Mount Penang Juvenile Justice Centre, Gosford

Name: Mount Penang Juvenile Justice Centre
Address: Gosford, Australia

#14 among attractions in Gosford

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The Mount Penang Juvenile Justice Centre is a heritage-listed former juvenile detention centre, now a parkland and redevelopment precinct known as Mount Penang Parklands. It is situated on the Pacific Highway at Somersby, Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by James Nangle and built from 1912 by the New South Wales Public Works Department. It was also known as The Farm Home for Boys, Girrakool and Kariong Juvenile Detention Centre. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 19 September 2003. Today, Mount Penang Parklands is a redevelopment precinct containing parks and gardens, a high school, an events park, commercial and office space and residential development. ()

Coordinates: 33°25'41"S, 151°18'2"E

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Mount Penang Juvenile Justice Centre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Australian Reptile Park, Erina Fair, Holt-Bragg Bridge, Ourimbah.

1.5 miNW
Zoo with animal encounters and shows
Australian Reptile Park, Gosford
38 min walk • Nestled in the natural bushland of Somersby, Australia, the Australian Reptile Park offers an immersive experience into the world of reptiles and other native Australian wildlife. Established as a sanctuary and zoo, this popular attraction is located just an hour's...
5.4 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Erina Fair
137 min walk • Erina Fair is a large shopping centre located in the suburb of Erina on the Central Coast.
1 miNW
Bridge
Holt-Bragg Bridge, Gosford
27 min walk • The Holt-Bragg Bridge is an arch road bridge that carries the Old Pacific Highway across Piles Creek at Somersby on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia.
5.8 miNE
Area
Ourimbah, Gosford
149 min walk • Ourimbah is a small township in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located about 78 kilometres north of the Sydney CBD. Ourimbah is located approximately halfway between Sydney and Newcastle.
2.5 miW
Bridge
Mooney Mooney Bridge
65 min walk • The Mooney Mooney Bridge, officially the Mooney Mooney Creek Bridge, and popularly known as The NSW Big Dipper Bridge, is a twin cantilever bridge that carries the Pacific Motorway across Mooney Mooney Creek, located near Mooney Mooney in the Brisbane Water National Park on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia.
1.6 miS
Museum, Art gallery
Gosford Glyphs, Gosford
41 min walk • The Gosford Glyphs, also known as Kariong Hieroglyphs, are a group of approximately 300 Egyptian hieroglyphs located in Kariong, New South Wales, Australia. They are found in an area known for its Aboriginal petroglyphs, just between Gosford and Woy Woy, within the Brisbane Water National Park.
2.5 miE
Park
Kibble Park, Gosford
64 min walk • Kibble Park is an urban park in Gosford City, on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. The park is a common location for public events in Gosford City.
1.1 miE
33°25'25"S • 151°19'5"E
Gosford Classic Car Museum, Gosford
27 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
6.3 miSW
Natural attraction, Cave
Pindar Cave, Brisbane Water National Park
162 min walk • Pindar Cave is a geological formation which appears as a massive concave of overhanging sandstone rock. It is located west of Woy Woy which is north of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in Brisbane Water National Park.
3.1 miE
33°26'29"S • 151°21'4"E
Gosford Regional Gallery & Arts Centre, Gosford
78 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
0.8 miE
33°25'49"S • 151°18'54"E
Henry Kendall Cottage & Historical Museum, Gosford
22 min walk • History museum, Museum