Guidebook for Rockdale

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Guidebook for Rockdale

Food Scene

24 hour drive-thru food.
McDonald's Rockdale
603 Princes Hwy
24 hour drive-thru food.
Fresh sandwiches made to order in your apartment building.
Subway® Restaurant
555 Princes Highway
Fresh sandwiches made to order in your apartment building.
Tasteful but relaxed local coffee shop and eatery.
Boschetto
482 Princes Hwy
Tasteful but relaxed local coffee shop and eatery.
Great for a sophisticated coffee before you jump on the train!
Swallow Coffee Traders
3 Tramway Arcade
Great for a sophisticated coffee before you jump on the train!
A great place to eat Sydney seafood, and if the weather is good, sit outside and enjoy a view back towards the city while you eat! Accessible by water taxi from Circular Quay, or by ordinary ferry.
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Doyles on the Beach Restaurant
11 Marine Parade
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A great place to eat Sydney seafood, and if the weather is good, sit outside and enjoy a view back towards the city while you eat! Accessible by water taxi from Circular Quay, or by ordinary ferry.

Everything Else

Full post office services so that you send postcards to the folks back home!
Australia Post - Rockdale Post Shop
499 Princes Hwy
Full post office services so that you send postcards to the folks back home!
Major bank with an ATM, close to Rockdale train station and post office.
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Commonwealth Bank
330 Bronte Rd
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Major bank with an ATM, close to Rockdale train station and post office.

Essentials

Huge supermarket where you can pick up everything you need!
Woolworths Rockdale
1 Rockdale Plaza Dr
Huge supermarket where you can pick up everything you need!

Drinks & Nightlife

Art-deco style typical 1930s and 1940s style Australian pub.
St George Tavern
531 Princes Hwy
Art-deco style typical 1930s and 1940s style Australian pub.
The oldest continuously-licensed pub in Sydney, opened in 1828.
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Fortune of War
137 George St
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The oldest continuously-licensed pub in Sydney, opened in 1828.

Shopping

Large shopping mall accessible by train going south. Get off at Hurstville station. Loads of large & small stores: Coles, Myer, ALDI, Kmart, Best & Less, Post office, food hall. Also several cinemas.
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Westfield
Market Street
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Large shopping mall accessible by train going south. Get off at Hurstville station. Loads of large & small stores: Coles, Myer, ALDI, Kmart, Best & Less, Post office, food hall. Also several cinemas.
Big appliance department store.
The Good Guys
383-391 Princes Hwy
Big appliance department store.
Huge shopping mall reachable on direct train from Rockdale. Large and small stores plus food hall and cinemas. From here you can take a bus to Bondi beach.
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Westfield Bondi Junction
500 Oxford St
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Huge shopping mall reachable on direct train from Rockdale. Large and small stores plus food hall and cinemas. From here you can take a bus to Bondi beach.
Lots of different market stalls.
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Paddy's Market
13 Hay St
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Lots of different market stalls.

Arts & Culture

Great playground for kids, plus a skate park, and cycling/jogging track. Walking distance from the apartment.
Rockdale Bicentennial Park
Great playground for kids, plus a skate park, and cycling/jogging track. Walking distance from the apartment.
Free wireless internet. Lots of books, newspapers and magazines. Open 9am till 8pm weekdays and 9am to 5pm on Saturdays.
Bexley North Library
24 Shaw St
Free wireless internet. Lots of books, newspapers and magazines. Open 9am till 8pm weekdays and 9am to 5pm on Saturdays.
Ken Done is one of Australia's most famous modern artists, known for his bright & colourful depictions of Sydney and other Australian scenes. Original works and prints here in the hsitoric Rocks area.
The Ken Done Gallery
1 Hickson Rd
Ken Done is one of Australia's most famous modern artists, known for his bright & colourful depictions of Sydney and other Australian scenes. Original works and prints here in the hsitoric Rocks area.
Sydney's permanent fun fair.
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Luna Park Sydney
1 Olympic Dr
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Sydney's permanent fun fair.
Much of Australia's best artwork can be seen here, in particular that of the Heidelberg school - Australia's version of Impressionism.
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Art Gallery ng New South Wales
Art Gallery Road
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Much of Australia's best artwork can be seen here, in particular that of the Heidelberg school - Australia's version of Impressionism.

Sightseeing

Cronulla, with its great surf beaches, is easily reachable on the train from Rockdale, going south. This is the ONLY Sydney beach directly reachable by train. Lots of parks along the beachfront too.
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Cronulla
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Cronulla, with its great surf beaches, is easily reachable on the train from Rockdale, going south. This is the ONLY Sydney beach directly reachable by train. Lots of parks along the beachfront too.
Brighton-le-Sands beach and surrounding restaurants and cafes are about a 15-20 minute walk from the apartment. This is a beautiful sandy beach, extremely clean, but on a bay, so no surf.
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Brighton-Le-Sands
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Brighton-le-Sands beach and surrounding restaurants and cafes are about a 15-20 minute walk from the apartment. This is a beautiful sandy beach, extremely clean, but on a bay, so no surf.
Australia's most famous beach! Take the train from Rockdale right through the city, to Bondi Junction (end of the line), then a bus down to Bondi Beach.
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Bondi Beach
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Australia's most famous beach! Take the train from Rockdale right through the city, to Bondi Junction (end of the line), then a bus down to Bondi Beach.
One of the great architectural masterpieces of the 20th century, designed by the Dane Jørn Utzon and opened in 1973. Take the train to Central, then jump on a City Circle train to Circular Quay.
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Opera House sa Sydney
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One of the great architectural masterpieces of the 20th century, designed by the Dane Jørn Utzon and opened in 1973. Take the train to Central, then jump on a City Circle train to Circular Quay.
Take one of many Sydney ferries across to the north shore, including Manly. Great harbour views! Take train from Rockdale to Central, then City Circle train to Circular Quay.
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Circular Quay
Alfred Street
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Take one of many Sydney ferries across to the north shore, including Manly. Great harbour views! Take train from Rockdale to Central, then City Circle train to Circular Quay.
The most famous Sydney beach on the north shore. Take train to Central, then City Circle Train to Circular Quay, then ferry across to Manly. Great harbour views on the way!
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Manly Beach
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The most famous Sydney beach on the north shore. Take train to Central, then City Circle Train to Circular Quay, then ferry across to Manly. Great harbour views on the way!
Ferry terminal for ferries arriving from the city (Circular Quay), close to lots of local Manly shops, restaurants and cafes, and a short walk to Manly beach.
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Manly Wharf station
West Esplanade
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Ferry terminal for ferries arriving from the city (Circular Quay), close to lots of local Manly shops, restaurants and cafes, and a short walk to Manly beach.
In the heart of the city, the Centrepoint Sydney Tower is the highest building, and worth a trip up for 360 degree views of Australia's biggest and oldest city.
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Sydney Tower Eye
108 Market St
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In the heart of the city, the Centrepoint Sydney Tower is the highest building, and worth a trip up for 360 degree views of Australia's biggest and oldest city.
An exquisite landmark building from the 19th century, restored to its original glory, and now used as a shopping arcade.
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Queen Victoria Building (QVB)
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An exquisite landmark building from the 19th century, restored to its original glory, and now used as a shopping arcade.
Climb the 200 stairs to the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylon for great views, and on the way pass through three levels of exhibits about the history and construction of the bridge.
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Pylon Lookout
Sydney Harbour Bridge
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Climb the 200 stairs to the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylon for great views, and on the way pass through three levels of exhibits about the history and construction of the bridge.
See everything from sharks to sea snails.
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Sea Life Sydney Aquarium
1-5 Wheat Rd
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See everything from sharks to sea snails.
Lots of shops and restaurants, easily reachable from the city by ferry or on foot.
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Darling Harbour
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Lots of shops and restaurants, easily reachable from the city by ferry or on foot.
A beautiful set of gardens within walking distance from the city.
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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
Mrs Macquaries Road
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A beautiful set of gardens within walking distance from the city.
Learn all about Sydney's fascinating history.
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Museo ng Sydney
Phillip Street
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Learn all about Sydney's fascinating history.
Excellent place from which to take photos of the Opera House and Sydney Harbour.
Hickson Road Reserve
Excellent place from which to take photos of the Opera House and Sydney Harbour.
An historic Sydney mansion dating from 1805, still with its original grounds.
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Vaucluse House
69A Wentworth Rd
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An historic Sydney mansion dating from 1805, still with its original grounds.
Completed in 1950, designed by the young Harry Seidler, this house was radical in its time, and continues to enchant visitors. House contains a fantastic collection of post WWII furniture & fittings.
Rose Seidler House
71 Clissold Rd
Completed in 1950, designed by the young Harry Seidler, this house was radical in its time, and continues to enchant visitors. House contains a fantastic collection of post WWII furniture & fittings.
Once the grandest house in the Colony of New South Wales, begun in 1835, designed by the architect John Verge, as a splendid marine villa in the Greek revival style.
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Elizabeth Bay House
7 Onslow Ave
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Once the grandest house in the Colony of New South Wales, begun in 1835, designed by the architect John Verge, as a splendid marine villa in the Greek revival style.