Driving Directions & Parking  |  By Sydney Ferry

About Bradleys Head

Driving Directions

Please allow additional travel time for possible traffic congestion in Neutral Bay & Mosman.

• Take Military Road to Spit Junction.

• Stay in the right lane & head right towards Taronga Zoo (Military Road).

• At the Mosman roundabout, take the middle road (Bradleys Head Road).

• Shortly after passing the Zoo, take the entrance to Bradleys Head (Sydney Harbour National Park).

See map

Car Parking

Parking is available within the Sydney Harbour National Park at Bradleys Head (see map above)

The cost is $3 for a day pass - tickets are purchased at the electronic meters located in the parking area and should be displayed inside your car windscreen.  Remember to bring coins for the meter.

There are 3 separate parking areas containing a total of 60 parking spots:

• Upper parking area (30 parking spots) is located just inside the gate to Bradleys Head on the left hand side.  A private bus will pick up guests every few minutes and shuttle them down to the ceremony site - please wait for the bus at the entrance of the parking area.

• Second parking area (10 parking spots) is located towards the end of Bradleys Head Road.
  A short stairway leads down to the lower parking area and then to the ceremony site.

• Lower parking area (20 parking spots) is located at the very end of Bradleys Head Road.
  A short stairway leads down to the ceremony site.

Please note that some parking spots will be set aside in the lower parking area for the bridal cars, so parking in that area may be limited.

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By Sydney Ferry

Especially for our out of town guests staying in the city, a ferry ride across Sydney Harbour is an ideal way to make your way to the wedding ceremony, whilst taking in Sydney's famous harbour and sites.

Ferries depart from Circular Quay on the northern edge of the city, located between The Rocks and the Opera House (see map above).

The fare for a trip to the Taronga Zoo Wharf is $4.30 adult and $2.10 concession (this may change after 1 July).

• Take the 10:15 am ferry to Taronga Zoo Wharf from Wharf 2 at Circular Quay, Sydney.

• A shuttle bus will be waiting upon ferry arrival at Taronga Zoo Wharf at 10:27 am.

Click here for Sydney Ferries system map and timetables.

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Bradleys Head is located on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour, within the Sydney suburb of Mosman, and forms part of the Sydney Harbour National Park.

Besides the breathtaking view (and our wonderful wedding), some interesting things to see at Bradleys Head include:

• The walking track around Bradleys Head provides an ideal opportunity to view major Sydney icons such as the Harbour Bridge, Opera House and Fort Denison while on a gentle stroll in a natural bushland setting.

• Historic cannons that once defended Sydney are still in place in the Bradleys Head fortifications, which were originally built by convict labourers in 1839.

• The mast and crows nest of the first HMAS Sydney warship stands at the point of Bradleys Head.  The HMAS Sydney sank the German warship, Emden, off the Cocos Islands during World War I and captured 110 prisoners (the first major naval action of the Royal Australian Navy).

• The granite pole in the water off Bradley’s Head came from the first General Post Office in Martin Place in 1880.  From this pole to Fort Denison measures exactly 1 nautical mile, and it is the only measurement on Sydney Harbour of its kind.

• A navigational lighthouse is located just around the point of Bradleys Head.