Harbour View Lawn — Attraction in Sydney

After our group walk from Hyde Park, passing through St Mary's Cathedral, the Art Gallery of New South Wales & taking Mrs Macquaries Road & round the corner to view Mrs Macquarie Chair, we stopped for a break at the Harbour View Lawn. We were welcomed by a very impressive and superb view of the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. The Harbour View Lawn is an ideal place for kids to run free, have a good lie down on the lawn, just admiring the view and enjoy your picnic. The lawn, plants, trees, shrubs etc are well maintained and managed by several gardeners. A very ideal place for families to enjoy and...

On one weekday morning, our tour guide brought us here for a few moments before we walked over to Mrs. Macquarie's Chair.

The scenic view of the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge was spectacular, especially against the deep blue water and clear skies. The leafy trees above us provided some shade from the sun and added natural framing to our photos.

Since we visited earlier in the day, we had the whole area to ourselves. Our group spent about 15 minutes here capturing some pictures and memories before heading to our next spot. Very well...

Beautiful area. You'll get a panoramic view of the Sydney harbour, including the bridge, the opera house and as well as the skyline.

The only gripe I have is the accessibility. Not everyone is energetic with good stamina. It's a bit too far from the Circular Quay station, or a 25 minute walk at most, via the Royal Botanic Gardens. They should make a shortcut, from the station, that leads here. If a pathway existed straight to this area, it will be a 15 minute walk at most, according to my calculations on...