Sydney's Top 90 Things To Do
What to do in Sydney?
| |
You'll find information and links
to Sydney's top attractions and tours as well as local tips and
advice.
Please
bookmark
before you start clicking in case you lose us. |
81 Balls Head Reserve
Balls Head Reserve is a ten to fifteen minute walk from Waverton
Train station first stop after North Sydney heading north. Balls
Head is a pleasant little reserve North West of Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Nice spot for a picnic and offers nice views and an opportunity
to stretch the legs a little.
|
82 Sydney
Comedy and Fun Karaoke
Sydney Comedy Festival
Dare I say good for a laugh. Mostly based in Parramatta the 7 year
old festival is growing with the Sydney Theatre, Seymour Theatre
and Sydney Theatre Company hosting performances. Humour is a personal
thing so try to look on the funny side if you struggle to 'get it'.
There is also what appears to be a competing event called Cracker
Comedy.
Karaoke bus
For a great chuckle with party people in love with Sydney
|
83 Pearl Beach / Wagstaff / Ettalong
Pearl Beach is aptly named along with Pretty Beach but can be a
pain to get to. Its out of the way location may help to explain
why it's worth going out of your way to get there. There's an excellent
restaurant on the Pearl beach and even more excellent Pearl Beach
web site to tell you more.
There is a ferry that runs from Palm Beach to Wagstaff which is
so close (if you had a car on the other side) yet so far (because
you don’t). Excellent for fishing Wagstaff consists of used
to be beach shacks now fast turning into mansions, but precious
little in the way of facilities. Give it a few years..
However, if you stay on the ferry you will arrive at Ettalong a
very family friendly little town with many cafes and shops. Ettalong
also appears to have an expensive hotel only metres from the beach.
The best part of this actually belongs to the War Memorial Club
- free to get in and others an excellent veranda and reasonable
prices for food and beverage. Just be mindful of the dress code
- no hats / thongs etc. .
|
84 Australian Museum
Dinosaurs await you. The Mummy's are kept under wraps and The Spiders
from Oz spin their charm. Next to the Powerhouse the Australian
museum is Sydney's most popular museum with locals of all sizes.
|
85 Cycling
Sydney has some good cycle ways including one across the Sydney
Harbour Bridge. Another option is to take your bike on the ferry
or train to Olympic Park.
If you want more fun try an entertaining guided bicycle tour of
Sydney. Experience Sydney from historical, cultural, and social
perspectives while mixing in many laughs along the way.
|
86 National Maritime Museum at Darling
Harbour
Located on the water's edge at Darling Harbour, the National Maritime
Museum hosts temporary exhibitions and a fleet of historic craft
at its wharves.
Enter the world of underwater warfare aboard the Museum's submarine,
HMAS Onslow; explore the last of the big gun destroyers HMAS Vampire
or marvel at the fastest boat in the world.
The museum provides activities and hands-on fun for kids of all
ages but only on weekends and school holidays.
Admission is great value - FREE! except for the best bits, Special
Exhibitions and vessels but still good value. Open daily 9.30am
to 5pm (until 6pm in January)
|
|
87 La Perouse
Sydney’s French connection. History La bounds at Perouse
but sadly so does the container terminal on the other side of the
bay. Still well worth a visit.
There is an historical bush walk which will take you to the La
Perouse Museum, La Perouse Monument, the fortifications at Henry
Head and the scenery around Pussycat Bay and Cape Banks.
It’s rumoured that a 'Snake Man' performs at La Perouse on
Sundays - best ask the locals when you get there as sounds like
a wind-up to me. Buses 393 and 394.
|
88 Bare Island
Bare Island is a fort and not a nudist colony (sorry). Bare Island
is just a footbridge away from La Perouse.
|
|
89 (125) Balmain
A short ferry ride from Circular Quay will take you to Balmain
with more pubs cafes and restaurants than you could Theddlethorpe.
Get off at Darling Street wharf - East Balmain and catch the bus
or puff the ten minute walk up the hill. English feel without the
weather. Grab a pint at the London Hotel (second pub up the hill,
by the roundabout) and ask somebody, preferable in a group, THE
best place in Balmain for lunch – with any luck you’ll
start a debate.
Ballast Point Park - Walama
A very welcome recent addition to Sydney Harbour's foreshore park's
is the 2.6-hectare Ballast Point Park - Walama. Ballast Point Park
not only gives you beautiful Sydney Harbour views with Sydney Harbour
Bridge looking at you over Goat Island but also
- Walking paths,
- Access for cyclists
- Green picnic spots
- Tank 101: a structure to symbolise the site's working harbour
history
- Delicate Balance: an artwork that represents the use of sandstone
from the site as ballast for European ships.
Along the foreshore and offshore of Sydney Harbour a quiet, and
sometimes not so quiet, war has raged between industry, developers
and concerned locals. Ballast Point Park - Walama is a win for the
latter. Enjoy their victory.
Nearest ferry wharf is Balmain Thames Street (not Balmain East)
|
| 90 Centennial Park
Centennial Park for cycling, rollerblading and even horse riding
away from serious Sydney traffic - you could do far worse than Centennial
Park. Lovely place so take some time out from whizzing around it
to stroll about the lakes and count the number of different birds.
Centennial Park has a cafe / restaurant, a kiosk (at weekends) and
is home to the outdoor Moonlight
Cinema during the summer.
Horse Riding in Centennial Park
 Giddy
up
Experience Sydney's Centennial Park from the comfort of your saddle
on this one-hour guided horse ride. Beginners are welcome.
|
| |
Top
One Hundred Things To Do In Sydney, Australia
