Bobbin Head is a point on Cowan Creek in the north of the suburb of North Turramurra,

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. Bobbin Head is easily reached by taking Bobbin Head Road through North Turramurra or Kuringai Chase Road, Mount Colah near Hornsby. Facilities at Bobbin Head include a marina, picnic areas with gas barbecues, a licensed restaurant and kiosk at the marina, small boat hire at the marina, and a lunch-time restaurant in what used to be the Bobbin Head Inn, which also contains a National Parks information centre.Bobbin Head Masterplan 2006
/ref> The area also contains many fire trails and a mangrove boardwalk. Aboriginal engravings can be observed along some of the bushwalk trails. There is also a discovery trail along the waterfront inside the marina that chronicles the history of the area.

History

The Bobbin Inn was built by the Ku-ring-gai Chase Trust in 1936. The inn was officially opened by Bertram Stevens, Premier of New South Wales, on 5 March 1937.

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