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Macquarie Park
Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Macquarie Park

Macquarie Park is a suburb in the Northern Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Macquarie Park is located 13 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Ryde.

Get in

Getting to Macquarie Park

The region is well serviced by public transport with trains, buses and ferries servicing the area. If you intend to go to the business area in the northwest, take the Gore Hill Freeway, Lane Cove Tunnel and M2 Motorway from the city. If you intend to visit the Hunters Hill and Woolwich peninsula, take Victoria Road all the way to the Gladesville Bridge and you're there.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Woolwich Lookout and Clarks Point Reserve

    Clarks Point Reserve offers picnic grounds overlooking Sydney Harbour with distant views of the bridge and city.

  2. 02
    Lane 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.

Do

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…

  1. 01
    Lighthouse Theatre

    Hosts a small selection of shows mostly put on by Macquarie's various arts societies.

  2. 02
    Event Cinemas

    Part of the modern chain showing mainstream and some independent movies with various types levels of cinema experiences and screens.

  3. 03
    Super 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).

  4. 04
    Macquarie University Sports and Aquatic Centre
  5. 05
    Macquarie Ice Rink

    Macquarie Shopping Centre (2-minute walk from Macquarie University railway station),.

Eat

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. = =

  1. 01
    Eastwood 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.

  2. 02
    K & 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.

  3. 03
    Biwon Eastwood

    More popular with locals, with mid-sized liness on Fridays and Saturdays.

  4. 04
    Myung-GA BBQ

    This is not the fanciest looking place however BBQ and hots pots are the real deal and the price is good.

  5. 05
    Sakae Yakiniku House

    Hidden away on level 3 of a nondescript building similar to those in Japan, this place offers great quality beef.

How locals move

Getting around Macquarie Park the local way

  • 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.

From Wikivoyage: Sydney/Macquarie Park, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Dietmar Rabich (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.