Newington Armory

Entry is free. Often on the weekend, there is a bicycle renting business at the gate. It loos like you would have to pay to pass the renter, but entry to the Armory yard is free.

Inside the Armory yard is a good spot to rest if you're using the cycling/walking path along the south side of Parramatta River near Olympic Park.

There are picnic tables under cover inside the Armory's fence (which I have never seen closed, and I visit at least 3 times a week). Near the brick entry gate, there are three toilets in a unisex toilet block plus a single, more modern toilet for people with disbilities, suitable for wheelchair entry.

The Armory itself has minimal educational signs, but you could probably find info about the site online. There are bunkers and buildings you can look in the windows. In all of my hundreds of times stopping at the Armory, I have seen educational tours only once. I suspect they need to be prearranged.

The Arory site is part of the riverside park which has paths linking south to the Louise Sauvage path in Newington, which works well to loop in with the trail networks around Wentworth Point, Rhodes and Olympic Park.

There is a fantastic public kids' park about 100 metres west of the Armory Park with a range of unusual installations suitable for (I estimate) preschool thru to junior highschool.

Nearby there is a cafe (currently a mobile bus) with fast food. Near the cafe is more toilets plus several barbecues with, I estimate, about 10 picnic tables.