Guidebook for Centennial Park
Parks & Nature
Beautiful park just around the corner from the apartment. Great place to exercise outdoors or just sit in the shade and read a book. The park is also a venue for organised runs, exhibitions, an outdoor cinema in summer and music festivals.
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Centennial Park
15 Locked BagBeautiful park just around the corner from the apartment. Great place to exercise outdoors or just sit in the shade and read a book. The park is also a venue for organised runs, exhibitions, an outdoor cinema in summer and music festivals.
South Head offers beautiful views across the harbour to the city and over to North Head and Manly. Take a leisurely walk up to the lighthouse from Watsons Bay, then head back down for fish and chips by the water or continue your walk along the South Head coastline to the stunning cemetery.
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South Head
Old South Head RoadSouth Head offers beautiful views across the harbour to the city and over to North Head and Manly. Take a leisurely walk up to the lighthouse from Watsons Bay, then head back down for fish and chips by the water or continue your walk along the South Head coastline to the stunning cemetery.
Great secluded beach to the south of Sydney; enjoy a relaxing afternoon without the crowds of Bondi or Coogee.
If you visit on a Sunday, you can also enjoy a guided tour of the historic Bare Island:
https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/Guided-tours/bare-island-fort-guided-tour
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Congwong Beach
Great secluded beach to the south of Sydney; enjoy a relaxing afternoon without the crowds of Bondi or Coogee.
If you visit on a Sunday, you can also enjoy a guided tour of the historic Bare Island:
https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/Guided-tours/bare-island-fort-guided-tour
Shopping
Great place for local products and gifts, as well as fresh cut flowers, food, clothing.
Every Saturday 10am-3pm
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Paddington-Märkte
395 Oxford StGreat place for local products and gifts, as well as fresh cut flowers, food, clothing.
Every Saturday 10am-3pm
Essentials
Closest local store, offering essentials like bread, coffee and milk. There is also a cafe serving great coffees, pastries and toasted sandwiches. The perfect spot to grab a coffee on the way into the city!
Fresh Daily On Gordon
84 Gordon StClosest local store, offering essentials like bread, coffee and milk. There is also a cafe serving great coffees, pastries and toasted sandwiches. The perfect spot to grab a coffee on the way into the city!
Convenient place with slightly more choice than Fresh on Gordon - open till 8pm.
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IGA X-press
16A Hickson RdConvenient place with slightly more choice than Fresh on Gordon - open till 8pm.
Entertainment & Activities
Great cinema showing both commercial and arthouse films. Regularly hosts film festivals and foreign films with it's sister theatre Palace Norton Street in Leichhardt.
Fully stocked bar and cafe also on the premises.
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Palace Verona
17 Oxford StGreat cinema showing both commercial and arthouse films. Regularly hosts film festivals and foreign films with it's sister theatre Palace Norton Street in Leichhardt.
Fully stocked bar and cafe also on the premises.
Entertainment complex with a multiplex Hoyts cinema, restaurants, bars and a bowling alley. Regular concerts, exhibitions and conferences held at the Hordern Pavilion.
Twice weekly food market Wednesday & Saturday 10am-2pm
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The Bavarian Entertainment Quarter
212 Bent StEntertainment complex with a multiplex Hoyts cinema, restaurants, bars and a bowling alley. Regular concerts, exhibitions and conferences held at the Hordern Pavilion.
Twice weekly food market Wednesday & Saturday 10am-2pm
Arts & Culture
My favourite museum in Sydney, which provides a history of the first settlers to the Rocks area and the effect of European settlement on the original inhabitants. Free Entry.
Visit on the weekend to combine with the Rocks Market on George Street.
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The Rocks Discovery Museum
Kendall LaneMy favourite museum in Sydney, which provides a history of the first settlers to the Rocks area and the effect of European settlement on the original inhabitants. Free Entry.
Visit on the weekend to combine with the Rocks Market on George Street.
Great contemporary art space with free and ticketed exhibitions, showcasing both international and local talent.
Also a great place for lunch with a restaurant on the ground floor and a cafe with terrace with views of Circular Quay and the Bridge.
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Museum Zeitgenössischer Kunst
140 George StGreat contemporary art space with free and ticketed exhibitions, showcasing both international and local talent.
Also a great place for lunch with a restaurant on the ground floor and a cafe with terrace with views of Circular Quay and the Bridge.
Beautiful location in the Sydney Domain offering permanent and visiting exhibitions
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Art Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery RoadBeautiful location in the Sydney Domain offering permanent and visiting exhibitions