areas and beaches, including Camp Cove and a legal nude beach located at Lady Bay. Some restaurants, cafes and a hotel are located here. The coastal walk with ocean views of the Gap along South Head make Watsons Bay a popular tourist attraction in Sydney. The Sydney Harbour Pilot Boat Station was located on the bay, and the naval training base HMAS Watson is located nearby at South Head. Heritage listings Watsons Bay has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Dunbar, a ship Old South Head Road: Hornby Lighthouse Watsons Bay has a large number of heritage buildings, with the following buildings listed on the (now defunct) Register of the National Estate: Many buildings and structures are also listed as heritage items by Woollahra Council. Buildings 28-31, HMAS Watson Hornby Lighthouse and two cottages, South Head St Peter's Church, Old South Head Road, designed by Edmund Blacket (1864) Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Old South Head Road (1909–1910) Scout hall, 335 Old South Head Road, former school designed by George Allen Mansfield (1876) A former school residence designed by George Allen Mansfield, Old South Head Road, (1876) Former marine station, Pacific Street and Laings Point, built and used by Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay (1885) Sandstone obelisk, Robertson Park, commemorating the construction of Old South Head Road (1811) Boongarre, Pacific Street, has a local government heritage listing Events Every Man and His Dog is an annual event held in Watsons Bay on Australia Day (January 26), where men and their dogs team up on the same stand-up paddle board and race other dog lovers. Many of the participants dress up in matching dog and owner costumes. Attractions Bottle and Glass Point Doyles on the Beach Hermitage Foreshore Track Macquarie Lighthouse Milk Beach Vaucluse Nielson Park The Federation Cliff Walk Shakespeares Point Vaucluse House Notable people Notable people from or who have lived in Watsons Bay include: Herbert Badham (1899–1961), an Australian realist painter References External links [CC-By-SA] [CC-By-SA] Watsons Bay - Sydney.com Suburbs of Sydney Military history of Sydney during World War II Bays of New South Wales