Cockatoo Island, which lies just west of the Harbour Bridge, is an explorer’s pick ’n’ mix. You can dive into our Indigenous and convict history by booking an on-demand group tour (minimum 10 people), watch movies in the Campground Cinema or have a barbecue picnic lunch and enjoy an afternoon playing lawn games picked up from the visitor centre. Want to stay the night? Snuggle down in a waterfront tent or cosy up in heritage accommodations (apartments 23A, B and C have the best bridge views).

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