Strathnairn Arts Association Inc. is a not for profit arts association supported by the ACT Government that provides working spaces & facilities for a range of artists, crafts people & community groups.

The venue is semi-accessible with step free entry to the majortity of areas accessed via paved level pathways. including the scuplture garden.  Some areas do have steps.  

Set in a converted 1920s homestead on the north-western outskirts of Canberra, Strathnairn’s 9.5 hectares is host to a Woolshed & Village Hall, all with views towards the Brindabella Mountains.

Located within the Homestead is the shop, which displays & sells a range of handmade works by local artists.

The venue also houses the Cafe Stepping Stone, a community-driven vegetarian kitchen serving café classics with an emphasis on locally grown produce & striving to connect with other ethical and small businesses.  There are freestanding tables & chairs both inside & outside. 

Accessible toilets can be found 500m away at Paddy's Park Blue Folk Lane.  Regular parking can be found onsite.

Strathnairn Arts Association

Hoyts Belconnen is located inside the Westfield shopping centre.

Enjoy the accessibility ease that comes with being inside Westfield. Lift access straight to the cinema. Best Parking Spot is Blue level.

Enjoy all the big blockbusters while being surrounded by state of the art surround sounds.Enjoy Treat city for your popcorn or Artie's Bar & Cafe for yummy hot food. Or Ben and Jerrys Scoop store for something creamy.

Booking accessible seats is best done online so you get the spots you desire.  Sunday of each  month, they have sensory screening for people with sensory issues or Autism, by dimming the lights and lowering the volume.  Visual Impairment Options AO and Hearing Options HO are  available check on their website for information on which movies have those options. 

Enjoy 4 hours free parking by validating parking in cinema. 

HOYTS Belconnen

Shepherds Lookout is an accessible walk starting at the small car park located on Stockdill Drive.  The track is easy to navigate being a 600m straight line walk down the road to the lookout. The walk consists of a paved path for the first 150m before turning into compacted earth.  The lookout itself is a metal trail platform on the edge of a steep section of the hillside & gives views straight ahead to the Murrumbidgee River over the surrounding landscape.  To the left of the platform you can see both the Murrumbidgee & Molonglo Rivers at their meeting point. 

On the return you can come back the way you came or take the track right on the right which loops left back to the main trail.  The track to the right also provides the option to turn right onto the long 9.1km Uriarra Loop Shepherds Lookout Walk which is not fully wheelchair accessible.  

Regular parking can be found at the small car park on Stockdill Drive or street parking.  The closest accessible toilet is just under 3km away at Paddy's Park.  

Shepherds Lookout Walk

West Belconnen Pond is  popular trail for dog walkers located in North Western Canberra, right near the ACT/NSW state border. The trail begins and ends from the parking area on Percy Begg Circuit, in the suburb of Dunlop 

Enjoy making your way along the mostly flat trail as you make a full circuit around the West Belconnen Pond. There are two playgrounds along the way, making it a great option for the kids. 

Picnic tables and BBQ areas are provided. Dogs welcomed must be on a leash.

NO TOILETS AVAIL ABE : closet is at 5 Charwood Place (5 mins by car)  cleanliness is a hit and miss . Better option Kippax Fair Shopping Centre  Toilets  . Opened 7am to 9pm ( 8 mins by car)

West Belconnen Pond

Café MAMÉ is an accessible venue in Melba offering a wide selection of vegetarian & vegan dishes, as well as gluten-free bread made in-house.

The cafe offers step free entry via paved pathway approach to wide glass doorway with easy access to the counter. Inside there are freestanding tables & chairs with a limited outside seating available.

Accessible toilets can be found just over 1km away at Charnwood Place.  An accessible parking spot can be found just outside the venue.   

Café MAMÉ

Cesar's Cafe is an accessible venue with step free entry via paved pathway approach to double entry doors.

Inside the venue are tables. chairs, high tables, stools & easy access to the counter.  There is plenty of outdoor seating & tables accessed via paved pathway approach. 

Accessible toilets can be found just under 1km away at Macdermott Place & regular parking spots can be found right outside the venue. 

Cesar's Café

Heartbeat Cafe is an accessible venue located in the Whitlam Display Village.  The cafe is an initiative between Woden Community Services and the Suburban Land Agency, providing young and vulnerable Canberrans with a safe place to bridge this skills gap and offer genuine entry-level opportunities.

The cafe offers step free entry via a ramp to covered outdoor seating area to large step free entry doorway with easy access to the counter.  There is further uncovered picnic benches in the gardens.

Accessible toilets can be found onsite along with parking. 

Heartbeat Cafe

Neutral Grounds is an accessible cafe serving barista made coffee, breakfast, brunch with a cozy & welcoming atmosphere.

The cafe offers step free access via paved pathway approach to double doors.  There are freestadnign tables & chairs, easy access to the counters & outside seating & tables.

Accessible toilets can be found at Westfield Belconnen along with parking.  Closer accessible parking can be found at Oatley Court & 9 Weedon Court.

Neutral Grounds

Delhi to Canberra is an accessible Indian restaurant located in Melba, Canberra.

The venue offers step free entry via paved pathway approach to double entry glass doors.  Inisde is spacious with freestanding tables & chairs & easy access to the counter.

There is accessible parking spot right outside the venue. Accessible toilets can be found 1km away at Charnwood Place. 

Delhi to Canberra Indian Restaurant

Drunken Tiger is an accessible Asian takeaway offering a small menu that crosses cuisines and cultures for dishes jam-packed with flavour that can be served up fast. 

The venue is the shop front next to Cafe Mame at the Melba shops.  This is takeaway only so no tables or chairs.

Accessible parking can be found just outside & accessible toilets 1km away at Charnwood Place. 

Drunken Tiger

Remedy by RSL is an accessible cosy neighbourhood coffee shop located in Belconnen.

The venue offers paved pathway approach to large open glass doorway with easy access to the counter & outdoor tables, chairs & stools with umbrella shade.

There is disabled parking spot opposite the venue along with further parking at Westfield Belconnen along with accessible toilets.  Further accessible toilets can be at Belconnen Fresh Food Markets.

Remedy by LSR

The Shed is a cafe chain restaurant with stores throughout NSW & ACT serving home-style rustic meals & 100% Arabica bean coffee.  The cafes  feature calm earthy tones, industrial metal, concrete, brickwork & soft greenery.

The Belconnen store is located on level 2 Westfield centre accessed via paved level pathway approach to automatic glass entry doors.  Level 2 can be accessed via lift & escalator with step free entry into the cafe, access to the counter, freestanding tables, chairs & banquette seating.

Accessible parking & bathrooms can be found in the Westfield Shopping Centre.

The Shed Café

Knead Patisserie is an accessible venue offering step free entry via paved pathway approach located in the Belconnen Fresh Food Markets

There are freestanding tables inside with easy access to the counter & a large outside seating area with tree shade.

There is a large undercover 2-hour FREE parking located off Ibbott Lane with disabled spots.  

Accessible toilets can be found within the markets including a parents room.

Knead Patisserie serves an array of handmade rustic breads and sweet treats such as tarts, individual cakes, muffins, and pastries. Also on offer is specialty coffee which is sourced and roasted in collaboration with specialty coffee roaster Red Brick Espresso.

Knead Patisserie

Dobinsons Belconnen is an accessible bakery located in the Westfield centre on Benjamin Way, Belconnen.

Entry to Westfield is via paved level pathway approach via glass automatic doors.  There is easy access to the counter & a small shared seating area with low tables & stools.

Accessible toilets & parking can be found within the Westfield Shopping Centre.

Dobinsons

Wokitup is an accessible Asian noodle house located on Hardwick Crescent, Kippax.

The venue offers step free entry via paved level pathway to glass door with easy access to the counter. The restaurant has a casual atmosphere offering authentic flavors of South-East Asia, with a focus on noodle boxes. The venue features easy access to the counter & accessible seating.

Accessible parking can be found in the car park opposite. Accessible toilet over 3km away at  Shell Coles Express, Hawker.  

Wokitup Kippax

Crust on Charnwood Place is an accessible gourmet pizza bar chain.  

The venue offers step free entry via paved level pathway aproach to glass entry doors.  Inside are a few tables with low stools.  Delivery & takeout options are available, customers can order online for pick-up or delivery or eat -in.

Accessible parking can be found right outside along with accesible toilets 50m away. 

Crust Pizza Charnwood

Scullin SweetBones is an accessible bakery, cafe located in the Scullin Shops at Scullin PLace.

The venue offers step free entry via paved ramp pathway approach to glass entry doors.  Inside the airy cafe space with exposed brick featring the rustic-looking Sweet Bones logo on one wall, lots of art hanging on the other, & plenty of macrame plant holders hanging from the high ceiling. It’s a fun & welcoming space with a mix of couches, table seating & easy access to the counter.

A disabled parking spot can be found right outside the venue & accessible bathroom can be found nearby accessed via the same ramp access to the cafe.

Scullin Sweet Bones

Eighty/Twenty is an accessible cafe serving healthy, clean, natural & unprocessed whole foods.   With five locations across Canberra this Eighty/Twenty is located on Lathlain St, Belconnen.

The venue offers step free entry via paved level pathway approach to large open glass doors.  Inside is spacious with freestanding tables, chairs & easy access to the counter.  There is further outside covered seating, hightables & stools.  

There is accessible parking opposite in the large car park.  Accessible toilets 30m away at Westfield Belconnen & 600m away at Belconnen Fresh Food Markets.

EightyTwenty Food Belconnen

The Coffee Club is a coffeehouse-style café chain located on level 3 of Westfield Belconnen which can be accessed via lifts & escalator.  The Westfield shopping centre features step free access to automatic glass doors via paved level pathway approach. 

The cafe features freestanding tables, chairs, fixed banquette seating & easy access to the counter.

For mobility-impaired customers Westfeld offers complimentary wheelchairs and power shoppers. Accessible parking can be found at Westfield & customers with a Disability Parking Permit receive an additional hour upon registration of the Permit at the Concierge Desk.  All restrooms at Westfield Belconnen have a wheelchair accessible toilet.

The Coffee Club Café - Belconnen

The Coffee Club is a coffeehouse-style café chain located in Kippax Fair in Holt.  Entry to the Fair is via paved level pathway approach to glass automatic entry doors.  

Access to the cafe is step free with large open doorway, easy access to the counter & freestanding tables & chairs. 

Disabled parking spots can be found right outside the Fair along with accessible toilets inside.   

The Coffee Club Café - Kippax Fair

Sushi Nara is an accessible Korean & Japanese sushi restaurant located in the Kippax Shopping Centre, Hardwick Crescent, Holt.

The venue offers step free entry to open doorway via  level pathway approach with easy access to the counter.  Inside is spacious with freestanding tables, chairs, access to the drinks fridge & further seating outside the venue in the shopping centre.

Accessible parking can be found in the shopping centre car park & accessible toilet entrance next door.   

Sushi Nara

More Restaurants & Cafes nearby

The Coffee Club Café - Kippax Fair

Muku Ramen Bar

Scullin Sweet Bones

Crust Pizza Charnwood

Cesar's Café

Chong Co Thai Belconnen

Asian Noodle House

KorBQ Belconnen