Chullora

Worth seeing in and around Chullora

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Auburn Gallipoli Mosque

   The Auburn Gallipoli Mosque is an Ottoman-style mosque in Auburn, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. More than 500 worshippers attend every day and around 2,000 worshippers attend the weekly special Friday prayer at the Auburn Gallipoli Mosque.

   3.6 km · mosque in Australia · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Lakemba Mosque

   The Lakemba Mosque, also known as the Masjid Ali Bin Abi Talib and officially the Imam Ali bin Abi Taleb Mosque, is a Sunni Islam mosque, located at 71-75 Wangee Road, Lakemba, in suburban Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is Australia's largest mosque.

   3.4 km · mosque in Australia · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Rookwood Necropolis

   Rookwood Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery in Rookwood, Sydney, Australia. It is the largest necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere and is the world's largest remaining operating cemetery from the Victorian era.

   2 km · cemetery in Sydney, Australia · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Al-Rasool Al-A'dham Mosque

   The Al-Rasool Al-A'dham Mosque is a Shia Islam mosque located in Bankstown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The mosque is supervised by Ayatollah Mohammad Hussein al-Ansari.

   3.7 km · mosque in Australia · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Sydney Durga Temple

   The Sydney Shri Durga Temple, commonly known as Sydney Durga Temple, is a Hindu temple at 21–23 Rose Crescent, Regents Park, New South Wales 2143, in Sydney. The temple is run by the Shri Durgadevi Devasthanam, a non-profit religious organisation.

   2.9 km · Hindu temple in Sydney, Australia · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Bankstown Oval

   Bankstown Oval is a multi-purpose stadium located in Bankstown, a south-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches and has been used by New South Wales, particularly for one day matches.

   3.7 km · multi-purpose stadium in Sydney, Australia · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Bankstown Reservoir

   Bankstown Reservoir is a heritage-protected water tower and a local landmark situated in the Sydney suburb of Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia. Located 22 kilometres west of Sydney CBD, the reservoir is elevated and was built on reinforced concrete piers, which is one of the oldest of this type that is still in use.

   1.8 km · Water tower in Bankstown, Sydney, NSW · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Catholic Institute of Sydney

   The Catholic Institute of Sydney, a tertiary educational facility that is a Partner Institution of the University of Notre Dame Australia, delivers theological courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. The institute is located in Strathfield, in the inner western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

   3.8 km · theological college in Sydney, Australia · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Lidcombe Oval

   Lidcombe Oval is a playing field and velodrome in the Western Sydney suburb of Lidcombe and is part of Wyatt Park. It was first opened in 1933 with a completely flat track velodrome.

   3.9 km · playing field and velodrome in Western Sydney, Australia · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Mount St Mary Campus of the Australian Catholic University

    Mount St Mary Campus of the Australian Catholic University is a major campus of the Australian Catholic University, located in Strathfield, Municipality of Strathfield, Sydney, Australia. The main building of the campus, formerly the Mount Royal villa and now called the Edmund Rice Building and Barron Chapel, is a heritage-listed former mansion, and was later used as a college and primary school.

    3.1 km · historic site in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

The Parramatta Tourist information and Heritage Centre is where Church St crosses the river at Lennox Bridge. It has a free exhibition showing the history of Parramatta from colonial to modern times. As Parramatta was the first site of European settlement outside Sydney it contains many historical landmarks. How interesting this is to you will depend on your historical perspective.

1. 01
   Old Government House

   Parramatta Park, ogh@nationaltrust.com.au.

2. 02
   Elizabeth Farm

   Commenced in 1793, Elizabeth Farm contains part of the oldest surviving European building in Australia, built as the home of John and Elizabeth Macarthur.

3. 03
   Experiment Farm Cottage

   9 Ruse Street, Harris Park, ogh@nationaltrust.com.au.

4. 04
   Hambledon Cottage

   63 Hassall St (corner of Gregory Place), parramattahist@tpg.com.au.

5. 05
   Brislington House
6. 06
   The Lancer Barracks

   2 Smith St (on the north side of Parramatta station).

From Wikivoyage: Chullora, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Foundation Day in early November celebrates (appropriately enough) the foundation of Parramatta. Parramasala - the Australian Festival of South Asian Arts Riverside Walk - a walk along the Parramatta River from the Ferry Wharf to the Lennox Bridge in one direction and from the ferry wharf to the Gasworks bridge in the other direction.

1. 01
   CommBank Stadium

   Home to the local Parramatta Eels rugby league team and Western Sydney Wanderers football team.

From Wikivoyage: Chullora, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

Parramatta has many restaurants, from the budget to upmarket. $50 mains are certainly not uncommon in the nicer establishments, so if you are on a budget, check the menu carefully. Restaurants are located in three broad precincts plus nearby Harris Park and Parramatta Park/Westmead: Eat Street is at the northern end of Church Street. The largest number of restaurants are between Phillip Street and Market Street.

1. 01
   Criniti's

   Try the beef ribs, fried chicken and cendol.

2. 02
   Anderson Street Social House Dining & Bar

   Cnr Parkes & Valentine Ave (in the Mantra Hotel).

From Wikivoyage: Chullora, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Chullora

Airports

Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD), 13 km · Newcastle (NTL), 142 km

Stations

Flemington railway station, 3.5 km · Lidcombe railway station, 3 km · Berala railway station, 2.5 km · Bankstown railway station, 3.2 km · Birrong railway station, 2.2 km

• Williamtown → Chullora

  141 km · quickest by road, 2h 56m · A$21–28
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• Gold Coast → Chullora

  693 km · quickest by air, 5h 15m · A$230–350
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• Melbourne → Chullora

  700 km · quickest by air, 5h 17m · A$240–350
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