Sydney, Australia: Customs House to Millers Point

Using City of Sydney's excellent brochure I followed the self-guided History Walk Customs House to Millers Point which only took a couple of hours.

After leaving the Customs House, an interesting building with some great exhibitions within the library that now occupies it, the next main stop is Macquarie Place a small oasis of a park with a set of colonial artifacts such as a statue, anchor and obelisk displaying distances to places that were significant at the time but perhaps now rather obscure.

The walks takes you through the Rocks, an archeological dig, a major cutting in the rock and under the Harbour Bridge - all of considerable interest - but the highlight really is the climb up the the top of Observatory Hill with its spectacular views and the picturesque Observatory itself (erected 1838).

The walk continues to hold its interest as it descends to Walsh Bay, Dawes point and conclusion at Millers Point (close to Circular Quay).

Full details of route: Colony history walk

Walked: February 2019

Summary: Easy walk, approx. 2-3 km , 1.5-2 hours