Leisure

For small children, Castlecrag has parks with playground equipment in Edinburgh Road (Stoker Playground), The Bulwark (The Bailey) and in the Corteille Reserve, off The Parapet.

Council's Willoughby Park Art and Recreation Centre offers a large variety of courses, sport clubs and distractions for all ages, but especially for children, with an excellent school holiday programme. Council also employs a full-time Youth Worker (9777 7976).

Nearby local clubs which are open to the public and which offer bistros, bars, entertainment and gambling are Club Willoughby (Legions Ex-Servicea Club), Crabbes Avenue; the North Sydney Leagues Club in Cammeray (9466 8888); North Sydney Anzac Memorial Club in Cammeray (9923 1942); and Chatswood Ex-Services Club (9419 7386) and the Gordon Rugby Union Club .

Council's "Leisure Guide to Willoughby" has a list of all the city's sporting and leisure groups and facilities. (From the Central Library 9777 7900.)

A guide to the Castlecrag walks, which includes Walter Burley Griffin's reserves, pathways and most of his surviving houses, is available from the Walter Burley Griffin Society. Nearby bushwalks and cycleways are described in "Wheeling and Walking in Willoughby" (from the Central Library 9777 7900). The walks in Harold Reid Reserve in Middle Cove are recommended. Council regularly organises guided bushwalks and special children's activities in the bush. (For information or bookings call 9777 7755)