What to do and see in Parramatta, New South Wales: The Best Things to do

January 11, 2022 Veronika Gaddis

Discover the best top things to do in Parramatta, Australia including Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral, Parramatta Bike Tours, The New South Wales Lancers Memorial Museum, Labyrinth Escape Rooms, Brislington Medical and Nursing Museum, Scram Escape Rooms, Parramatta and District Historical Society, Riverside Theatres, Old Government House, St Patrick's Cathedral.
Restaurants in Parramatta

1. Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral

40 Harris Street, Harris Park, Parramatta, New South Wales 2150 Australia +61 2 9689 2899 http://www.olol.org.au
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5.0 based on 3 reviews

Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral

2. Parramatta Bike Tours

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Parramatta Bike Tours

Parramatta Bike Tours is an eco tourism social enterprise. We offer tours around Parramatta and surrounds tailored to you. Our company hires community members and trains them to lead our tours. We partner with the Murama Healing Centre at Sydney Olympic Park and the youth share their indigenous history with our guests.

3. The New South Wales Lancers Memorial Museum

2 Smith St, Parramatta, New South Wales 2150 Australia +61 405 482 814 [email protected] http://www.lancers.org.au/
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The New South Wales Lancers Memorial Museum

The Museum of Australia's oldest surviving and most decorated Regiment. Guided by a retired Lancer, discover the history of mainland Australia's oldest military barracks and its oldest and most decorated Regiment, the 1st/15th Royal NSW Lancers. Hear about the wars in which it has fought and its glittering ceremonial history as Australia's Vice-Regal Escort. View the development of the Regiment's uniforms, equipment, means of communication on the battlefield, combat rations and weapons, from the days of horse and lance in the Boer War, through Gallipoli and Palestine as Light Horse in WW1, the tanks it used to mount Australia's largest ever armoured assault in WW2 to its role as armoured reconnaissance today. Inspect a rare example of the worlds first sub-machine gun, an even rarer example of the worlds first anti-tank weapon and, maybe, see the world from inside one of our heritage armoured fighting vehicles, most of which have been restored to full mobility.

Reviewed By jeffal6 - Sydney, Australia

My wife and I visited Lancer Barracks Museum earlier this week and have no hesitation in recommending this heritage location to anybody interested in military history or Australian Colonial History. We were given a very informative and entertaining guided tour of the museum and surrounding grounds by a volunteer guide which took over two hours. There are some very important and rare military items on display and all the exhibits are displayed in a very professional manner. The colonial buildings in the grounds go back as far as 1820 and are in excellent condition. There also a number of rare and restored military vehicles adjacent to the main museum. Strongly recommended.

4. Labyrinth Escape Rooms

85-93 Victoria Rd Upper Floor 1 Victoria Road, Parramatta, New South Wales 2150 Australia +61 448 615 195 [email protected] http://www.labyrinthescaperooms.com.au
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5.0 based on 172 reviews

Labyrinth Escape Rooms

Looking for something to do in Parramatta? Always wanted to try an escape room? Tired of trying to find parking in the city? Looking for some quality team building? Why not come down to Labyrinth Escape Rooms where you will need the following: USE YOUR SENSES See how your primal instinct comes into play when you are locked in a room for just one hour. Find and use objects that help you through a range of logic & skills-based tasks. WORK IN TEAMS Partner up and work in teams with a minimum of 2 people and a maximum of 6 people. Your team has just 60 minutes on the clock to escape the room. SOLVE THE PUZZLE Keep your eyes on every detail of the room for clues that will help you to escape. Solve the puzzles and accomplish the mission to escape the room in time!

Reviewed By Kirianaaa - Berlin, Germany

We went here recently with a work group and had such a fantastic time. We did both the Mexican Cartel room and the Insane Asylum rooms and both groups had a great time. Great team bonding activity and so many laughs. And our game master was awesome

5. Brislington Medical and Nursing Museum

Cnr George & Marsden Street, Parramatta, New South Wales 2150 Australia +61 2 4751 4360 [email protected] http://www.brislington.net
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Brislington Medical and Nursing Museum

Brislington - a gracious Georgian building stands on the corner of George and Marsden Streets in Parramatta. It is the oldest existing dwelling house in the inner City of Parramatta and since 1983 has been a Medical and Nursing Museum for the former Parramatta Hospital.

6. Scram Escape Rooms

U 48 2 o'Connell St Add Cost Plz, Parramatta, New South Wales 2150 Australia +61 2 7909 6515 [email protected] http://www.scramescaperooms.com.au
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Scram Escape Rooms

Our aim is to entertain and bring you an hour of fun in Sydney by transporting you to a magical world of mischief and mayhem. We challenge you to find, solve and achieve. We are SCRAM Escape Rooms, and we Welcome you to The Wizard Chambers escape game. An Escape Room is a physical adventure game where players are locked in a room and must solve a variety of puzzles in order to escape.

Reviewed By stevenoweis

Shout out to Jess, 10/10 experience in the space room. The puzzle in my opinion was more on the easier side, but I still enjoyed the experience as a first time escaper! Space room is great for beginners!

7. Parramatta and District Historical Society

63 Hassall St corner Gregory Place, Parramatta, New South Wales 2150 Australia +61 2 9635 6924 [email protected] http://parramattahistorical.org.au
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Hambledon Cottage Museum is a Georgian-style home built for John Macarthur in 1824. Filled with authentic furniture reflecting 19th century living A brilliant showcase of colonial life from the 19th century – experience the timeless Australian Story - Interactive guided tours give you * Love story of Elizabeth and John Macarthur * Drama of Rum Rebellion * Female Factory Story – exclusive Exhibit

8. Riverside Theatres

Corner Church and Market Streets, Parramatta, New South Wales 2150 Australia +61 2 8839 3399 [email protected] http://www.riversideparramatta.com.au/
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Riverside Theatres

Riverside Theatres is the premier performing arts venue in Western Sydney. We are the centrepiece of performance culture in Sydney’s central city, Parramatta offering live experiences you can’t have at home. Well-established and highly respected both by the local community and the national arts industry, Riverside is a successful cultural and community asset of City of Parramatta Council. Riverside plays an important role in building a diverse, thriving local city culture. By connecting artists with audiences, attracting talent and industry and supporting education and innovation, it contributes to the city’s liveliness, vibrancy and economic activity while facilitating authentic community dialogue and interaction. We aim to involve, entertain, enrich, inspire, delight and intrigue artists and audiences from Parramatta and beyond with live performance, events, festivals and community gatherings.

Reviewed By ramAustralia2018

A very nice, well equipped, friendly venue that puts on really slick first class theatrical performances. Good lighting, decent sound, decent seating, and a reasonably priced refreshment stand with decent wines. It is close to a major parking garage and not too far away from public transport (ferries, trains, buses). It is also in the restaurant district so plenty of places to eat and drink, before and after the performance. One of the best theatres I've been to anywhere in the world.

9. Old Government House

Parramatta Park, Pitt Street and Macquarie Street, Parramatta, New South Wales 2004 Australia +61 2 9635 8149 [email protected] http://www.nationaltrust.org.au/places/old-government-house
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4.5 based on 166 reviews

Old Government House

Reviewed By geographyguy_11

Visiting Australia's oldest public building was a bucket list item for me and my visit to Old Government House was very nice. It is a bit confusing because you have to buy tickets at the back then walk around the front to enter. Nevertheless, inside is like walking back in time as you go through the dining room, drawing room, breakfast room and bedroom which feel like their 19th century occupants are going to come back in at any moment. Upstairs is an exhibition about the wives of the early NSW Governors and other women involved in the House's history which was OK. It is not a huge building but one of massive historical significance so I would heartily recommend making time to come out to Parramatta and see it. An hour is more than enough for a visit of the rooms that are open. My one issue was that I was not offered a discounted joint ticket to go and visit the Experiment Farm Cottage later on as this would have saved me a few dollars. It is also quite a walk from Parramatta station in hot weather so bring plenty of water.

10. St Patrick's Cathedral

1 Marist Pl, Parramatta, New South Wales 2150 Australia +61 2 8839 8400 http://www.stpatscathedral.com.au/
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St Patrick's Cathedral

Reviewed By craftykathy1602 - Sydney, Australia

This wonderful historic church was gutted by fire, and a beautiful job has been done of creating a modern place of peace and worship filled with natural light, encased in the original sandstone facade and stained glass. Perfect for the modern Parramatta in the cradle of modern Australia

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