Mount Ainslie Lookout is the best lookout to take in the best vistas Canberra has to offer during the day or  at dusk.  This is the place to see the deliberate, geometric layout that makes Canberra so special!

Mt. Ainslie lookout features two paved ramps on either side of its stairs so that people using wheelchairs or pushing strollers can access its observation deck. 

At the summit there is  a drinking fountain available & picnic tables .

No Toilets available. Accessible bathrooms would be  a car ride to the Australian War Memorial. OPEN: 10am-4pm

Mount Ainslie Lookout

Mount Pleasant Lookout is in Duntroon Canberra , right at the very top where you can see beautiful views of Lake Burley Griffin also  Duntroon Royal Military College and Jerrabomberra Wetlands.

Great signage provided of the views and historical information like  General Bridges, Australia’s highest ranking soldier in World War I. General Bridges was the only Australian soldier killed at Gallipoli to be buried in Australia.

The lookout is opened from 6am to 7pm, has easy access to parking and the lookout, which is all paved terrain.

No toilets provided closest  is  Campbell Public toilet a 5 minute drive which is wheelchair accessible with parking available opened from 7am to 8pm. 

Mount Pleasant Lookout

Remembrance Nature Park,  commemorates the signing of the armistice on 11 November 1918 and the Aboriginal people who served in the armed forces. In the park there's a plaque dedicated to all the Aboriginal to serve in the armed forces.

The park has great views of the War Memorial and some lovely gardens. The park has electric bbqs some  picnic tables have shades , bins provided and freshwater is located next to the bbqs.

The terrain is mixture of paved and dirt , many walking trails available but not wheelchair accessible , as too steep and stairs. 

No toilets available at the park but The Australian Memorial have toilets available that are wheelchair accessible only 4 minute car ride, Parking available underground Open 10am to  4pm .

Remembrance Nature Park

Boundless – The Centenary of Canberra National Playground, is located on the shore of Lake Burley Griffin at Kings Park & is Canberra's first all abilities playground.

Boundless is a fully enclosed free, state-of-the-art play space that is fun and inclusive of all children of all ages & abilities.

There are 3 zones within the playground, zone 1 consists of multiple tunnel slides, fireman climbing pole, stepping bridges, covered viewing platform turrerts, toddler playground, wheelchair accessible merry-go-round & Green space to chill out.  

Zone 2 has a easy roll bike path leading to a giant sand pit & sealed digger excavator. There’s a wheelchair friendly aero-glider rocker for multiple kids.

Zone 3 has a giant shade sail that covers the swings in this area including an all-abilities swing & huge net swing.

There is bench seating all round, accessible pahtways throughout, BBQs, picnic area & accessible amenities. 

The park has limited on-site parking, but additional parking spaces are available across Parkes Way with pedestrian access via the intersection and connecting path.

Boundless Playground

Molonglo Reach District Park is a narrow strip of riverside parkland between the Molonglo River and the Royal Military College, Duntroon.

The park offers good access to the bank of the river, making it great for a picnics and taking in the sights. It is filled with non-native deciduous tree species, which change colour in autumn.

The terrain is a mix of grass, paths and gravel, so easy to navigate a wheelchair.

Molonglo Reach

Bowen Park is a 6 hectare lakeside park on Lake Burley Griffin’s East Basin in Barton. Set at the end of Brisbane Avenue, which forms one of the main paths to access the Parliamentary zone.  

There are paved level accessible pathways around the park, an accessible cafe called On The Lake Cafe, quiet areas, with space for picnics, fishing & walking.  The park also offers electric & gas BBQs, picnic tables  & large open grassed areas.  Dogs are allowed (on the leash). 

Accessible parking & toilets can also be found in the park. 

Bowen Park

Kings Park, along with Commonwealth Park & Rond Terrace forms the central parklands noted on the original Griffin design for the central basin of Lake Burley Griffin.

The park features paved level walking pathways throughout, benches dotted around, picnic spots, BBQ facilities, memorials, historical buildings, Boundless Playground, an all abilities children’s playground, Blundells Cottage, a historical six roomed stone cottage & views of the lake from every vantage point.

Kings Park is the site of several national, civilian memorials, including The National Emergency Services memorial, The National Workers Memorial, The National Police memorial & The Indian Ocean Tsunami Memorial.

Three accessible parking bays can be found in Kings Park car park along with accessible toilets.

Kings Park

Grevillea District Park is a 13.5 hectare area on the northern shore of Lake Burley Griffin’s East Basin with views over the lake to Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Kingston & Parliament House.

The park offers great pedestrian and cycle access to explore Lake Burley Griffin and the Molonglo River with paved level pathways throughout. 

The sandy beach and boat ramp provide easy access for watercraft (power boats are prohibited). Model boats also use the area.  Dogs are welcome on-leash. 

Accessible toilets can be dfound under 500m away at Boundless Playground & Kings Park.

Grevillea Park

Canberra Glassworks is an accessible gallery & glass art studio housed in the historic Kingston Power House.  Built & supported by the ACT Government, Canberra Glassworks is a dynamic, professional glassmaking facility, dedicated to artists’ working in contemporary glass art, craft & design.

The Glassworks offers step free entry via paved pathway approach to automatic glass doors.  Inside there is a viewing platform overseeing the hotshop Glassworks floor & artists at work.  The platform through to the coldworking & flameworking stations does feature some stairs. but this does allow for access through to the shop & hotshop (where artists will be blowing glass).  Outside is a coffee cart with tables & chairs.

Accessible parking is available onsite along with accessible toilets 500m away at Bowen Park. Free parking on Eastlake Parade near the Fyshwick side.

Canberra Glassworks

The Australian War Memorial is an accessible national war memorial & museum dedicated to all Australians who died during the war.  Located in Campbell, a suburb of Canberra the grounds include five buildings & a sculpture garden. Most of the museum galleries & commemorative areas are contained in the Memorial Building.

The Australian War memorial offers step free entry & lift access between the Memorial’s Galleries, located over two levels.  Visitors are advised that lift access to the upper level of the Commemorative Area, including the Roll of Honour, Hall of Memory and Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier, is currently unavailable as they work to expand the galleries. A stair lift is available for people with limited mobility.

Accessible toilets are located at the Memorial Entrance & ambulant toilets are located in the Hall of Valour.  A parent’s room with a baby change table is located in Aircraft Hall.

A limited number of wheelchairs & walkers are available for free hire for visitors to use during their visit. Please ask at the Information Desk on arrival at the Memorial.

Accessible parking spaces are located underneath Poppy’s Café in the P1 Visitor Carpark & there is a small incline on the walk from the accessible parking spaces to the Memorial Entrance.  There is also an accessible pick up & drop off point is available near the Memorial Entrance, on East Road.

Poppy's Café is located on the Australian War Memorial grounds. the Cafe is fully accessible with easy access to the counter, freestanding tables & chairs & outside terrace seating.

Australian War Memorial

Blundells Cottage is a semi accessible is a heritage-listed six-roomed stone cottage located on the northern shore of Lake Burley Griffin in the no man’s land between the lake and the edge of the city, surrounded by gardens, grasslands & a lot of rabbits!

The cottage was built by George P. Campbell in about 1858 for his ploughman William Ginn on the original Molonglo River floodplain.  The six-room stone cottage & slab shed have evolved through several extensions & today, the various rooms are set up to display furniture & items from the different periods each part of the cottage represents. The attention to detail in each room means despite the small spaces, you can take some time to look around & see how the previous residents of the cottage lived. You’ll see examples of how food was stored & prepared, what clothing was worn, furniture, children’s games & even an old chamber pot.

There are five accessible car park spaces in the car park on Wendouree Drive (via Constitution Avenue) & a wheelchair accessible path to the front of the cottage for a close view of the oldest sections of the cottage, gardens & orchard. The heritage cottage was constructed in 1860s & does not meet accessibility standards, however, there is a virtual tour of the inside of the cottage.

Please note that while there are accessible car spaces & viewing points, access to the cottage itself does not meet accessibility requirements because of the building’s heritage status.

There are walking & bike paths & picnic seating nearby, accessible toilets can be found 500m away at Parkes Way & Boundless Playground.  

Blundells Cottage

The Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial is located on Anzac Parade, Campbell in Canberra.  This memorial is dedicated to all those Australians who served in Vietnam from 1962 to 1973.

The Memorial is accessed via paved pathway approach. Three concrete stelae, rising from a shallow moat, form the dramatic centre & enclose a space for quiet contemplation.  A low stone block is both a seat & a place for laying memorial tributes.  Fixed to the right wall are 33 inscriptions, quotations intended to recall events of military & political importance.  The photograph, etched on the rear wall, shows soldiers waiting to be airlifted to the Australian base at Nui Dat after Operation Ullmarah. The walls offer anchors for wires that suspend a halo of stones: A scroll containing the names of Australians who died in Vietnam is sealed into one of the stones.  Six seats surround the memorial, each dedicated to an Australian serviceman missing in action in Vietnam.

Accessible toilets can be found 1km away at the Canberra Centre on Bunda Street & Campbell Neighbourhood Oval.  Accessible parking can be found at the Australian War Memorial.  

Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial

Changi Chapel is an accessible memorial, originally constructed by prisoners of war in Changi Camp, Singapore Island, in 1944.  After the war, it was returned to Australia, erected in the grounds of the Royal Military College & dedicated as a national memorial to all Australian prisoners of war.

The memorial is sited on a grass clearing with large established eucalyptus trees, accessed via a paved level pathway approach.  Access may be subject to Defence's operational and security requirements.

Accessible toilets can be found at Campbell Neighbourhood Oval.  Regular parking can be found closeby.

Changi Chapel

The National Police Memorial is an accessible memorial located King's Park on the northern shore of Lake Burley Griffin adjacent to the National Carillon on Aspen Island.

The memorial pays tribute to Australian Police officers who have been killed on duty or have died as a result of their duties.  Subdued lighting adds atmosphere every evening from dusk where each of the 700+ touchstones are individually lit. The rear of the wall is lit with an image of St Michael, the Patron Saint of Policing.

There is paved level pathway access to & around the memorial. Accessible toilets & parking can be found 200m away at Boundless Playground on Parkes Way.  Further disabled parking spots can be found on Wendouree Drive.

There are a number of accessible cafe & restaurants nearby.

National Police Memorial Australia

The National Boer War Memorial can be found on Anzac Parade accessed via paved level pathway approach.

The memorial of  1.5 life size bronze horses and riders sculptures are dedicated to those Australians who volunteered and fought in the nation's first war.

The two large, copper clad walls emerge from the surrounding landscape to define the memorial space. The walls are aligned to the dominant parallel geometry of Anzac Parade to create a simple yet strong framing of the memorial.  

The different heights of the walls reflect their different functions; the higher back wall is a backdrop to the bronze sculptures, and the lower front wall frames the ceremonial forecourt while allowing interpretation to be read along its top. The faces of each wall will be a composite of several large, hand-forged copper sheets, joined with rivets and finished in a green copper patina.

Accessible parking can be found at Car park 64 on Parkes Way, accessible bathrooms on Parkes Way, Reid, Glebe & Kings Park.

National Boer War Memorial

National Carillon is an accessible architectural landmark and a unique musical instrument situated on Queen Elizabeth II Island in Lake Burley Griffin, central Canberra.

Accessed via paved level pathways approach the National Carillon was a gift of the British Government to the people of Australia in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the National Capital and includes automatic Westminster chimes like Big Ben.

The National Carillon is a bell tower housing 57 bells, including one installed in 2020, which carries a welcome to Ngunnawal Country, known as the Ngunnawal Bell. These bells are played by a carillonist, using a keyboard known as a clavier, inside the tower. 

There is a large car park at the venue with accessible bays.  Accessible toilets can be found 200m away at Kings Park,  just under 400m away at Boundless Playground & National Gallery of Australia. 

National Carillon

The New Zealand Memorial in Canberra,  commemorates the relationship between New Zealand and Australia, and stands at the corner of Anzac Parade and Constitution Avenue.

The memorial is accessible via paved level pathway approach.  

Accessible parking can be found at Car Park 64 on Parkes Way & accessible bathrooms on Parkes Way, Reid, Glebe & Kings Park.

New Zealand Memorial

The Desert Mounted Corps Memorial is the first memorial to be constructed on Anzac Parade (in April 1968). It commemorates all Australian and New Zealand units and formations that served in Egypt, Palestine and Syria from 1916 to 1918. The monument commemorates the partnership expressed in the word ‘ANZAC’.

The memorial is access via paved level pathway approach with steps leading up at the front. 

Accessible parking can be found at Car Park 64 on Parkes Way, accessible toilets on Parkes Way, Reid & Glebe Park.

Desert Mounted Corps Memorial

Axxe is an accessible Urban Axe throwing venue offering a unique experience of throwing solid steel axes at wooden targets & playing fun axe throwing games.  

Axxe offers step free entry via paved pathway approach to glass double doors & easy access to the counter.  There is also step free entry to the throwing lanes.  There are high tables & stool seating along with sofas & armchairs.

Drinks & snacks are available to purchase, the venue is not licenced so no alcohol is permitted on the premises.

The venue also offers Breakr which is a ‘break out’ room which is a dedicated space for breaking plates, mugs, glasses, vases & other fragile items.  These can either be thrown at the wall or smashed with tools provided.

Accessible parking spot can be found just further along the road from the venue.  Accessible toilets can be found 400m away at Maryborough Street bus station on Wollongong Street.

Axxe - Urban Axe Throwing

Jerrabomberra Wetlands is an accessible nature reserve located near the Canberra CBD.  The filling of Lake Burley Griffin in 1964 led to an artificially high water table on the MolongloRiver floodplain resulting in the Jerrabomberra Wetlands.  The reserve is an important sanctuary for local birds as well as bird species migrating from the northern hemisphere & from inland Australia & includes over 170 different bird species.

The Jerrabomberra Wetlands walk consists of a 3.2km loop trail considered a moderately challenging route, taking an average of 40 min to complete.  All the mapped walks are pram & wheelchair accessible.  The Wetlands office has a ramp for access & additional parking.

This trail begins at the designated parking area of the reserve, head west along Kellys Loop & continuing onto Woodland Loop until you get to the Tadorna bird hide. From here you'll double back & do a short loop following the shores of Jerrabomberra Creek before completing the full circuit of Kellys Loop.  There are different style paths from paved to gravel with covered seating along the way & bird watching huts

Free off-street parking is available at the end of Dairy Road in Fyshwick and also Eyre Street in Kingston.  Accessible tilets can be found 2km away at Marlborough Street bus station & Boundless Playground on Parkes Way.

Jerrabomberra Wetlands Nature Reserve

Donut Bros is an accessible venue located in the Majura Park Shopping Centre food court

There is easy access to the takeaway counter serving gluten, dairy, soy, & nut-free little sugary delights along with coffee too.

Accessible toilets can be found the in the Majura Shopping Centre along with accessible parking. 

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