Australia Travel Sydney - Sydney The Rocks

Australia Travel Sydney - Sydney The Rocks (2022 0513)

Address: New South Wales 2000 Australia

Getting There:

Light Rail Station @Circular Quay (T1/T2/T3/T4/T8)

 

The Rocks became established shortly after the colony's formation in 1788, now is a neighbourhood of eat, drink & shop boutiques & markets amid historic laneways in the shadow of Sydney Harbour Bridge.

The Rocks Shopping Sydney

For special shopping surprises, you'll find fabulous fashion, chic accessories, fine food and sweet treats and The Rock Visiting Centre for free maps and brochures.

Clocktower Shopping mall

A landmark clock tower marks the entrance to this small shopping complex with a couple of cafes.

Argyle Stairs

A set of stairs which had once been cut into the rock to provide access between the two halves.

Bridge Stairs @Milsons Point - Historical landmark

An Australian heritage-listed steel through arch bridge across to Sydney Observatory and Hill Park.

Argyle Cut

A link cut between The Rocks and Millers Point built in 1843–1868

Susannah Place (Gloucester Walk)

This Sydney Living Museums property features four homes in an original terrace building. Each house has been preserved as it was in 4 different decades. You can only visit on a guided tour.

The Glenmore @The Rock

An Aussie icon since 1921, boasting one of the best rooftop bars in the city with stellar views of Sydney Harbour.

The Magic Doorway and Foundation Park

The narrow passageway between the shopfronts at 25 and 27 Playfair Street and The Foundation Park site is the remains of 8 terrace houses built in the late 1870s. In the early 1970s, the area was preserved and turned into a park.

Rock Square

First Impressions Sculpture (The Soldier)

This sandstone statue is a  symbolises the origins and settlement of the colony.

ASN Co building, Hickson Road

A three-storey Victorian Regency terrace constructed in 1856.

Rydges Sydney Harbour

This informal brick-fronted hotel ia a heritage site dating back to 1926, Rydges Sydney Harbour sits amongst the undisturbed cobblestone laneways of the city’s oldest neighbourhood.

Campbell's Cove

Great views of Sydney Harbour including the Opera House and Harbour Bridge

The Australian Heritage Hotel

Renowned for its quaint, heritage charm, the Australian Heritage Hotel (est. 1914) holds the longest running hotel license in Sydney.