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Historic Links
Sydney’s oldest extant lock­up,
The Watch House (1854) 0 at
No. 179 Darling Street, has been
restored, and is open for visits on
Saturday afternoons. Further
along, enjoy a drink at The
London Hotel (1870) q, formerly
a corner store and one of the
oldest pubs in Sydney.
After the roundabout, visit
St Andrew’s Church w before
losing yourself to the bookshops,
cafés and delicatessens of Balmain.
Yurulbin
Yurulbin Every Saturday, Balmain Market The city and Sydney Harbour Bridge seen from Snails Bay
Point Point
p p Birchgr fills the churchyard (see
Birchgroveove
p203). At the shops’ far Balmain to Birchgrove the homes that follow: a tiny
end, the Victorian Post Retrace your steps to Rowntree porch, Victorian entrance
R O A D R O A D J J Office (1887) e and neigh­ Street. Turn left and wander tiles, ornate iron lace – plus
L O U I S A bour ing Court House r reflect down to Birchgrove (about occa sional glimpses of water
L O U I S A
frontage and private moorings.
1880s Sydney’s prosperity. The
10 minutes’ walk). From Birch­
Town Hall t dome was removed grove shops u, take Cameron At the road’s end, the reserve
Snails
Snails during World War II for fear of air Street left and Grove Street right, at Yurulbin Point p marks the
Bay Bay raids. Across the street is the Fire to Birchgrove Park i and mouth of Parramatta River.
Station y (1894). Set on the Snails Bay. Walk down Rose A fishing nook on its eastern
BIRCHGROVE
BIRCHGROVE
o o PARK PARK crest of a hill, its horse­drawn Street to Louisa Road. Two of cor ner is a perfect vantage point
vehicles always travelled down­ the most notable homes are for taking in the city skyline
i
i
G R O V E S T R E E T
THE T E R R AC E T R E E T W H A R F R O A D hill on their outward journey. Nos. 12 and 14, Keba (1878) and passing harbour traffic.
and Vidette (1876) o, where
THE T E R R AC E
FERDINAND ST
STREET STREET FERDINAND ST R O S E S T R E E T G R O V E S deep verandas and iron­lace
W H A R F R O A D
balconies hint at Colonial
RIVER RIVER COVE STREET ROWNTREE STREET B A L L A S T Y E E N D W H A R F R O A D opulence. A poem in
R O S E S T R E E T
ROWNTREE STREET
W H A R F R O A D
praise of the nearby park
COVE STREET
BAY S
BAY S
P O I N T
B A L L A S T P O I N T
u O R T S T R E E T
M C K E L L S T R E E T
M C K E L L S T R E E T
is inscribed on a plaque
G I P P S S T R E E T TREET
Y E E N D
B I R C H G R O V E R O A D
R O A D
R O A D
T H O M A S S T R E E T
T H O M A S S T R E E T
S T R E E T
GOW STREET B I R C H G R O V E R O A D G I P P S S T R E E T TREET BAY STREET S H O R T S T R E E T S T R E E T Balmain War at Keba’s entrance. Amid
GOW STREET
Vidette’s formal greenery,
u
BAY STREET
S H
S P R I N G
S P R I N G
a deep well is still fed by
Memorial
MORT BAY
MORT BAY
STREET STREET STREET T S T R E E T C A M E R O N S T R E E T PARK PARK Balmain Mort a natural spring. u Shops nestled in the quiet
There is a
STREET
S T R E E

Mort
wealth of
Birchgrove village
Balmain
MACQUARI
STREET
STREET
TERRACE
Bay
Bay
TERRACE E
MACQUARIE
y NORTH STREET NORTH STREET ROWNTREE C U R SHORT T I S R STREET STREET STREET S T R E E T TROUTON STREET interest in Tips for Walkers
C A M E R O N S T R E E T
STREET
SHORT
ROWNTREE C U R T I S

TROUTON ST

T R E E T REET
C A M P B E L L S T R E E T
T H A M E S S T R E E T
S
y PHILLIP PHILLIP CHURCH CHURCH O A D R O A D STREET STREET C L A Y T O N T H A M E S S T R E E T J J G A L L I M O R E Balmain Starting point: Balmain East
C L A Y T O N
Balmain
WATERVIEW STREET
East
East
G A L L I M O R E
GILCHRIST
GILCHRIST

PLACE
t
t r e e COLLEGE COLLEGE MORT MORT C U R T I S C A M P B E L L S T R E E T WATERVIEW STREET 5 5 PLACE DUKE STREET NICHOLSON STREET A V E A V E 1 J J Wharf, end of Darling Street.
DUNCAN L G AT E AV E N U E
Length: 5.5 km (3 ⁄2 miles).
1
r
1
MONTAGUE STREET MONTAGUE STREET D A R L I N G w R O A D R O A D STREET STREET 0 0 D A R L I N G PAUL STREET ST WESTON WESTON Street’s Balmain East Wharf. The
C U R T I S
Getting there: Ferries regularly
T R E E T
NICHOLSON STREET

S
DUKE STREET
LLEWELLYNYN
LLEWELL ST ST FORD ST FORD ST C O L G AT E AV E N U E C O O P E R S T C O O P E R S T THE AVE THE AVE STACK ST S T R E E T 3 3 2 2 leave Circular Quay for Darling
D A R L I N G
STACK ST
w
PAUL STREET
C O
DUNCAN
D A R L I N G
442 bus from the Queen Victoria
4
ST
PEARSON ST
S T R E E T
S T R E E T
GLADSTONE
GLADSTONE q GLADSTONE STREET WALLACE ST S T R E E T JUBILEE PLACE D AT C H E T T D AT C H E T T S T R E E T UNION ST JOHNSTON ST JOHNSTON ST 4 PEARSON ST Build ing stops in Darling Street. To
q GLADSTONE STREET
UNION ST
EWENTON
PARK PARK ADOLPHUS ADOLPHUS EWENTON return, there is a 15­minute ferry
WALLACE ST PARK PARK JUBILEE PLACE S T R E E T HOSKING ST
EWENTON grove (pick up a schedule at Circular
8 8 EWENTON S T R E E T 6 6 J HOSKING ST WILLIAM STREET EDWARD ST ride at hourly intervals from Birch­

J
WILLIAM STREET EDWARD ST
7
7
Quay). Alternatively, take Bus 441
9 STREET
9 STREET
J
J
Peacock
Peacock from Grove Street (Snails Bay)
G R A F T O N S T R E E T
G R A F T O N S T R E E T Point Point
back to the city (weekdays only).
STEPHEN STREET
STEPHEN STREET
Stopping-off points: Darling
Street, in particular, has many
good delicatessens, patisseries,
restaurants and cafés. Places to
picnic include Mort Bay Reserve,
0 metres 250 Key Gladstone Park, Birchgrove Park
and Yurulbin Point.
0 yards 250 Walk route
For keys to symbols see back flap
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