Ribs & Burgers is an accessible bar and restaurant on George Street. There is ramp access outside the venue to enable access to the main entrance, which is step-free. There is accessible seating available at both the indoor and outdoor dining areas. There is also an accessible toilet on site. There are a number of secure, conveniently-located parking stations in The Rocks:
Wilson Parking, Quay West
Wilson Parking, Clocktower
Secure Parking, 121 Harrington Street
Wilson Parking, 155 George Street

Ribs & Burgers The Rocks

Rib & Burgers The Rocks is an accessible resturant with ramp and entrance from George Street. Plenty of space inside, with outdoor seating also available.  Parking can be found at Wilsons Overseas Passenger Terminal

This hotel is accessible to wheelchair users, although it is a little awkward, being in an older building.

Upon arrival you will need to use the ramp off Mill Lane which is just on the side street to get up onto footpath. 

There is step-free access into the hotel and throughout. The hotel offers two Queen rooms which are designated accessible. Both feature a roll-in shower with hand rails. You will need to specify that you require one upon booking. There are plenty of cafes and restaurants nearby, including the Fine Food Store right next door, which has really wonderful food and coffee for lunch, brunch and breakfast.

Rydges Sydney Harbour

Caminetto is not accessible to wheelchair users, owing to steps at the main and rear entrances. However, the venue does offer table service and has an accessible seating area outside. 

Caminetto

Serving up Thai street food, Wok on Inn is a food outlet on Playfair Street in The Rocks. Gentle ramps lead up to the counter and seating areas, which are mostly accessible. Situated in a small food court, there are no accessible toilets on-site but some at the Visitors Centre nearby.
Accessible parking spots can be found in the Rocks carpark.

Wok on Inn Street Noodle Bar | Thai Food The Rocks

Located in The Rocks Centre, The Fine Food Store is a cafe and restaurant serving home-made cusine. The venue is accessible to wheelchair users and offers step-free access into and throughout the venue. There is no accessible toilet in the cafe, but there are public facilities in The Rocks Centre. Outdoor and indoor seating is also accessible at The Fine Food Store.
There are a number of secure, conveniently-located parking stations in The Rocks:
Wilson Parking, Quay West
Wilson Parking, Clocktower
Secure Parking, 121 Harrington Street
Wilson Parking, 155 George Street

The Fine Food Store

Appetito Pizza Pasta Bar is an accessible restaurant that can only be accessed via the George Street entrance and not the rear entry on Circular Quay. But at the George Street entrance there is a special door for wheelchair users which has extra wide doorframes. Inside you will find a lift which takes you to the dining area. Staff are happy to assist with arranging a table and they will ensure that there is enough room between the tables. There is also an outside area which can be used.
An accessible toilet is available onsite. The closest designated parking spots can be found approximately 100 metres away from the venue on George Street.

Appetito Pizza Pasta Bar

The Harbour View Hotel is situated on the corner of Cumberland Street and Lower Fort Street in The Rocks, under the southern end of the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge.
It is accessible to wheelchair users. There is a ramp leading into the premises and a lift which provides access to the second floor restaurant. The venue’s accessible toilets are located on the ground floor.
Accessible parking available in nearby Argyle Street and other car parks.

Harbour View Hotel

Both of the entrances to Observer Hotel have steps and are inaccessible for wheelchair users. The only option at this bar and restaurant is to sit outside in the courtyard, which has a number of tables which means you will have no access to the toilets. Closest designated parking spots are available in the Wilson Clocktower carpark.

Observer Hotel

Park Hyatt Sydney’ main restaurant is accessible. Use the hotel's main (front/road) entrance for arrival,  There are also lifts to enable access to the various parts of the venue, which has an accessible toilet. The space is generous therefore it shouldn’t be a problem to maneuver easily through the venue.
Designated parking spots can be found in the hotel carpark.

The Dining Room Park Hyatt Hotel

Gelatissimo in The Rocks is a partially accessible ice cream shop. The venue offers step-free access to the counter, but the outdoor seating area has steps leading up to it and there is no ramp on site. There are also no accessible toilets available.
Designated parking spots can be found in the Rocks carpark.

Gelatissimo The Rocks

Dare is an accessible cafe. The venue has two counters - one of which is too high for wheelchair users to pick up their order. Dare’s outdoor seating is generously spaced and easily accessible. There are no toilets on site. Accessible parking can be found in the Wilson carpark at the clocktower.

Dare

The Rocks Discovery Museum is inaccessible to wheelchair users. A very narrow doorway provides step-free access but inside not all areas can be accessed via wheelchair. The reception is the only accessible part.

The Rocks Discovery Museum

Wild Ginger Dining and Bar is an inaccessible restaurant located on George Street serving a fusion of Thai and Australian cuisine. The venue’s dining areas and outside seating can only be accessed by negotiating stairs as there are no lifts in the building.

Wild Ginger Dining and Bar

Accessible unisex toilet (or disabled toilet) on the lower floor of the arcade. Entrance from Kendall lane (this lane has cobbles), an easier less cobbled entrance can be found by entering the arcade from Argyle St. Automatic sliding door, plenty of room and clean.

Accessible Toilet

Located in a food court on Playfair Street, Hero Sushi Box is a takeaway Japanese food outlet which is accessible by wheelchair. There are ramps around the courtyard giving access to the outlet and the various seating areas. The space in the seating area is generous. There are also designated accessible public toilets located a matter of metres away from Hero Sushi Box in the nearby  Visitor Centre
Accessible parking spots can be found in the Rocks carpark. 

Hero Sushi Box

A large restaurant upstairs in the centre of The Rocks area, great to visit with the whole family, very kid friendly too. Yummy pancakes, pizzas, some salads and it’s fully licensed - something for everyone. Caters easily for large family groups. 

There is a lift to go up to the first floor coming off Playfair street, next to the steps leading to the front door. Although the restaurant is quite roomy with wide aisles to get to all the seats, around half the tables are booth seats, so you may need to book ahead to get one of the open tables with chairs that you can move aside if need be. 

Parking in nearby Argyle Street, and the nearest accessible parking is on street outside 107 George Street, around 80meters away. 

Pancakes On The Rocks

Located in a food court on Playfair Street, 7Rocks is a deli and cafe which is accessible by wheelchair. There are ramps around the courtyard giving access to the outlet and the various seating areas. There are no accessible toilets on-site but some at the Visitors Centre nearby. Accessible parking spots can be found in the Rocks carpark.

7rocks Deli

Situated on the second floor of the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay, Quay Restaurant is accessible to wheelchair users. There are two lifts next to the terminal entry which provide access onto the second floor. Turn right out of the lift and you’ll find a step-free entry into the restaurant. Space is tight between both indoor and outdoor tables, which may mean some are inaccessible. There is also an accessible toilet on site.
Designated parking spots can be found in the Wilson Clocktower carpark.

Quay Restaurant

Sydney Visitor Centre will help you plan your stay by providing maps, brochures and personalised information.
You can also take advantage of the complimentary travel booking service for day tours, attractions, accommodation and interstate travel.
Sydney Visitor Centre - The Rocks is fully accessible to wheelchair users. There is step-free access from the cobbled street into the main entrance, and step-free access throughout the inside of the venue. The centre also has accessible toilets.
Designated parking spots can found in the Rocks carpark.

Sydney Visitor Centre - The Rocks

Situated on the fourth  floor of the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay, Yukis Japanese Restaurant is accessible to wheelchair users. There are two lifts next to the terminal entry which provide access onto the third floor. Turn left out of the lift and you’ll find a step-free entry into the restaurant. Space is tight between the indoor and outdoor tables, which may mean some are inaccessible. There is also an accessible toilet on site.

Yukis Japanese Restaurant

There is a ramp outside Munich Brauhaus to provide access to the German-style bar and restaurant. Not all areas of the indoor dining area are accessible and there are no accessible toilets on the premises. The outdoor seating is made up of permanent benches, which may prove inaccessible for wheelchair users.

Munich Brauhaus The Rocks

Located in The Rocks next to The Argyle, El Camino Cantina is an inaccessible restaurant serving Mexican cuisine. There are cobbles leading up to the venue before you are confronted by a set of seven steps and no portable ramp to assist with entry.

El Camino Cantina

The Cut Bar & Grill is a steakhouse located on Argyle Street, but the venue is inaccessible for wheelchairs. There is a step at the entrance to the restaurant and steps inside the venue, which has no facilities to enable wheelchair access.

The Cut Bar & Grill


Located on Playfair Street in The Rocks, Playfair Cafe is an accessible food outlet. There is step-free access to the counter and outdoor seating area, but there is no accessible toilet on site.
The seating areas are very cramped which means that the cafe is inaccessible at peak times.
Designated parking spots can be found in the Wilson Clocktower carpark.

Playfair Cafe

Located in The Rocks next to The Argyle, Saké Restaurant & Bar is accessible for wheelchair users. Access can only be attained via the Argyle Street entry, where staff will assist you with a portable ramp. There is only one accessible table in the main dining area, which is usually closed from Monday to Friday, but you can call the venue and make a booking so they can arrange that table for you. Accessible toilets are available on site. Designated parking spots can be found in the Wilson carpark around 150 meters away.

Saké Restaurant & Bar The Rocks

Located opposite the Tourist Information Centre in The Rocks, Pony Dining is fully accessible with step-free access into and around the venue. The outdoor seating area is cramped and does not have enough space to comfortably maneuver a wheelchair. Inform the venue about your visit and then they can arrange a special table with enough space. Accessible toilets are provided and designated parking spots can be found in the Rocks carpark.

Pony Dining The Rocks

Spread over two levels, The Argyle is a bar, restaurant and nightclub located on Argyle Street. 
Cobbles leading up to the venue make wheelchair access tricky, but there is step-free access into and around the ground floor of the venue. The first floor is only accessible by stairs. Some of the tables are inaccessible due to high stools and benches.
Accessible toilets are located on the ground floor. There are several car-parking stations in the vicinity.

The Argyle

The Orient Hotel is an accessible bar. Owing to the fact it is located in a heritage listed building, there is no lift access to the upper restaurant. There is an accessible toilet on the ground floor and there is a ramped entrance on Argyle Street. Ample space between the outside tables, which have glimpses of the harbour & water. Unfortunately all the tables inside are bar height with bar stools! 

Orient Hotel

Cruise Bar is a waterfront bar and restaurant located next to the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay. There is step-free access into the restaurant and outdoor seating areas and tables are generously spaced meaning most are accessible. An accessible unisex toilet is located beside the bar area. Closest parking possibility its the Wilson carpark on George Street.

Cruise Bar

Barney and Bligh Reserve is located adjacent to the Museum of Contemporary Art and contains the historic Cadman’s Cottage building. It's a popular spot for tourists and visitors to enjoy the sight and sounds of Circular Quay.
The Reserve is only accessible via a gravel driveway adjacent to the park, as there is a step running around the perimeter of the reserve. The terrain is mostly soft and there is no accessible parking or toilets nearby.

Barney and Bligh Reserve

This is a small playground but great for the local families in the area and a plus that it is enclosed.This playground issuitable for toddlers and younger children. It includes swings and climbing equipment but unfortunately no special equipment for wheelchair users. 
Trinity Avenue Playground is fully accessible as the terrain is hard and flat. There is step-free access into the playground and throughout. There are no accessible toilets located on site. There are no designated accessible parking spots but 2 hour parking on the steets nearby is possible.

Trinity Avenue Playground

Park Hyatt is fully accessible to wheelchair users, although access is only possible from the street side of the hotel and not from the water side. The rooms that provide best accessibility are the King Park room, City Harbour room, Opera View room and Deluxe Opera View room. Each have handrails in the bathroom and built-in shower seats Each level of the hotel can be easily accessed by lift. There are plenty of accessible shops, cafés and restaurants nearby. Designated parking spots can be found at the hotel carpark for around $60 per day.

Park Hyatt Sydney

Step free access via the entrance on Argyle Street which has a ramp but narrow doorway. Limited seating - 3 to 4 tables inside. Plenty of outdoor seating, easily accessible. George Street side entrance has stairs.  Accessible parking can be found at Quay Wesy or the Overseas  Passenger Terminal.  Toilets can be found at 15 George Street - The Rocks or Roslyn Packer Theatre Level 2

Guylian Belgian Chocolate Café

Lotus Dumpling Bar is an accessible restaurant serving up pan-Asian cuisine and cocktails in Dawes Point. There is step-free entry into the venue but space is tight and some tables inside and outside may be inaccessible especially at peak times. There is also a small seating area outside Lotus and no accessible toilet.
There are also plenty of accessible public carparks nearby.

Lotus Dumpling Bar

La Renaissance Patisserie is an inaccessible food outlet located on Argyle Street in The Rocks. There is a large step at the only entrance to the venue preventing wheelchair access to the counter. There is accessible seating located outside the venue.
Designated parking spots can be found around 50 meters away in the Rocks carpark.

La Renaissance Patisserie and Cafe

Situated in the Rocks, within walking distance from Sydney’s landmarks, on the first floor of the Clocktower shopping complex, Shiki Japanese Restaurant can be accessed via a lift in the adjoining car park. There is step-free access into and around the venue, which has an accessible toilet. Secure Wilson car parking is available at Clocktower Square’s basement.

Shiki Japanese Restaurant

Fratelli Fresh is a restaurant located in Walsh Bay serving up authentic Italian cuisine. Step-free access is available via the main entrance and around the inside of the venue. There are accessible seating options inside and also tables outside the front of the restaurant. An accessible toilet is also on site.

Fratelli Fresh Walsh Bay

There are stairs at the main entrance to Guylian Belgian Chocolate Café in The Rocks as well as at the side entrance.But there is also an outside seating area which is fully accessible. However, there are no accessible toilets on site.
Designated parking spots can be found in the Rocks carpark.

Guylian Belgian Chocolate Café The Rocks

Guylian Belgian Chocolate Café is an accessible chocolaterie on the waterfront at Circular Quay. There is step-free access into and throughout the venue, which also has an accessible toilet. There is accessible seating inside and outside of the cafe. The space is restricted but the staff members are willing to allocate the tables for wheelchair users.
Accessible parking spots can be found in the Wilson carpark around 300 meters away.

Guylian Belgian Chocolate Café Opera Quays

Zia Pina Pizzeria Restaurant is an inaccessible pizza parlour on George Street. The inside seating area and counter are inaccessible due to a step at the entrance and the lack of a portable ramp on site. However the outdoor tables at Zia Pina Pizzeria Restaurant are accessible.
An accessible toilet is not available and the closest designated parking spots can be found in the Rocks carpark. 

Zia Pina Pizzeria Restaurant

The Rocks Café is an accessible venue. There is step-free access into the venue, leading to a seating area and the counter. There are also a number of accessible tables outside the cafe, which doesn’t have an accessible toilet. However accessible toilets and parking spots can be found in the nearby Rocks shopping center.

The Rocks Café

There is a very steep concrete ramp leading up to the venue from the street, but a step at the doorway prevents wheelchair access. There are, however, a number of accessible tables outside.
Designated parking is available in the Rocks carpark.

Nakashima - The Rocks

Vintage Cafe on The Rocks is an inaccessible coffee shop on Nurses Walk. Wooden steps leading up to the venue’s only entrance prevent wheelchair access and there is no ramp on site to aid access.

Vintage Cafe On The Rocks

Located on a slight slope on Lower Fort Street, The Hero of Waterloo is a pub and restaurant that is inaccessible to wheelchair users. There are steps at every entrance and throughout the venue, preventing access. There is no portable ramp on site to assist with access.

The Hero of Waterloo

Phillip’s Foote is an accessible restaurant on George Street serving Australian cuisine. Wheelchairs can only gain access via the side entrance on Nurses Walk, where staff will be happy to assist entry into the venue. There is plenty of accessible seating inside and outside, but there are no accessible toilets on the premises.
Designated parking spots can be found in the Wilson carpark on George Street.

Phillip's Foote

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Walsh Bay Arts Precinct sits on two piers with incredible Harbour Views . Perfect location to enjoy concerts, dances , theatre performances , exhibitions, food and many other events.

The Arts Precinct is very inclusive by having Free Ticket if you have a companion card.. Contact The Sydney Festival on 02 8248 6500 for bookings.

Wheelchair access has been included in most venues, wheelchair designated spaces  (where possible) will be sold at the lowest full price. For all mobility access information visit Sydney festival.org.au/venues.

Street Parking is limited but available on Hickson Road. Wilson Paid Parking is available. Pre booking would be ideal. https://www.walshbay.com.au/arts-precinct

Sydney festival.org.au/venues

https://www.walshbay.com.au/arts-precinct

Walsh Bay Arts Precinct

The Bund is a modern take on the traditional Chinese dining experience offering an upmarket Chinese restaurant serving elevated traditional cuisine in a warm, old-fashioned ambiance located on Hickson Road in Walsh Bay.   

The Bund features paved level pathway apporach to step free entry.  Inside is spacious with turquoise green decorating the walls alongside images of the old Bund in Shanghai, classic antiques & darkwood furniture creating an intimate ambience.  There is further seating outside.

Just a three-minute walk from BridgeClimb Sydney – The Bund offers a selection of wine & beers with meals, as well as a BYO option, with a bottle shop just next door.

For more information or to reserve a table go go https://www.bundfusion.com/

Accessible parking can be found closeby at Bond One Car park, Barangaroo Point.  Accessible toilets can be found 200m away at George Street, The Rocks.

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The Bund - Walsh Bay

Good flat access to three well spaced downstairs tables. Three outside tables on quiet street. 

Accessible toilet in affiliated Harbour Rocks Hotel next door. 

Great cafe with great food. Only snag is that there is no nearby drop-curb making it inaccessible for some, unless you take a big detour. 

Creperie Suzette

A set of wooden stairs greet you upon arrival at Scarlett Restaurant’s only entrance. There is no portable ramp to assist with entry and no accessible outdoor seating area.

Scarlett Restaurant

Located on Harrington Street, the wheelchair access is about 10m down the road towards the Argyle. There is a little ramp but if a car is parked in front it is not accessible off the road. 

The hotel is accessible to wheelchair users. There is one designated accessible room, Heritage Queen room, which is located on the lobby level of the hotel and is fully accessible with roll in showers. However, the hotel’s restaurant is located down a flight of steps and is therefore inaccessible. But the hotel is surrounded by plenty of accessible cafes and restaurants. 
Designated parking spots can be found close to the hotel.

Harbour Rocks Hotel

forumprojects, located at Commercial 2 in the Walsh Bay Arts Precinct, is a gallery dedicated to immersive sound and video art. 

The forumprojects team aim to bring cutting-edge artistic practices to a broader audience, creating innovative pathways for experiencing contemporary art in a unique and engaging way.

Limited on-street accessible parking is available outside Roslyn Packer Theatre and The Wharf theatres and there are several other public carparks nearby. at Barangaroo Point & Barangaroo Reserve.
 

The restrooms are located diagonally opposite the entrance of the gallery and include an accessible restroom.

forumprojects gallery

Housed in an early 20th-century cargo wharf, Sydney Dance Company's Wharf Studios contain five state-of-the-art studios. As an anchor tenant of the Walsh Bay Arts Precinct, Sydney Dance Company creates, rehearses, teaches and performs in the Wharf Studios, and welcomes tens of thousands of enthusiastic dancers of all ages through the doors every year.

Unassisted access
Wheelchair access into Sydney Dance Company Wharf Studios is via the main entrance located on Hickson Road.

Accessible facilities
There are accessible toilets on both the Ground floor and Admin floor of the Wharf Studios.

Limited on-street accessible parking is available outside Roslyn Packer Theatre and The Wharf theatres and there are several other public carparks nearby. at Barangaroo Point & Barangaroo Reserve.

Sydney Dance Company, Neilson Studio

William Blue Dining is an inaccessible fine dining restaurant on George Street. There is a sizable step at the venue’s only entrance and the restaurant does not have a portable ramp to enable wheelchair access.

William Blue Dining

Royal Copenhagen Ice Cream Cone Co is an inaccessible gelato shop located in The Rocks. The entrance to the shop is not step-free and there is no portable ramp to enable access to the counter and small indoor seating area.

Royal Copenhagen Ice Cream Cone Co George Street

Jounieh is an accessible contemporary Middle Eastern restaurant serving upmarket traditional & modern Lebanese dishes situated on the Walsh Bay harbour foreshore.

This glass fronted casual restaurant features step free entry via paved level pathway approach into a bright & spacious interior with white clothed tables & high backed chairs.. There is further outdoor seating available with waterside views.

For more information or book a table go to https://www.jounieh.com.au/

Accessible parking can be found closeby at Bond One Car Park, Barangaroo Point & Reserve.  Accessible toilets can also be found at Barangaroo Reserve , Watson Road 

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Jounieh Walsh Bay

Jounieh Walsh Bay is a spacious restaurant that strives to create an inclusive environment welcoming all guests, ensuring that everyone can enjoy their dining experience comfortably. It is a beautiful venue by the water, featuring an incredible nautical atmosphere, exquisite dishes, and many options to choose from within the large space. 
 

Guests can enjoy a meal, a drink, or both in the indoor area or on the outdoor terrace, with ample space between tables that allows for easy movement throughout the restaurant. The staff is dedicated to providing an incredible welcoming experience and accommodating all guests. 


Please note that the restrooms are located 200 meters away in a shared space within the Walsh Bay precinct. Kindly ask the friendly staff for the key, and they will guide you and explain how to get to the accessible toilets.

Rendezvous Hotel Sydney is inaccessible to wheelchair users. There are no rooms suitable for wheelchair access and not all areas of the hotel can be accessed step-free.
However parking is available in Wilson Parking located within the hotel which $45 per 24 hours. 

Rendezvous Hotel Sydney The Rocks

The Museum of Contemporary Art is fully accessible to the mobility impaired. You can access the MCA via the George Street entrance or via a ramp from Circular Quay. All public areas of the museum, including the MCA Store, MCA Café and restaurant and galleries are accessible via lifts. You can borrow wheelchairs at no charge from the Information Desk on level 1. 

Fully accessible toilets are located on the ground level, levels 2 and 3, level 4 Cafe, level 6 Rooftop Venues and in the National Centre for Creative Learning. 

Parking is available a short distance from the museum at Wilson Parking, 155 George Street, The Rocks. More parking can be found at Wilson Parking Grosvenor Place, 225 George Street, The Rocks. 

Museum Of Contemporary Art (MCA)

BarCycle is a cycling-themed accessible cafe located in Walsh Bay. There is step-free access into the venue, which also has an outdoor seating area. There are share accessible toilets and designated parking spots can be found in one of the nearby public carparks.

Barcycle Walsh Bay

In the shadow of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Hickson Road Reserve is located right on the harbour's edge, with magnificent views of the Sydney Opera House. The reserve is dotted with mature palm trees. Due to its stunning backdrop, the park is a popular location for photo shoots and wedding ceremonies. Hickson Road Reserve is a small park accessible to wheelchair users. There is a slight slope to the park, but it doesn’t prevent access. The park has no accessible toilets and no picnic or barbecue areas. Cafes and restaurantnts can be found nearby as well as accessible parking spots.

Hickson Road Reserve

Dawes Point Park is inaccessible to wheelchair users. There are no entrances that are step-free and the park itself has a very steep gradient in places. There are also cobbles and rocky parts which make wheelchair access difficult. There are no toilets in the park.

Dawes Point Park

Situated opposite the Museum of Contemporary Art, The Baker's Oven Cafe is inaccessible for wheelchair users via both of its George Street and Nurses Walk entrances. Access to the outside seating area is possible but difficult via Nurses Walk. There are no accessible toilets on site.

The Baker's Oven Cafe

Graze is an accessible restaurant serving modern Australian cuisine. There is step-free access into and throughout the venue, which offers accessible seating inside and out. There are also accessible toilets on site. 
Accessible parking spots can be found in the Wilson carpark at the overseas passenger terminal.

Graze MCA

Access is via stairs from George Street with accessible access via rear courtyard. A flat wide laneway leads to the rear courtyard. An accessible toilet is also located in the rear courtyard.

Sergeant Lok

Walsh Bay Kitchen is an accessible resturant located in the heart of Sydney’s vibrant arts district on the ground floor of Roslyn Packer Theatre.

The stylish, cosy restaurant & bar offers step free entry via glass entry doors into a sleek theatrical setting, oozing mood & drama.  Furnished with cosy lounge chairs, rich dark wooden tables & covered outdoor dining area.

The venue offers an impressive wine list, pre-theatre specials, creative house cocktails & bespoke range of speciality sherries and digestives.

Accessible parking can be found at Bond One Car Park, Barangaroo Point & Reserve.  Accessible toilets can be found closeby at Watson Road, Barangaroo Reserve & The Cutaway..

Walsh Bay Kitchen

The Neilson Nutshell is Bell Shakespeare’s flagship performance space located at Pier 2/3, in the heart of the Walsh Bay Arts Precinct. 

Steeped in Sydney’s industrial history, Pier 2/3 houses Bell Shakespeare’s new premises combining the heritage features of Pier 2/3 with the contemporary needs of artists and audiences.
 


Bell Shakespeare is Australia’s national theatre company specialising in the works of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. With unrivalled reach and impact Bell Shakespeare delivers mainstage productions and an education and outreach program to every state and territory, ensuring classic theatre experiences are accessible to all Australians.

Limited on-street parking is available outside Roslyn Packer Theatre and The Wharf theatres and there are several other public carparks nearby. at Barangaroo Point & Barangaroo Reserve.

There are gendered bathrooms and a gender neutral, accessible bathroom available on Ground Floor and Level One.

The accessible bathroom on Level One is 1.2 metres x 2.7 metres, and it features inclusive fixtures, handrails, a distress button and a baby-changing station. 
 

Accessible seating and hearing loops are available at the venue. Please contact Sydney Festival to arrange this when booking tickets.

The venue is wheelchair accessible. Wheelchairs and walkers can be stored in the cloak room if needed. 

If you have access needs, please let Sydney Festival know when booking tickets. 
 

Lift access to the venue is available. The lift dimensions are 1.4 m x 2 metres. The entry is 1 metre wide. Lift capacity is 18 people and 1350kg.

If not using the lift, there are two flights of wide set stairs with no-slip stairs and handrail. 

The curb on Hickson Road cuts to allow for step-free access onto the Pier. 

Bell Shakespeare

ASLAN Coffee Roasters is a small niche accessible coffee shop, with outdoor seating.  Easily accessible to look at food on display or coffee menu and order with wheelchair access.
There is no indoor seating or toilets but they can be found at Customs House Library, parking at Quay West


ASLAN Coffee Roasters

Wide sliding doorway, easily accessible through a wide well-paved and flat lane way very near the Museum of Contemporary Art. One of the best accessible toilets and parents rooms in The Rocks area just off George Street. Clean and well maintained. 

Pier 2/3 is a heritage listed finger wharf in the Walsh Bay Arts Precinct. Steeped in Sydney’s industrial history, Pier 2/3 is part of a landmark project by the NSW Government to rejuvenate Walsh Bay into a cultural and creative hub.

Pier 2/3

Susannah Place Museum is inaccessible to wheelchair users. There are steps leading up to the entrance as well as providing access into the venue itself. There is no portable ramp to enable entry.

Susannah Place Museum

Upon arrival at the Fortune of War, staff will aid your entry into the venue with a portable ramp. There is also a lift that takes you to the terrace, where the accessible toilet is located. Seating is tight but there are accessible tables in the dining area and the terrace.#
Designated parking spaces can be found in the Wilson carpark on George Street.

Fortune of War

The Roslyn Packer Theatre is the main theatre of the Sydney Theatre Company (the other; The Wharf Theatre is 150 metres away, opposite Pier 6/7 on Walsh Bay). 

It seats up to 900 people and is fully wheelchair accessible, with wheelchair spaces in two locations; on the ground floor in the stalls, and further ones on the upper level in the circle. There are accessible toilets on both main levels.

Should you need it, there is an automatic opening door (with the button on the right as you look at the theatre from the street).

There is no dedicated accessible parking. However there is disabled parking on the street on the other side of the road.

Roslyn Packer Theatre (Sydney Theatre Company)

On-street accessible parking

Located at the southern end of Sydney Harbour Bridge, Pylon Lookout is inaccessible to wheelchair users. There are 200 steps up to the lookout itself.

Pylon Lookout

Walsh Bay Kitchen adjoins the Roslyn Packer Theatre. It is an accessible restaurant serving Australian cuisine. Space between tables is cramped, meaning some parts of the dining area may prove inaccessible but there are also tables outside. There is step-free access into and around the venue, which also has an accessible toilet.
There are plenty of accessible public carparks nearby.

The Wharf 1 & 2 theatres are the Sydney Theatre Company’s more intimate  theatres, located very close to the main Roslyn Packer Theatre in Walsh Bay. 

They are fully wheelchair accessible (although it should be noted that the accessible entrance is a very long roll from the main theatre entrances, the cafe/bar, and the accessible toilets). 

An alternative more pleasant route (and much more comfortable if you use a wheelchair) is to go down the right hand side of the pier to the lifts towards the end.

Most people do go in via the access ramp and lift on the pier 4 entry located adjacent to the main entrance on Hickson Road.  The lifts along the wharf lead you to level 1 or 2 depending where you want to go. In level 1 you can find Wharf 2 door 1 and a bit further, Wharf 1 door 3. To reach Wharf 1 doors 1 & 2,  you need to take a lift up to the level above the main entrance (it is marked level 3 – the main theatre level being on level 2). The box office is on the ground floor level (marked level G).

There are accessible toilets along the venue in level 1, they are spacious and mobility devices- friendly.

The Wharf 1 & 2 Theatres (Sydney Theatre Company)

The Russell Hotel is accessible to wheelchair users from the rear entrance. It offers a small amount of wheelchair friendly rooms with roll in showers. However the rooms are pretty small and there is not much space to maneuver within the room. There are two pubs within the hotel which are accessible by wheelchair. There are also plenty of shops and cafes in the immediate surrounding.
The venue does have its own car park which is free of charge but without designated accessible parking spots. The route from the car park to the entrance is accessible to a wheelchair user with assistance. Assistance may be required because there are slopes/ramps. But there is also a Wilson carpark nearby.

The Russell Hotel

The Push is on the ground floor of the Russell Hotel building, situated at the gateway to the Rocks area, 
Several steps meet you upon arrival at The Push, but there is a portable ramp on the premises which staff will be happy to assist you with. Space is at a premium inside and some of the tables may be inaccessible at peak times and there is no accessible toilet on site.
Designated parking spots can be found in the Wilson carpark on George Street.

The Push

Bangarra is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisation and one of Australia’s leading performing arts companies, widely acclaimed nationally and around the world. Bangarra Dance Theatre is partially accessible to wheelchair users. The lower level studios offer step-free access, but the Bangarra Room is only accessible by stairs. 

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