Greycliffe Avenue, Vaucluse, NSW 2030

Greycliff Avenue Vaucluse is situated at the bottom of steeply winding Vaucluse Rd. It’s a very pretty avenue, and home to prime real estate.

The houses are old and gracious, exuding charm. One of the biggest attractions of the area is situated on Greycliff Avenue. This is the Hermitage Foreshore Reserve, and more importantly Nielsen Park. The park is situated on the eastern shore of Sydney Harbour and offers wonderful family facilities. There is safe, shallow swimming, and an area of the harbour has a shark net up (in summer at least).

The grassy park also offers a playground, many shady trees, toilets and picnic tables. There is a kiosk, a popular restaurant and several function facilities (all run by the same company I believe).

Further back up the hill on Olola Ave, is Vaucluse Park, which contains historic Vaucluse House, another attractive place to visit. And beyond that, on the corner of Vaucluse and New South Head Rds, is the elite Kincoppal-Rose Bay school. It’s a private (and expensive) school with co-ed early learning centre and primary, and girl’s only high school.

There are decent shopping facilities on Old South Head Rd at Rose Bay North/Dover Heights, and good bus transport along New South Head Rd. Ferries and trains can be caught further west. Realistically a car is needed.