Walking around Sydney is easy and delightful. The Paddington Walk is designed to give you an insight into the history of Paddington and the lives of Sydney's earliest residents. This walk is a chance to experience first hand Sydney's best preserved heritage area, with some outstanding examples of 19th century and Victorian architecture and plenty of opportunities to visit local art galleries, specialty shops, pubs and cafes.

The water is what makes Sydney's setting so special and there are numerous walks around both Sydney Harbour and the Coastal Ocean Beaches . During the long hot days of summer, locals and visitors alike take to the great outdoors with relish. Many walks are well known and well used, however, others are hidden away and only known to local residents. Colourful coastal heath, spectacular coastal views, interesting geological features, and quiet sandy bays can all be found within half an hour of the City Centre. Do not forget your hat, sunblock and camera.

Centennial Park In 1811 Governor Macquarie set aside as common grazing land and water reserves the area from which this 400 acre park was developed. From 1824, a tunnel was hand dug by convicts from this area to Hyde Park to provide water for Sydney after the Tank Stream became polluted. It was Sydney's main water supply from 1837 to 1859. In 1887 it was decided to drain the swamp areas to create more parkland. Centennial Park was opened on Australia Day, January 26, 1888 as part of centenary celebrations. Today, the park is visited by more than 3 million people annually and is Sydney's only example of an English country style park and Australia's grandest 19th century park.

Featuring a wide range of landscapes from wild long grasses and native trees, to carefully tended formal gardens, the park is surrounded by a Victorian iron picket fence set in a sandstone curb with ornate entrance gates. Centennial Park, along with New York's Central Park and London's Hyde Park, is one of only 3 parks in the world offering horse-riding facilities so close to the city centre. The park also offers cycling, walking and rollerblading tracks, picnic and barbeque areas, guided tours, sporting fields, golf course, driving range, cafe and restaurant. Centennial Park offers something for everyone whether lovers of history, horticulture, sport or just relaxation.

Centennial Park remains today an important part of Sydney. It hosted among other events road cycling, marathon & qualifying events for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. In 2001, Australia's Centenary celebrations focused on the park which is the home of the "Federation Stone", where the states came together to proclaim the Federation of Australia on January 1, 1901.