The Domain Sydney — Attraction in Sydney

The Domain is a large city park that starts around the Art Museum and goes north to the harbour. It includes the Royal Botanic Gardens (southern part of the park), a stage and large lawn for entertainment, a couple small sport fields, and walkways that let you walk around the point that it is situated on, along the harbour front.

Across from the walkway to the east is Garden Island, where you can see activities related to Navy ships (the island is a navy base). Warning: that walkway is very popular with Officeworks for lunchtime jogs.

The northernmost point features Mrs. Macquarie's chair, which is a lookout over the harbour.

The western side of the point faces the Opera House, and is home to the Handa Opera for part of the year.

Much of the Domain is reasonably accesdible, however some parts involve uneven stairs, particularly at the northern end. Additionally, the northern end is quite the hike for a limited mobility person arriving via public transport, because buses do not go that far down. You can, however, take a taxi to the Domain and have them drop you off at the northern end.

The grounds are fairly pristinely kept, unlike the other notable CBD park, Hyde Park. I've subtracted a star only because of the difficulty for a limited mobility person (who can walk limited distances but not too steadily) to access the picturesque northern side without...

25/12/2024: This exceedingly beautiful & large public green space is right in the heart of town & often hosts brilliant music (& other) events. A bazillion stars to whomever arranged the audio for tonight’s (Christmas Day) concert: I wasn’t able to make it yet I got to hear the loveliness simply by sitting on a bench in Hyde Park on way home, for free. This place is an essential public asset of Sydney & it hosts numerous wonderful events (my only wish is there are more!). I live in Yurong St Darlinghurst & I’m always ELATED when I get to hear music coming from this magnificent place. The following message is purely for “stupid locals” who DARE to complain about the noise: The Domain was here LONG before you were (fortunately for EVERYONE) so if you don’t appreciate the fabulous sounds that are created in a public space then MOVE to somewhere “dull, boring & silent” but do NOT subject children to such a “lifestyle absent hole” - we live in the CBD to hear as much about life as we possibly can, & those of us with true decency LOVE the fact that our suburban & country friends have somewhere wonderful to come to for experiencing the multifarious joys of public events & MUSIC...

In this precinct between Hospital Road and Art

Gallery Road, you have :~

The Domain ~ where people walk through, sit,

exercise ,have lunch, laze about and where many

events are held.

Botanic Gardens ~ a lovely place to have a

Horticultural Tour, walk around, have lunch, attend

organized events, both day and evening.

The Art Gallery ~ where you can not only view

paintings, exhibits exhibitions and have lunch or

attend functions, you can also attend movies and

functions in the evenings.

Some may be by invitation only, so it would be best

to check their website if you are not a member.

You can catch a bus during the day till about 5pm,

from stand H opposite Woolworths in Park Street

in Sydney. On the weekends, services are less

frequent. There are also buses you can catch in

Chalmers Street next to Central that go along

Elizabeth Street, get off opposite Sydney Eye

Hospital, cross the road, walk through the Hospital

to Hospital Road and the path through the Domain

to the Art Gallery. You have more options of buses

to catch in the evenings on Elizabeth Street,

especially on weekends...