Guidebook for Cook

Naomi
Guidebook for Cook

Food Scene

Great local coffee shop, which roasts and grinds its own beans and has indoor/outdoor seating. Smells great if you like the strong aroma of roasting beans! Open from 8am to early afternoon.
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Two Before Ten
68 Bandjalong Cres
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Great local coffee shop, which roasts and grinds its own beans and has indoor/outdoor seating. Smells great if you like the strong aroma of roasting beans! Open from 8am to early afternoon.
Kid-friendly cafe at Cook Shops, not far from the playground. There is even a little indoor play area for kids, and some amusing decor (like a big pig). Very popular with locals, has indoor and outdoor seating. Open from 7am weekdays and 8am on weekends. Open for dinner Friday nights.
Little Oink
22 Cook Pl
Kid-friendly cafe at Cook Shops, not far from the playground. There is even a little indoor play area for kids, and some amusing decor (like a big pig). Very popular with locals, has indoor and outdoor seating. Open from 7am weekdays and 8am on weekends. Open for dinner Friday nights.
Turkish food, just a 15 minute walk away.
Turkish Pide House - Belconnen
2 Lawry Pl
Turkish food, just a 15 minute walk away.
All day breakfasts, cakes and coffees with indoor/outdoor seating in view of the well equipped outdoor playground.
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Ricardo's Cafe
1 Bowman St
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All day breakfasts, cakes and coffees with indoor/outdoor seating in view of the well equipped outdoor playground.
Not the best for vegetarian options, but if you need some basic Chinese food this place is close by.
Dumpling Inn Restaurant
1 Lawry Pl
Not the best for vegetarian options, but if you need some basic Chinese food this place is close by.
Mexican food just nearby.
Zambrero Jamison
4 Bowman St
Mexican food just nearby.
This is the restaurant at the Southern Cross Club. If you don't mind the club-style decor, this one is great for families and groups. There is even a little playground.
Henry's Family Restaurant
Bowman Street
This is the restaurant at the Southern Cross Club. If you don't mind the club-style decor, this one is great for families and groups. There is even a little playground.
Take away pizza, also delivers.
Pizza Capers Macquarie
Bowman Street
Take away pizza, also delivers.
Authentic pizzeria open for dinner only. Thin crust, traditional style.
Pizza Artigiana
Wiseman Street
Authentic pizzeria open for dinner only. Thin crust, traditional style.

Entertainment & Activities

This top quality aquatic centre has a really great kids pool with fountains and bubbles, as well as an olympic sized adult pool. Even a water slide and spa baths are available. All indoors so is great for all seasons, except for the outdoor jumping pillow.
Club Lime Ladies Only CISAC
100 Eastern Valley Way
This top quality aquatic centre has a really great kids pool with fountains and bubbles, as well as an olympic sized adult pool. Even a water slide and spa baths are available. All indoors so is great for all seasons, except for the outdoor jumping pillow.
Playground up near the tennis courts and pizza oven (up the hill towards Bindubi Street but still inside Wybalena Grove)
Wybalena Grove
Wybalena Grove
Playground up near the tennis courts and pizza oven (up the hill towards Bindubi Street but still inside Wybalena Grove)
You wouldn't believe we are also in walking distance of the Big Splash Water Park. This outdoor swimming pool is only open November to March, but has really big waterslides for the kids. http://bigsplashwaterpark.com.au/
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Big Splash Waterpark
1 Catchpole St
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You wouldn't believe we are also in walking distance of the Big Splash Water Park. This outdoor swimming pool is only open November to March, but has really big waterslides for the kids. http://bigsplashwaterpark.com.au/
This is a really neat little skate park, right by scenic Lake Ginninderra. Suitable for all ages from the smallest kids to adults (they amazingly don't seem to collide!) Take the kids, and then walk/cycle around the Lake to John Knight Park or the other way to a range of cafes/bars/restaurants.
Belco Skate Park
77 Emu Bank
This is a really neat little skate park, right by scenic Lake Ginninderra. Suitable for all ages from the smallest kids to adults (they amazingly don't seem to collide!) Take the kids, and then walk/cycle around the Lake to John Knight Park or the other way to a range of cafes/bars/restaurants.

Drinks & Nightlife

Bolt Bar is a new hipster bar with meals and a library - a trendy yet relaxing place to hang out. Only 10 minutes walk away. It is usually open every day, from mid afternoon until at least 10pm (sometimes midnight),.
68 Bandjalong Cres
68 Bandjalong Crescent
Bolt Bar is a new hipster bar with meals and a library - a trendy yet relaxing place to hang out. Only 10 minutes walk away. It is usually open every day, from mid afternoon until at least 10pm (sometimes midnight),.

Parks & Nature

Possibly the best place to get a view of Canberra, talk a short (15 minutes) walk up the dirt track/paved walking path to the top of the mountain. As the last bit is a little bit steep, this is a great way to quickly get some quality exercise, but still easy enough for most small kids. Join the kangaroos and a resident eagle in taking in the view. A great spot to watch the sunset/sunrise over Canberra. You can see right across to Woden, Belconnen and Lake Burley Griffin/Parliament House. An awesome secret spot known only to locals.
Mount Painter
Possibly the best place to get a view of Canberra, talk a short (15 minutes) walk up the dirt track/paved walking path to the top of the mountain. As the last bit is a little bit steep, this is a great way to quickly get some quality exercise, but still easy enough for most small kids. Join the kangaroos and a resident eagle in taking in the view. A great spot to watch the sunset/sunrise over Canberra. You can see right across to Woden, Belconnen and Lake Burley Griffin/Parliament House. An awesome secret spot known only to locals.
Aranda Bushland Nature Reserve is another great place to walk through the native bushland of Canberra. Only 5 minutes walk from Wybalena Grove just across Bindubi St, it is bounded by Wargi Pl and Caswell Drive. There is a network of tracks through this Reserve. Keep an eye out for native wildflowers, and consider walking right down to visit the remnant Aranda Snowgums in the adjacent paddocks. For more information see http://www.friendsofarandabushland.org.au/PDF/Aranda%20Bushland%20Brochure.pdf
Wargi Place
Wargi Place
Aranda Bushland Nature Reserve is another great place to walk through the native bushland of Canberra. Only 5 minutes walk from Wybalena Grove just across Bindubi St, it is bounded by Wargi Pl and Caswell Drive. There is a network of tracks through this Reserve. Keep an eye out for native wildflowers, and consider walking right down to visit the remnant Aranda Snowgums in the adjacent paddocks. For more information see http://www.friendsofarandabushland.org.au/PDF/Aranda%20Bushland%20Brochure.pdf

Essentials

Coles Jamison
Bowman Street
ALDI Macquarie
1 Bowman St
This is a great little grocery store and bottleshop which is a 10-15 minute walk away. It also has parking right outside. Avoid the busier supermarkets - this local store has pretty much everything you'll need (including great bakery bread).
Local Liquor
27 Cook Pl
This is a great little grocery store and bottleshop which is a 10-15 minute walk away. It also has parking right outside. Avoid the busier supermarkets - this local store has pretty much everything you'll need (including great bakery bread).

Getting Around

There are two bus stops across the road from each other, both serviced by Action Buses route 40 weekdays and 940 on the weekends. The bus stop on the side where Wybalena Grove is goes to Belconnen via Jamison Centre. The opposite side of the road goes to the city via ANU (15 minutes).
Lyttleton Cr after Bindubi St station
There are two bus stops across the road from each other, both serviced by Action Buses route 40 weekdays and 940 on the weekends. The bus stop on the side where Wybalena Grove is goes to Belconnen via Jamison Centre. The opposite side of the road goes to the city via ANU (15 minutes).