Botany Bay National Park
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Botany Bay National Park extends over the two tongues of land enclosing the bay, protecting the coast from Little Bay to La Pérouse and the Kurnell peninsula. The old cable station was converted in 1987 into a museum commemorating the French discoverer La Pérouse, who was in Botany Bay at the same time as Captain Arthur Phillip and was shipwrecked on his homeward voyage.
Within the national park are the beaches in Congwong Bay, Captain Cook's landing place at Kurnell (with picnic areas and a museum devoted to Cook's voyages) and the coastal fortifications of around 1880 (Henry Head, Bare Island). Botany Bay was given its name by Joseph Banks, the botanist who accompanied Cook on his voyage and found numerous new species of plants here.
Within the national park are the beaches in Congwong Bay, Captain Cook's landing place at Kurnell (with picnic areas and a museum devoted to Cook's voyages) and the coastal fortifications of around 1880 (Henry Head, Bare Island). Botany Bay was given its name by Joseph Banks, the botanist who accompanied Cook on his voyage and found numerous new species of plants here.
Address:
Botany Bay National Park, Laperouse Visitor Centre
Cable Station Building
Anzac Parade, La Perouse, NSW 2036, Australia
Cable Station Building
Anzac Parade, La Perouse, NSW 2036, Australia
Hours:
April 1 to October 31: 10am-7:30pm
November 1 to March 31: 10am-8:30pm
Tips: Hours and admission costs are for Laperouse section of the park. The Kurnell section of the park closes at 5.30pm each day throughout June and July.
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