2024 Outing
WHEN: Friday 26thApril 2024 at 9:45am for 10am start.
WHERE: King Street Wharf No 3 Darling Harbour for a
Naval Tour of Sydney Harbour West. Previously the Group has done the East Tour.
We can travel by rivercat to Barangaroo departing from Rydalmere wharf at around 7:40am, arriving at Olympic Park around 8:00am, change ferry for Barangaroo arriving there around 9:00am. It is a 5 minute walk from there to our departure wharf, King street No 3. There is no direct Ferry from Rydalmere to Barangaroo that fits our timings so we have to change at Olympic Park .
We can also go by train or bus to Wynyard station then take the Wynyard tunnel to Barangaroo. There is a direct exit to King Street wharves from the tunnel. It is an 8 minute walk from Wynyard to wharf no 3. There are also buses from York Street to the King Street Wharf. Bus no 252 leaves every 15 minutes from stand H and takes around 10 minutes.
Parking can also be booked in the Sussex Street car park. From there it is only a few minutes walk to the ferry pier.
The Tour by boat is with commentary and a very fine morning tea served aboard the MV Bennelong operated by the Naval Historical Society. The sites to be seen this time will be on the western side of the Harbour Bridge and include, HMAS Waterhen, Cockatoo Island, Spectacle Island, Sapper Island and a virtual tour of HMAS Vampire etc. The tour takes around 3 hours.
COST: $75 per person, latest payment at February/ March meetings, each person to purchase their own ferry tickets. Payments can also be by direct credit to clubs account BSB:062300 Account Number:10033141 with name as reference.
BOOKING: Peter Evans 98711334
John Burton 94843391
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