Dennes Point Heritage Trail

Starting at the cafe/gallery, the Dennes Point Heritage Trail leads visitors on a short walk to Kelly’s Point, the northern-most tip of Bruny Island. The Trail takes in some of the most heritage-rich and fascinating places in North Bruny Island.

Fifteen panels have been installed along the walkway, providing information about these heritage values, including:

• The natural history, geology, plants and animals of Dennes Point
• Aboriginal presence at the site
• Early contact between early French explorers and the Aboriginal people of North Bruny, and subsequent developments
• The farm of James Kelly, one of the first white colonists on North Bruny, which was located on Dennes Point; and activities that took place on the farm and associated with the site, including whaling
• The Dennes Point Pilot Station
• Settler community life at Dennes Point in the late 1800s and early 1900s, including fairs and regattas
• The old ferry routes to Bruny Island from Tinderbox to Dennes Point