Harbourfront Walk
This is a walk of approximately
eleven kilometres from
the Sydney Fish Market
to Potts Point. You should
allow about five to six
hours, although if you
just walk without stopping
to look at any of the
points of interest, four
hours will probably suffice.
There is, however, plenty
to see.
From the Fish Market,
most easily reached by
taking a tram to Fish
Market or Wentworth Park,
walk close to the harbour’s
edge around Blackwattle
Bay to Johnston’s
Bay, and then to Pyrmont
Point Park. Past Jones
Bay, you reach Pyrmont
Bay and the Star City
Casino, then Darling
Harbour itself and the
Australian Maritime Museum.
You can choose to cut
across Pyrmont Bridge
or to walk round via
the Olympic Statue, the
Harbourfront Shopping
Centre, the Imax Theatre,
and the restaurants of
Cockle Bay.
By either route, you
will arrive at Sydney
Aquarium. Next, walk
round to Miller’s
Point and Walsh Bay,
followed by Dawes Point,
where you pass under
the Harbour Bridge. In
Campbell’s Cove,
you will see the replica
of the Bounty, before
reaching the Sydney Visitor
Centre, Cadman’s
Cottage and the Museum
of Contemporary Art.
If you have time, you
can divert to explore
The Rocks area from here.
As you approach Circular
Quay, look at the plaques
embedded in the pavement
commemorating famous
figures in literature
and the arts.
Continue past Circular
Quay and out onto the
promontory where the
Opera House is situated.
There is a good view
of the Harbour Bridge
from here. Following
the coastline, you now
enter the Royal Botanic
Gardens via Farm Cove
Gate West and continue
round the pretty Farm
Cove, feeding the ducks
on the way, if you feel
so inclined. The First
Fleet Steps are encountered
on the far side of the
bay, and then, at the
tip of the next promontory,
lies Mrs. Macquarie's
Chair, from where, again,
there is a good view
back, this time with
both the Opera House
and the Harbour Bridge
in the line of vision.
Another twenty minutes
walk brings one to Woolloomooloo
Bay Wharf and then to
Potts Point, from where
bus no. 311 will take
you back to the city.
Alternatively, you can
turn right and walk into
King’s Cross in
about fifteen minutes.
Click here for Sydney
Harbourfront walk map.
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