Displayed in various places around St Ignatius’ College, Riverview are signs advising that they welcome visitors to enjoy walking through their grounds. What a pleasant surprise!
We started below the college and walked up through the bush to the top ovals, then made our way through the grounds past beautiful, quiet, contemplative spaces down to the river.
A path along the riverfront, past various rowing boat sheds, sailing clubs, scout halls, parks, marshy swamp and ferry wharves eventually leads to and links up with streets in Northwood.
Top of Riverview
Gorgeous little shed in the gardens.
Great place to sit and be quiet. Overlooking the river
Great place to sit and be quiet. Overlooking the river
The original old building
Historic path that joins the College to the boatshed and the river. Built by the original land owner before it was a school.
Boat shed
Looking east towards the city
Looking east towards the city
The site of the original well on the estate.
The site of the old Tambourine Bay Baths
Gorgeous old house in Stuart St, Longueville.
Rowing boat shed, looking across to Marist Sisters College, Woolwich.
Boatshed. Get your own scull out of the club without security issues.
So, this weekend, we... 
[…] We’ve walked around Riverview before, but with COVID-19 in full swing, local options were compulsory, so we went back for another stroll along the waterfront at Saint Ignatius’ College, […]
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