Macquarie Park
Macquarie Park is a suburb in the Northern Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Macquarie Park is a suburb in the Northern Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Macquarie Park is located 13 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Ryde.
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Worth seeing in and around Macquarie Park
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.
- 01Macquarie University
Macquarie University is a public research university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the Sydney metropolitan area.
1.1 km · university in Sydney, New South Wales · Wikipedia - 02Lane Cove National Park
The Lane Cove National Park is a protected national park that is located within metropolitan Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia. The 670-hectare national park is situated about 10 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district and features various vegetation types, such as, wet and dry sclerophyll forest, heathland, mangroves and tidal flats.
1.5 km · National Park in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia - 03Macquarie Centre
Macquarie Centre is a shopping centre in the suburb of Macquarie Park in the Northern Sydney region of Sydney and is located opposite the main campus of Macquarie University.
400 m · shopping mall in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia - 04Eryldene, Gordon
Eryldene is a heritage-listed former family residence and now house museum located at 17 McIntosh Street in the suburb of Gordon, on the Upper North Shore region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by William Hardy Wilson and built from 1913 to 1936 by Rudolph G. Ochs.
3.8 km · historic site in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia - 05Tulkiyan
Tulkiyan is a heritage-listed former suburban residence and former house museum at 707 Pacific Highway, in the Sydney suburb of Gordon in the Ku-ring-gai Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Bertrand James Waterhouse of Waterhouse and Lake, and built by Mr Ochs; garden laid out by Mr Mottram.
3.5 km · historic site in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia - 06Australian School of Advanced Medicine
The Australian School of Advanced Medicine is the first and only medical school in Australia to award degrees for sub-specialties in surgery in addition to PhD research opportunities for doctors. The school is based within the University Clinic Building adjacent and connected to the Macquarie University Hospital.
700 m · medical school associated with Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia · Wikipedia - 07Macquarie University Library
Waranara Library, also known as Macquarie University Library, is the campus library of Macquarie University and the largest academic library in Northern Sydney. The library holds over 1.8 million print and electronic items, including books, journals, newspapers, reports, conference proceedings, working papers, maps, Macquarie postgraduate theses, computer software, multimedia, microfilm, microfiche and additional non-print resources.
1.2 km · academic library · Wikipedia - 08NSW Schoolhouse Museum
The NSW Schoolhouse Museum, also known as the New South Wales Schoolhouse Museum of Public Education, is located within the school grounds of North Ryde Public School in North Ryde, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The museum includes a replica of an 1870s classroom to be found in the original 1877 school building.
2 km · education museum in Sydney, Australia · Wikipedia - 09Iolanthe
Iolanthe is a heritage-listed former residence and post office located at 691 Pacific Highway in Gordon, a suburb on the Upper North Shore region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was built in 1870.
3.5 km · heritage-listed building in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia - 10Woodlands
Woodlands is a heritage-listed residence at 1 Werona Avenue, in the Sydney suburb of Killara in the Ku-ring-gai Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Henry Austin Wilshire, and built from 1884.
3.9 km · heritage house in Killara, NSW, Australia · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Woolwich Lookout and Clarks Point Reserve
Clarks Point Reserve offers picnic grounds overlooking Sydney Harbour with distant views of the bridge and city.
- 02Lane Cove National Park
One of the closest national parks to the centre of Sydney, and it is an oasis of green natural habitat in the middle of Sydney.
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Things to do
There are a small number of events held annually in the area. Granny Smith Festival, Eastwood Plaza. A Sat in October, Check website. Usually 9AM-8:30PM. The annual Granny Smith Festival celebrates the life and legacy of one of the district’s most famous citizens, Maria Ann Smith (aka Granny Smith) who, back in 1868, ‘accidentally’ grew the first batch of little green apples that bear her name and are now grown all…
- 01Lighthouse Theatre
Hosts a small selection of shows mostly put on by Macquarie's various arts societies.
- 02Event Cinemas
Part of the modern chain showing mainstream and some independent movies with various types levels of cinema experiences and screens.
- 03Super Shute Shield Rugby
Watch Eastwood's Rugby team, 'The Woodies' play at their home ground at T G Milner Field (2, 146 Vimiera Rd, Marsfield).
- 04Macquarie University Sports and Aquatic Centre
- 05Macquarie Ice Rink
Macquarie Shopping Centre (2-minute walk from Macquarie University railway station),.
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Where to eat
If you are craving East Asian food then Eastwood is the place to go. Prices vary and depend on if they are targeted towards international students or wealthy Asian families and businessmen. Restaurant turnover is high in Eastwood and finding the newest and hottest restaurant is easy as there will be a long line of people trying to get in. If in doubt, try any of these classics that have stood the test of time. = =
- 01Eastwood Garden Peking Restaurant
The Beijing dish of duck and pancake is not done better anywhere in Sydney and that's why after many years it's still hard to get a table.
- 02K & J Takeaway
This was the first genuine Chinese noodle shop to open in the early days of Eastwood and long-term locals will recall being shocked at seeing pigs blood soup on the menu.
- 03Biwon Eastwood
More popular with locals, with mid-sized liness on Fridays and Saturdays.
- 04Myung-GA BBQ
This is not the fanciest looking place however BBQ and hots pots are the real deal and the price is good.
- 05Sakae Yakiniku House
Hidden away on level 3 of a nondescript building similar to those in Japan, this place offers great quality beef.
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Getting to Macquarie Park
- Airports
- Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD), 19 km · Newcastle (NTL), 128 km
- Stations
- Epping railway station, 3.9 km · Gordon railway station, 3.7 km · Killara railway station, 3.7 km · Pymble railway station, 4 km
- Williamtown → Macquarie Park126 km · quickest by road, 2h 36m · A$19–26
- Gold Coast → Macquarie Park679 km · quickest by air, 5h 31m · A$250–370
- Toowoomba → Macquarie Park696 km · quickest by air, 5h 19m · A$240–360
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No local-transport research exists yet for Macquarie Park
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Macquarie Park. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThe region is well serviced by public transport with trains, buses and ferries servicing the area.
- Get inThere are regular ferries from Sydney and it makes a great way to get to places near the Parramatta and Lane Cove Rivers.
- Go nextTake the ferry from Woolwich Wharf to historic Cockatoo Island.
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Next door to Macquarie Park
Macquarie Park is 13 km from Sydney, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Eppingsuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia3.7 km
- Marsfieldsuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia2.5 km
- Eastwoodsuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia3.9 km
- North Rydesuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia2.1 km
- Killarasuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia3.8 km
- Pymblesuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia3.6 km