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Milsons Point
Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Milsons Point

Milsons Point is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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It is located three kilometres north of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of North Sydney.

Get in

Getting to Milsons Point

There are harbour crossings that connect the Lower North Shore to the city: the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Harbour Tunnel. For North Sydney, Milsons Point and Kirribilli you have to take the bridge, and take any of the first set of exits to your left as you come off the bridge. For points further north, you can use the bridge or the tunnel.

  1. 01
    Milsons Point
  2. 02
    Chatswood

    Trains for the Lower North Shore depart from Central, Town Hall and Wynyard stations in the city.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Taronga Zoo

    Bradleys Head Road, Mosman (Taronga Zoo has its own ferry service departing Circular Quay), tz@zoo.nsw.gov.au.

  2. 02
    Blues Point Reserve

    Blues Point Road, McMahon's Point (from North Sydney it is at the end of Blue's Point Road; from Circular Quay, catch the Darling Harbour Route ferry to McMahons Point).

  3. 03
    Sawmillers Reserve
  4. 04
    Balls Head Reserve

    Ball's Head Road, Waverton (follow Bays Road and then Balls Head Road to the south-west of Waverton Station).

  5. 05
    Berry Island Reserve
  6. 06
    Cremorne Reserve

    Cremorne Reserve is a small park along the water near Cremorne Wharf, with sweeping views southwest to the city and Harbour Bridge.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Luna Park

    1 Olympic Drive, Milsons Point (walk straight down the hill from Milsons Point station and follow the signs, or take the ferry to Milsons Point wharf.),.

  2. 02
    North Sydney Olympic Pool
  3. 03
    Victoria Street Pedestrian Mall
  4. 04
    Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace

    The Orpheum shows mainstream and art house films in beautiful refurbished theatres.

Eat

Where to eat

The Lower North Shore has plenty of great eating options. Milsons Point has a good selection of Italian and Thai restaurants and cafes, many overlooking the Bridge and Harbour. North Sydney has plenty of food courts for office workers, although not much for evenings and weekends.

How locals move

Getting around Milsons Point the local way

  • Get inBoth wharfs provide access to North Sydney for ferry travellers.
  • Get inThe rest of the eastern area of the region also has ferry services, to Mosman, Cremorne, Neutral Bay and Taronga Zoo services.
  • Get inTo the far west, a little known private ferry operation connects the Lane Cove River to Circular Quay and Darling Harbour by Captain Cook ferries.
  • Get inThe ferry may be a slower way of travelling around the region.
  • Get aroundAway from the railway line and ferries, a car can be a good option for getting around the Lower North Shore.
  • Get aroundBecause of this, day trips to places are excellent (e.g.
  • Get aroundcity to Taronga Zoo by ferry and city to Balmoral Beach by bus) and many travellers will prefer to do day trips from the city to one place.
  • Get aroundIf you do want to get around using public transport, it is best to use Google Maps or a similar tool that can help you determine the best combination of trains, buses and ferries to get you around.

From Wikivoyage: Sydney/Lower North Shore, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.