Things to do in New South Wales, Australia: The Best Arenas & Stadiums

February 26, 2022 Darwin Bolte

New South Wales (abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Tasman Sea to the east. The Australian Capital Territory is an enclave within the state. New South Wales' state capital is Sydney, which is also Australia's most populous city. In March 2017, the population of New South Wales was over 7.8 million, making it Australia's most populous state. Just under two-thirds of the state's population, 4.67 million, live in the Greater Sydney area. Inhabitants of New South Wales are referred to as New South Welshmen.
Restaurants in New South Wales

1. Sydney Showground

Sydney, New South Wales 2000 Australia +61 2 9704 1111 http://www.sydneyshowground.com.au/index.html
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5.0 based on 3 reviews

Sydney Showground

2. Louth Races

100Km South-West of Bourke, Louth, Bourke, New South Wales Australia +61 2 6874 7423 http://www.louthraces.com
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5.0 based on 3 reviews

Louth Races

3. Willinga Park

134 Forster Dr, Bawley Point, Shoalhaven, New South Wales 2539 Australia +61 2 4405 5666 [email protected] http://willingapark.com.au/
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5.0 based on 4 reviews

Willinga Park

Willinga Park is a world-class equestrian centre and conference venue set on more than 800 hectares of the NSW South Coast. Renowned for exceptional quality and beauty, Willinga Park combines striking architecture and the latest in equine and conference technology with a passion for horses, botanical gardens and modern sculpture. Willinga Park has been home to numerous equine sporting events including the first-ever CDI 4* Dressage competition in the Southern Hemisphere. It has been used as a film set and for photoshoots. Its facilities include luxury stables, commercial cattle stud facilities and extensive facilities for the agistment and training of horses. Each year, Willinga Park hosts several community-wide events and premier equine sporting competitions across dressage, showjumping and campdrafting.

4. Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre

503 Goonoo Goonoo Rd, Tamworth, New South Wales 2340 Australia +61 2 6767 5658 [email protected] http://www.aelec.com.au/
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5.0 based on 4 reviews

Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre

Experience the Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre (AELEC), which hosts more than 50 events per year from agility dogs and alpacas to rodeos and show jumping. The AELEC has an indoor arena with tiered seating for 3,360 people, horse sporting fields, two dressage areas and more. Entry fee and opening hours vary depending on events at the venue.

Reviewed By D7533TYpatriciab - Tamworth, Australia

This would be by far the most amazing equine venue I have ever been too short of the Will Rogers in Fort Worth Texas. This venue has everything a horse exhibitor would want.

5. Leichhardt Oval

Mary Street, Lilyfield, Leichhardt, Sydney, New South Wales 2040 Australia +61 2 9392 5000 http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/explore/parks-sport-and-recreation/sporting-grounds/leichhardt-oval
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5.0 based on 2 reviews

Leichhardt Oval

Reviewed By fatbear2000 - Oxford, United Kingdom

Sydney FC's home ground is the Sydney Football Stadium, next to the SCG, but as that is being rebuilt so they are homeless for at least 2 season., They are playing their major matches at the SCG, but are also taking matches around the suburbs playing at three Rugby League grounds. This was the first match at the Leichhardt Oval, less than a mile from where we were staying in Sydney. The Leichhardt Oval is the home of Balmain Tigers, who merged with Western Suburbs Magpies to form the West Tigers in 1999. The merged team play 3 or 4 matches a year at Leichhardt, and these are very popular with the supporters. It is a very old-fashioned ground, with a main stand along one side of the pitch, a small wooden stand the sort of which you would expect to see in a 1920's cricket match in the corner, and then a ring of seats 6 deep around the rest of the pitch. Behind these seats is a large grass bank, where the supporters happily put down their blankets to watch the match in the hot blazing sun. Temperatures were around 27 degrees at the 5pm kick-off. We paid 50 AUD to sit in the main stand, but the general admission was 20 AUD. Cans of crap Aussie lager were 7.50 AUD although there was one stall selling a craft beer for 9.50 AUD for a small glass. There was a long queue for this. A hot-dog was 6 AUD. The visitors, Central Coast Mariners had about 200-300 supporters at the match, whilst most Sydney fans in the 12,000 crowd were wearing their Sky blue shirt. There was also a huge number of small children at the match, which is good for the long-term future of the game in Australia. Listening to the comments from home supporters around where we sat, and on the way out, the fans seem very knowledgeable and fair in the assessment of their team's performance and the weaknesses in their squad. The match was a 1-1 and overall it was an enjoyable experience

6. Drummoyne Oval

Bayswater Street, Drummoyne, Sydney, New South Wales 2046 Australia http://www.scgt.nsw.gov.au/sydney-cricket-club/
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5.0 based on 1 reviews

Drummoyne Oval

7. Sydney Cricket Ground

Driver Ave Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales 2021 Australia +61 2 9360 6601 [email protected] http://www.sydneycricketground.com.au
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4.5 based on 413 reviews

Sydney Cricket Ground

The Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust is responsible for managing two of Australia’s premier sports venues – the Sydney Cricket Ground and Allianz Stadium. Both venues are located at Moore Park, only 4km from the central business district and adjacent to the popular bars, restaurants, cinemas and shops of the Entertainment Quarter. The historic Sydney Cricket Ground boasts an impressive list of credentials, encompassing cricket, Australian Rules Football, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Soccer, Baseball, Cycling and major concerts by the Rolling Stones, Billy Joel and Elton John, Michael Jackson, Madonna, the Eagles, Prince, Green Day and the Wave Aid concert. The Sydney Cricket Ground provides the perfect balance between the big crowd atmosphere and intimacy with the on-field action. These aspects, combined with the location of the venue, make visiting the SCG a special experience for all patrons.

Reviewed By fatbear2000 - Oxford, United Kingdom

We visited the SCG to watch the morning session of the first day of a four-day Sheffield Shield cricket match between NSW and Victoria. The SCG is pretty central in Sydney and we took a short journey on the Light Railway ( or tram as we would call it in the UK ) to Moore Park and had a short walk to the stadium, passing the Sydney Swans Australian Rules Football team, who share the SCG, having a pre-season practice session on the oval nearby. Only one gate was open for the match and entrance was free. The Members Enclosure had a dress code of trousers and shirt collar, and as I was wearing t-shirt and shorts we had to make do with the Ladies Pavilion. These were the only two stands where access was permitted to watch the cricket. The SGC has recently been rebuilt, but retained both the Members and Ladies pavilions, which have an old fashion charm and give the stadium some character. However, the rest of the ground whilst big, modern and imposing, has a bland identi-kit feel to it, but there appear to be plenty of Corporate Boxes included, and what looks like a very large Press Box area. I expect the views from the seats will be good though. The huge scoreboard lists both teams and with all the data it includes there is no need for a traditional scorecard. There are also plenty of TV screens in the roof of the stand so you can watch the TV pictures. The scoreboard showed pictures but not the actual deliveries, although wickets and major bits of action were repeated. The attendance was sparse with less than 50 spectators in the stadium to see the first ball of the morning but by lunch this has increased to nearly 100. During a break in play I went to the one food and drink outlet by the gate entrance and ordered two coffees ( 4 AUD each and learnt that a bottle of beer would be between 7-11 AUD depending on the brand ), a glass of wine would be 10.40 AUD, a pie would be 4.90 AUD and burgers/hot dog/sandwiches 12.50 AUD. The crowd show no obvious sign of home bias and the good shots all morning were politely applauded. Overall it was a very enjoyable morning.

8. Bankwest Stadium

11-13 O'Connell St, North Parramatta, Parramatta, New South Wales 2150 Australia +61 2 7800 5400 [email protected] https://bankweststadium.com.au/
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4.5 based on 29 reviews

Bankwest Stadium

Bankwest Stadium is a new 30,000 seat stadium in Parramatta made for the fans. The stadium will bring fans closer to the action than ever before in Australia. The new stadium will feature the steepest grandstands in Australia. Bringing fans close to the action and creating an awesome live event experience.

Reviewed By Dan74D - Schofields, Australia

Located in Parramatta - First experience watching the NRL at this stadium. Parramatta vs St George. The seating was fantastic. Given the structure of the stadium I feel there is no real disadvantage to sitting in any location throughout the stadium. The facilities were clean and spacious and the food and bars were plentiful so the queues were not actually too long. My experience was made better by the fact that St George did win this game.

9. Olympic Stadium

Homebush, Sydney, New South Wales Australia
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4.0 based on 65 reviews

Olympic Stadium

10. ANZ Stadium

Olympic Boulevard, Sydney, New South Wales 2004 Australia +61 2 8765 2000 http://www.anzstadium.com.au/
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4.0 based on 375 reviews

ANZ Stadium

Reviewed By MattC1995 - Loughborough, United Kingdom

It's fair to say I was expecting a lot from my first Origin experience, but coupled with NSW Blues first series win in 8 years, the atmosphere was electric. The way the whole event was organized, from getting the fans to the ground on the public transport, followed by ushering them into the correct parts of the stadium for kick off was outstanding, and a credit to the organisers. As for the spectacle itself, the support and game was immense, made all the better by the wonderful ground and the acoustics it carried throughout. A night to remember

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