Royal Botanic Garden Sydney: Bennelong Lawn
- Free entry
- Accessible toilets
No tickets required
Experience views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge from right above the Opera House on Bennelong Lawn. With views of the city skyline and Opera House, this is one of the best places to be! Bars will have a selection of beverages and snacks. Food trucks offer a variety of menus.
Features
- Food & beverages
- Food for sale. BYO food permitted
- Alcohol
- For sale / no BYO
- Toilets
- Available (including accessible toilets)
- Drinking water station
Restrictions
- Capacity
- 1,000
- Restrictions
- no glass, bag checks on entry, no drones, no camping, no sunshades, no busking, no pets, no re-entry
Accessibility services
- Accessible services
- guest assistance, Buggy service
Getting here
- Entry through Macquarie Street.
- The closest station is Circular Quay, or Martin Place.
- Note trains will not drop off passengers at Circular Quay after 3pm. Continue on foot from Martin Place train or metro station.
- Roads near the gardens will close from early morning, plan ahead if catching taxis or rideshare. See road closure information.
Leaving
- Pedestrian diversions will be in place on New Year’s Eve. The way you leave may be different to how you arrived. Be prepared for a longer walk to transport hubs.
- The closest train stations are Martin Place or St James. Follow directions of NSW Police and staff.
- Buses leave from Wynyard, QVB and Hyde Park. Light rail services to the south-east will leave from Central only after 7pm.
- Open hours
- 9:00am - 12:30am
- This venue reached capacity at 11:46am in 2023 *
- Address
Bennelong Lawn, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
- Contact
Botanic Gardens of Sydney