010
This plaque is part of the Northwood Artists group. It is located outside of the properties most closely associated with each artist during either a significant phase of their career or at the time of the most interaction between members of the sketch group in the 1940’s
Shopping
Your Display Gallery
123 Greenwich RdA treasure trove of 2nd hand homewares and ephemera.
A big, family friendly shopping and dining precinct where the parents can enjoy a meal and a glass of wine while there children play in the grassy plaza area while their parents can keep an eye on them. Most weekends local musicians perform in the plaza podium.
Lane Cove Plaza
A big, family friendly shopping and dining precinct where the parents can enjoy a meal and a glass of wine while there children play in the grassy plaza area while their parents can keep an eye on them. Most weekends local musicians perform in the plaza podium.
Entertainment & Activities
A public golf course set in an iconic bushland setting with a retro 70's club house with great food and wine
Lane Cove Country Club
18 River RdA public golf course set in an iconic bushland setting with a retro 70's club house with great food and wine
The Longueville Sporting Club, more commonly known as “The Diddy” was established in 1938. It used to be known as the Lane Cove Bowling Club. Today the greens are alive with barefoot bowls and kids running around the greens with a footy or frisbee.
Why is it called the Diddy? According to the Sydney Morning Herald, “the club came to be known as the Diddy-die-Diddy because, supposedly, if an old member hadn’t been seen around for some time other old members would be heard to ask: “Did he die, did he? The club has been revived as the Longueville Sporting Club and now has almost 2500 members, the bulk of whom play social bowls but aren’t officially bowlers…. The club is still popularly known as the Diddy-die-Diddy. Indeed, a sign outside says, “Welcome to the Diddy”.”
10 locals recommend
Longueville Sporting Club
River Road WestThe Longueville Sporting Club, more commonly known as “The Diddy” was established in 1938. It used to be known as the Lane Cove Bowling Club. Today the greens are alive with barefoot bowls and kids running around the greens with a footy or frisbee.
Why is it called the Diddy? According to the Sydney Morning Herald, “the club came to be known as the Diddy-die-Diddy because, supposedly, if an old member hadn’t been seen around for some time other old members would be heard to ask: “Did he die, did he? The club has been revived as the Longueville Sporting Club and now has almost 2500 members, the bulk of whom play social bowls but aren’t officially bowlers…. The club is still popularly known as the Diddy-die-Diddy. Indeed, a sign outside says, “Welcome to the Diddy”.”
Greenwich Sailing Club
Essentials
Our local grocery store with a fabulous array of essentials, artisanal foods, everyday groceries, the freshest best value fruit, veg and flowers in Sydney and lovely, friendly owners. And they deliver!
11 locals recommend
IGA Greenwich
87-89 Greenwich RdOur local grocery store with a fabulous array of essentials, artisanal foods, everyday groceries, the freshest best value fruit, veg and flowers in Sydney and lovely, friendly owners. And they deliver!
A proudly independent pharmacy that cares for the local community. Qualified staff. Nutritionist in store. They deliver, for free :)
Greenwich Village Pharmacy
95 Greenwich RdA proudly independent pharmacy that cares for the local community. Qualified staff. Nutritionist in store. They deliver, for free :)
Woolworths
Austin StreetColes
Rosenthal AvenueOpen till midnight
Everything Else
Your local hospital with ED and a special children's ED to cope with any medical emergencies
21 locals recommend
Royal North Shore Hospital, Reserve Rd station
Your local hospital with ED and a special children's ED to cope with any medical emergencies
Getting Around
Possibly Sydney's prettiest train station and only 4 stops from the very heart of Sydney.
11 locals recommend
Wollstonecraft Station
Possibly Sydney's prettiest train station and only 4 stops from the very heart of Sydney.
A major train station and bus station with trains and buses running to all parts of Sydney. It's surrounded by shops and restaurants and local services such as chemists, optometrists and medical centres.
45 locals recommend
St Leonards Station
A major train station and bus station with trains and buses running to all parts of Sydney. It's surrounded by shops and restaurants and local services such as chemists, optometrists and medical centres.
The 261 bus to the city travels up River Road to the city is under 20 mins. There's a bus stop 60 metres from the top of our driveway in front of the school. The 251 bus from in front of Greenwich Hospital goes the other way, to Lane Cove shopping centre.
River Road
River RoadThe 261 bus to the city travels up River Road to the city is under 20 mins. There's a bus stop 60 metres from the top of our driveway in front of the school. The 251 bus from in front of Greenwich Hospital goes the other way, to Lane Cove shopping centre.
Ferries from here go to the city, Cockatoo Island and Parramatta. The 265 bus goes to the Ferry Wharf. You catch it from Kings Langley Road near St Vincents Street. The trip up the river to Parramatta takes around 90 minutes and is a great way of entertaining tired children whilst having some peace and quiet and some great photo opportunities. You can get off at any one of the numerous stops on the way. It even stops at Olympic Park in Homebush Bay. There's a really good park for kids there.
7 locals recommend
Greenwich Point Wharf station
Lower Serpentine RoadFerries from here go to the city, Cockatoo Island and Parramatta. The 265 bus goes to the Ferry Wharf. You catch it from Kings Langley Road near St Vincents Street. The trip up the river to Parramatta takes around 90 minutes and is a great way of entertaining tired children whilst having some peace and quiet and some great photo opportunities. You can get off at any one of the numerous stops on the way. It even stops at Olympic Park in Homebush Bay. There's a really good park for kids there.
The fast ferry leaves from here. It goes to the city and Darling Harbour and is a little more expensive than the public ferry from Greenwich POINT Wharf. You can't use your Opal card but you can pay at the other end or on board with cash.
Greenwich station
The fast ferry leaves from here. It goes to the city and Darling Harbour and is a little more expensive than the public ferry from Greenwich POINT Wharf. You can't use your Opal card but you can pay at the other end or on board with cash.