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Visit 
Featuring a shaded BBQ area with seating, a pocket playground inspired by the site’s maritime heritage, and a scenic over-water walkway to Kesterton Park, Sub Base Platypus is a place where visitors can enjoy R&R on the waterfront and engage with local history.
See also: Sub Base Platypus Renewal Project
By Ferry: North Sydney Ferry Wharf is just 250 metres from the High Street Entrance to Sub Base Platypus, offering convenience and speedy travel times to Circular Quay on the F5 ferry service via Kirribilli, Kurraba Point and Neutral Bay.
By Train: Both North Sydney and Milsons Point train stations are less than a kilometre’s walk from Sub Base Platypus.
By Bus: Buses run every 20 minutes within 500 metres of Sub base Platypus, along Clark Road. The weekday 269 Bus from McMahons Point to Kirribilli connects with Milsons Point Train Station, and the daily 263 Bus from Cammeray connects to the Sydney CBD.
For public transport information, including timetables, visit the Transport NSW website.
New Year’s Eve: Sub Base Platypus will be closed to the public at midday on Tuesday, 31 December. It will reopen at 7am on Wednesday, 1 January.
Limited parking is available on the streets surrounding Sub Base Platypus. Check signage for any fees or time limits.
Sub Base Platypus is accessible via Kiara Close and Kesterton Park near the North Sydney Ferry. There is wheelchair access to Sub Base Platypus via Kesterton Park; however, the entrance at Kiara Close includes stairs. The nearest public toilets are located at Kesterton Park.
Sub base Platypus is patrolled by rangers from 7am to 3pm daily. In the event of an emergency, dial 000 or 112 if mobile reception is poor. To contact a ranger during an emergency, call 0437 049 296 (7am to 3pm).
For your own safety and enjoyment, please observe the following rules, enforceable by our rangers:
Conditions of entry: Do not litter or dump rubbish; do not erect gazebos or marquees (without a permit); do not go fishing; do not operate remote-controlled vehicles (including drones); do not smoke, light fires or use portable barbeques; do not play amplified music (without a permit) or create excessive noise; do not undertake commercial activities (without a permit); do not hold private functions (without a permit); and do not climb walls, fortifications, sculptures or cliffs.
Take advantage of the shaded BBQ facilities and seating at Sub Base Platypus and invites your friends and family to a sausage sizzle on the waterfront.
The pocket playground at Sub base Platypus offers a fun way for kids to engage with the site’s maritime heritage. There is also play equipment at Kesterton Park, accessible via Sub Base Platypus’ over-water walkway.
Need to 'sink' your hunger pangs or coffee cravings? Head to Torpedoes! Located alongside the pocket playground at Sub Base Platypus, this new pop-up café offers locally roasted coffee as well as a selection of breads, sandwiches and pastries. From midday, Torpedoes serves wine and beer from Newtown stalwarts P&V Wine & Liquor Merchants and Young Henrys.
Operating Hours
Note: Torpedoes will be closed from Monday 23 December 2019 and reopen on Thursday 2 January 2020.
Sub Base Platypus was formerly HMAS Platypus, an Australian Navy submarine base. The site has also hosted a gasworks, as well as workshops for manufacturing and maintaining torpedoes for use in the Second World War. In May 2018, this once-hidden gem became accessible to the public for the first time in 150 years.
Image caption: Neutral Bay Gasworks viewed from Kurruba Wharf, c 1910 (City of Sydney Archives, Graeme Andrews Collection: 083425)
