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Businesses mentioned in this tour were trading at the time of publication.

Make your way to Central Station and take the Western Suburbs Line to Newtown Station.

Turn right as you exit the train station and continue walking until you reach the Bank Hotel on your right, just past the chemist.

The Bank Hotel is a pretty smooth-looking, comfortable pub and a nice start to a tour of Newtown. There is a really nice outside area on two levels. Food and cocktails are available.

As you come out of the Bank Hotel, make your way to the other side of the road. Directly opposite the Bank Hotel is a road called Eliza Street (in between Holey Moley Zanzibars). Make your way north down Eliza Street until you reach the Memorial Park.

The Memorial Park is a nice place to stop to have a picnic etc. There is a children’s play area, a nice, green open area. Good place to enjoy the sun and relax for a bit before doing some shopping. There is also a pub just outside the park called The Court House Bar.

Make your way back down Eliza Street to King Street and turn right on to King Street. Just past the Newtown Medical Practice (on your right) is a market square.

A small but nice market with some quirky stalls selling various bits and bobs.

Once finished at the market, make your way back the way you came (towards Eliza Street) along King Street. Continue along this road until you reach the shopping strip, which has lots of options.

King Street has lots of shops on it. There are plenty of clothes shops, bohemian cafes, old buildings, an alternative cinema that’s one of the Dendy chain, which shows arthouse films. There are also loads of restaurants, homeware shops and stands on the side of the road selling various things. For the non-shoppers reading this, there is also the Coopers Hotel on the left in which I enjoyed a refreshing pint in before i went home.

When you have finished make your way back to Newtown Station to get home.

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A historical walk from University hall (cnr Parra Rd + Glebe Pt Rd) through to Sydney Fish Markets with lots of architecture and history along the way. Glebe Point Road is also filled with funky cafes and restaurants. Plus, if you do this walk on a Saturday you will happen across Glebe’s Saturday market…well worth checking out.

University hall (cnr Parra Rd + Glebe Pt Rd)

Walk down Parramatta Road (away from the city) and turn into Derwent St (1st on right.) School War Memorial on your right.

School War Memorial (Glebe Public School)

Turn left into Catherine Street (1st on left,) and continue down to Westmoreland St (2nd on right.) Halfway down on right: ‘Elsie’ first Women’s Refuge in Oz.

‘Elsie’ first Women’s Refuge (Westmoreland St)

Cont down to end of Westmoreland. Turn left + down St Johns Rd until you reach Glebe Town Hall. Turn around and walk back up St Johns Rd. Federation Style Fire Station on your left, followed by St John’s Parish Hall on your right.

Glebe Town Hall…federation style fire station…St John’s Parish Hall

Cont down St Johns Rd…on corner of Glebe Point Rd you will see St John’s Bishopthorpe. Continue along Glebe Point Rd. You will see Foley Park on your left.

St John’s Bishopthorpe…Foley Park

Turn left into Bridge Rd (1st on left,) continue along until you see Reuss House and The Abbey.

Reuss House and The Abbey

Turn back around and straight down Bridge Rd until you hit Lyndhurst (61 Darghan St.)

Lyndhurst (61 Darghan St)

Wentworth Park is at the top of Bridge Road.

Wentworth Park

Walk back down Bridge Road, turn right back into Glebe Point Road until you hit the Valhalla Cinema on your left (by the intersection with Hereford St.)

Valhalla Cinema

Continue along Glebe Point Rd. Benledi House will be on your left (just before Wigram road x-road.)

Benledi House (formerly Homeopathic Hospital)

Continue down Glebe Point Rd. At the intersection with Boyce St is Bidura (to your right.) Turn left into Boyce Street. Tranby cottage on your left (near intersection with Avenue Road (to right).)

Bidura…Tranby

Walk down Avenue Road, you will see Toxeth Park to your left (nearest x-road Arcadia Road.)

Toxeth Park

Continue down Avenue Rd turning right into Victoria Rd then left into Edward Street, the Sze Yup Temple on your left.

Sze Yup Temple

Turn back and to Victoria Rd, turning right into Alexandra Rd. You will come to Jubilee Park, continue along Bicentennial Park and through to the foreshore walk to Bellevue.

Bellevue

Keep going along the foreshore walk until you reach the Burley Griffin Incinerator to your right (towards the back of the park.)

Burley Griffin Incinerator

Walk down Taylor St turning left into Pyrmont Bridge Road. You will come to Sydney Fish markets on your left…well worth a look.

Fish Market

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Starting at Curtoms House, Circular Quay (nearest x-roads Alfred St and Loftus Street) continuing a historical route through The Rocks and Millers Point.

Customs House

Continue along Loftus St heading to Macquarie Place passing …Bulletin Place…Macquarie Place…Sandstone Lands Apartment on the way. back up Bridge St to your left is The Education Department…Museum of Sydney…Colonial Secretary’s Building…

…Bulletin Place…Macquarie Place…Sandstone Lands Apartment…Education Department…Museum of Sydney…Colonial Secretary’s Building…

Continue along Bridge St crossing over Pitt St with the ASX/Australian Stock Exchange and The Old Exchange Hotel in the vicinity. Continue along Bridge, with Headquarters of Burns Philip and The Metropolitan Hotel to your left.

ASX/Australian Stock Exchange…the Old Exchange Hotel…Headquarters of Burns Philip…Metropolitan Hotel…

Turn right into George St and the first left into Grosvenor St. Grovenor Place is to your right and St Patrick’s Church straight ahead near Harrington St.

Grosvenor Place…St Patrick’s Church…

Continue right into Harrington St. You will pass under the Cumberland Expressway. Follow the old worn steps (to your left) up to Cumberland Place. Susannah Place is in the vicinity (to your right) and the Australian Hotel as you turn right into Gloucester St is on your left at the intersection with Cumberland Street.

Cumberland Place…Susannah Place…Archaelogical Dig location…The Australian Hotel…

After walking a short way down Cumberland Street you need to take the subway that goes underneath the Harbour Bridge Stairs. Directly before you is observatory hill + park.

Observatory Park

From the park you are able to see the Walsh Bay Wharves

Walsh Bay Wharves

The National Trust Centre is back in the other direction, around the hill from the observatory.

National Trust Centre

The Agar steps are on your left and a little row of terrace houses worth having a look at.

Agar Steps, terrace houses etc

Turn right down Kent st (walking towards the water.) Little St Brigid’s Church School is to your right.

little St Brigid’s Church School…Post Office…

Lord Nelson Hotel is opposite on Argle place (turn left into.)

Lord Nelson Hotel

Continue along Argyle place (to the right) to the end where it intersects with Argyle St and you’ll see the Garrison Church.

Garrison Church

Walk down Lower Fort Street to see The Hero of Waterloo on your left (nearest x-road Windmill St.)

The Hero of Waterloo

Cross Windmill St to Ferry Lane

Ferry Lane and Paddock

Coming out of The Paddock head along the lane to your left (halfway up Ferry Lane) take the steps on the right. On the corner is Private museum Clyde Bank, and opposite: The Harbour View Hotel. Head back into George Street (north, towards The Rocks) and you will pass Sydney’s last remaining cast iron urinal on your right. On the other side of the road is Dawes Point/Tarra.

Private museum Clyde Bank…Harbour View Hotel…Cast Iron Urinal…Dawes Point/Tarra…

There are a few more interesting spots in the Rocks well worth a look: The Rocks Visitor’s Centre is at the intersection of Argyle and Playfair Streets.

Sydney Visitors’ Centre

The Rocks Discovery Museum is just beside the Visitor’s Centre.

The Rocks Discovery Museum