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Parramatta
City in New South Wales, Australia

Parramatta

Parramatta is a city and major commercial centre in Greater Western Sydney.

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It is located approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) west of the Sydney central business district on the banks of the Parramatta River. It is commonly regarded as the second CBD of metropolitan Sydney.

Get in

Getting to Parramatta

Parramatta is next to the M4 Western Motorway (toll; need an E-Toll tag or call them to pay). Parramatta is well signposted from the motorway. Surrounding suburbs also have signposted exits from the city. If you are in no hurry you can use Victoria Rd or Parramatta Rd. Traffic between Sydney City and Parramatta during peak hours can be extremely slow.

See

Worth seeing

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.

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    Old Government House

    Parramatta Park, ogh@nationaltrust.com.au.

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    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.

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    Experiment Farm Cottage

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

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    Hambledon Cottage

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

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    Brislington House
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    The Lancer Barracks

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

Do

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.

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    CommBank Stadium

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

Eat

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.

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    Criniti's

    Try the beef ribs, fried chicken and cendol.

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    Anderson Street Social House Dining & Bar

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

How locals move

Getting around Parramatta the local way

  • Get inin Wentworth Point, operated by Transport for New South Wales, is on the Parramatta River and is usually served with the F3 Parramatta River line with ferries from Parramatta, Barangaroo and Circular Quay among other locations.

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

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