Pittwater Heritage Festival
9 to 17 April 2005

Pittwater Heritage Cruise

Enjoy a relaxing three hours’ cruise on Pittwater and Broken Bay. Listen to local historian Jim Macken’s tales of the past in Pittwater. Discover all about World War II constructions on West Head, and houses on the waterfront.
Fish and Chips ($8.50 extra) will be taken aboard at lunchtime, tea and coffee available.
Wednesday 13 April: 10.30am to 1.30pm
Cost: $28   Additional: Fish & Chips $8.50 order when booking
Booking essential Phone 9970 1613 or 9970 1607

Built and Buried at the Basin

Catch the ferry from Palm Beach wharf to the Basin. Join the guided tour with local historian, Jim Macken who will show early constructions and burial sites at the Basin and tell about the sailors and Sally who once lived there. Easy level walking (optional short steep section)
Friday 15 April: 10am to 1pm
Cost: $10 BYO picnic lunch
Booking essential Phone 9970 1613 or 9970 1607

Rock Works at Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

Have an outing to West Head in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and learn how the park was established. Visit aboriginal rock engravings and enjoy wide panoramas across Pittwater and the land surrounding West Head. Next visit a trigonometrical station and see the cairn made from rocks. Local historian, Tony Dawson, will explain the significance of these surveying points scattered across the Pittwater area. Afterwards stay and enjoy a picnic or BBQ at West Head Lookout or other spots in the park
Tuesday 12 April: 9.45 to 11.30am
Cost: $11 to enter National Park
Booking essential Phone 9970 1613 or 9970 1607

Barrenjoey Lighthouse and Head Keeper’s Cottage

Take a 40 minute walk along along Barrenjoey Beach beside Pittwater and climb the track to Barrenjoey Lighthouse. The track is steep in places. Meet at the summit for a tour of the lighthouse and see the exhibition of photographs in the Head Keeper’s Cottage.
Sundays 10 & 17 April: 11am to 3pm
BYO Water. There are no toilets on the headland
Cost: Gold coin donation
Booking Essential Phone 9451 3479