The turquoise pool white picket fence and timber deck always well populated with sun bathers create one of the city s most instagrammable vantage points of the harbour bridge and the tumbling green lawns shaded by huge trees and some of sydney s most exclusive property provide a. Hidden away on the harbour this lower north shore gem has been rewarding visitors since the 1920s. This well hidden beach in the eastern suburbs is the perfect place to head with a small group if you want to swim without waves.
Distance from the cbd. Most famous for being the site where captain james cook landed the endeavour during one of his pacific voyages of discovery the national park itself is a heritage listed and protected site. The kurnell side of kamay botany bay national park is located south of the sydney city centre and is one of my favourite secret sydney spots.
Here you can see a section of the tributary system that supplied sydney with water in the late 1700s and early 1800s. Inside is a grand light filled atrium featuring a food court of classy restaurants and bars and for a secret treasure seek out the exhibition space for the original tank stream which is hidden in a nook on the lower level. But shhh just remember it s a secret.
Lucky for you we re willing to share them with you. From backstreet cocktail haunts to forgotten parklands these secret places to visit in sydney are hidden away for a reason. Especially if you have visited sydney a few times already you will want to get off the beaten track and not take the 100th photo posing in front of the opera house.
While the popular spots are always filled with people under the radar spots and the real hidden things to do in sydney are so much more worth discovering and revisiting.
