Guidebook for Beaconsfield
Food Scene
Black Star Pastry Rosebery
85-113 Dunning AveFamous for it's watermelon cake!
Mentmore & Morley
55 Mentmore AveFriendly staff and nice food, an easy walk
This place is always busy best to go on weekdays. There are animals to see and pat, an outdoor restaurant area and indoor area. Very funky and popular. Kid friendly. There is a market on weekends
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The Grounds of Alexandria
2 Huntley StThis place is always busy best to go on weekdays. There are animals to see and pat, an outdoor restaurant area and indoor area. Very funky and popular. Kid friendly. There is a market on weekends
Grandma's Little Bakery
42 O'Riordan StreetSome nice food and pastries close by
Great coffee and interesting decor. Not too far away...
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Mecca Coffee - Alexandria
26 Bourke RdGreat coffee and interesting decor. Not too far away...
Quick, cheap, delicious. Great atmosphere in a lovely part of the neighbourhood
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Zeus Street Greek
187-189 Lyons RdQuick, cheap, delicious. Great atmosphere in a lovely part of the neighbourhood
Essentials
IGA Rosebery
741 Botany RdVery close walk, only small but has most of what you need
Adamo's Pasta
725 Botany RdPick up some fresh or pre made pasta on the way home from IGA
Big wholesaler of imported ingredients. Next door to The Grounds
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Salt Meats Cheese Alexandria
21 Bourke RdBig wholesaler of imported ingredients. Next door to The Grounds
Shopping
Best gelato (ice cream) in Sydney. Lots and lots of flavours. Worth the walk. Close to other great cafes.
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Gelato Messina Rosebery (HQ)
61 Mentmore AveBest gelato (ice cream) in Sydney. Lots and lots of flavours. Worth the walk. Close to other great cafes.
A Westfield shopping centre 10 minutes away by car if you don't feel like going to the city
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Eastgardens
A Westfield shopping centre 10 minutes away by car if you don't feel like going to the city
Entertainment & Activities
A really big park with lots of tracks and water features. A fantastic kids playground with slippery dips, sand pits etc. Take your hat and a picnic or buy food there. Watch all the dogs playing!
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Sydney Park
416 Sydney Park RdA really big park with lots of tracks and water features. A fantastic kids playground with slippery dips, sand pits etc. Take your hat and a picnic or buy food there. Watch all the dogs playing!
Known as the lungs of Sydney this park is very big and old, with huge and shady trees. You can walk around it, visit the duck ponds, buy some lunch and watch people exercising their horses.
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Centennial Park
15 Locked BagKnown as the lungs of Sydney this park is very big and old, with huge and shady trees. You can walk around it, visit the duck ponds, buy some lunch and watch people exercising their horses.
Only a small park but it has some water play for kids. Look for the round metal buttons to press (they can be hard to find!)
Joynton Avenue
Joynton AvenueOnly a small park but it has some water play for kids. Look for the round metal buttons to press (they can be hard to find!)
A great little park just around the corner from the townhouse with an undercover kids playground.
Beaconsfield Park
54 Queen StA great little park just around the corner from the townhouse with an undercover kids playground.
Sightseeing
Great kid friendly markets on Wednesday and Saturday 8am-2pm. Food and produce, baby animals, jumping castles and playgrounds.
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The Bavarian Entertainment Quarter
212 Bent StGreat kid friendly markets on Wednesday and Saturday 8am-2pm. Food and produce, baby animals, jumping castles and playgrounds.
A great beach to take the kids and not too far away. Buses leave from Epsom road. Check out 131500.com.au
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Coogee Beach
A great beach to take the kids and not too far away. Buses leave from Epsom road. Check out 131500.com.au
Taronga Zoo is a must do in Sydney. Catch a train to circular quay then jump on a ferry (boat) across the harbour and you will be there! A fantastic day out!
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Taronga Zoo Sydney
Bradleys Head RoadTaronga Zoo is a must do in Sydney. Catch a train to circular quay then jump on a ferry (boat) across the harbour and you will be there! A fantastic day out!
Everything Else
Definitely worth a visit if you are looking to get out of the heat. It is next door to a wildlife centre which we hear is good too.
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Sydney Aquarium and Wildlife
Definitely worth a visit if you are looking to get out of the heat. It is next door to a wildlife centre which we hear is good too.
Only 500 metres away, this train station will take you directly to the City CBD and also to the airport. Look up 131500.com.au for timetables.
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Green Square Station
Only 500 metres away, this train station will take you directly to the City CBD and also to the airport. Look up 131500.com.au for timetables.
Jump on a train at Green Square Station and you will arrive at Circular Quay - lots of sightseeing to do there. Jump on a ferry to Taronga Zoo!
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Circular Quay
Alfred StreetJump on a train at Green Square Station and you will arrive at Circular Quay - lots of sightseeing to do there. Jump on a ferry to Taronga Zoo!
Purity Italian Restaurant
580 Botany RdGreat takeaway pizza (or eat in but it's not fancy).
Arts & Culture
A great place to take a picnic and watch a movie under the stars. Look up the movie schedule online. Easiest to take a taxi.
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Moonlight Cinema Sydney
Broome AvenueA great place to take a picnic and watch a movie under the stars. Look up the movie schedule online. Easiest to take a taxi.
Museum of Contemporary Art
140 George StOur favourite art gallery
If you like theatre this is one of Sydney's best but more on the independent side
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Belvoir Street
Belvoir StreetIf you like theatre this is one of Sydney's best but more on the independent side