Old Government House

Old Government House is a museum in Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales. Old Government House is situated nearby to Noller Footbridge, as well as near the ruins Astronomical Observatory Remains.

Opening hours:
Thursday—Friday: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
Saturday—Sunday: 11:00 AM—4:00 PM
Type: Museum
Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Government House and Western Sydney Stadium.

Old Government House

Historic building

Photo: Yewenyi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Old Government House is a heritage-listed former "country" residence used by ten early Governors of the then-Colony of New South Wales, between 1800 and 1847, and which is located in Parramatta Park in Parramatta, in the suburbs of Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Western Sydney Stadium

Stadium

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Western Sydney Stadium is a stadium in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. It is primarily used for rugby league and soccer as the home ground of the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League, as well as Western Sydney Wanderers FC in the A-League Men competition. Western Sydney Stadium is situated 460 metres northeast of Old Government House.

Brislington, Parramatta

Museum

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Brislington is a heritage-listed former residence, inn, doctor's surgery, nurses' home and now museum at 10 George Street, Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Brislington, Parramatta is situated 450 metres east of Old Government House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rydalmere and Dundas.

Rydalmere

Suburb

Rydalmere is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rydalmere is approximately 21 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta. Rydalmere is situated 4 km east of Old Government House.

Dundas

Suburb

Dundas is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Dundas is located 21 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Parramatta, and the electoral division of Bennelong. Dundas is situated 4½ km east of Old Government House.

Auburn

Suburb

Photo: J Bar, CC BY 3.0.

Auburn is a Western Sydney suburb in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Auburn is located 16 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is in the local government area of Cumberland City Council, having previously been the administrative centre of Auburn Council. Auburn is situated 5 km southeast of Old Government House.

Old Government House

Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-33.81211° or 33° 48′ 44″ south

Longitude

150.99736° or 150° 59′ 51″ east

Open location code

4RRG5XQW+5W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4354728860

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=limited

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