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Rising Sun Workshop
A motorcycle workshop, cafe, and barbershop in Newtown, Sydney, fusing Japanese aesthetics with Australian moto culture.
15 km · about 30 min drive
OceaniaAustraliaNew South Wales
Padstow
New South Wales, Australia · Oceania
About Padstow
Padstow works well as a base: 18km from SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium.
Padstow is in New South Wales, Australia, with about 13,000 people. You drive on the left here.
Padstow is a suburb in South-western Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is in the local government area of City of Canterbury-Bankstown and is located 21 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district. Padstow is a mostly residential suburb bounded on the north by Bankstown and on theRead more
east by Salt Pan Creek, which is a stream feeding into the Georges River. The M5 South Western Motorway traverses the northern end of the suburb, which is also the location of a number of light industrial facilities.
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What is there to see near Padstow?
Within an hour or so of Padstow: Rising Sun Workshop (15 km), Deus Ex Machina Camperdown (16 km), SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium (18 km), Australian Museum (19 km).
Are there any good drives near Padstow?
The nearest famous roads are Grand Pacific Drive and Macquarie Pass.
Where is Padstow?
Padstow is in New South Wales, Australia.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 13,226
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- New South Wales
- Timezone
- Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates
- -33.9569, 151.0319
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Australia
112 works from mobiles. Distances between fuel stops in the outback can exceed 200 km: plan ahead. Wildlife is most active at dawn/dusk.
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Worth the detour from Padstow
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Deus Ex Machina Camperdown
The original Temple of Enthusiasm in Sydney, a pioneering cafe-motorcycle-surfboard-fashion concept that spawned a global cult following.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium
Darling Harbour aquarium showcasing Australia's unique marine life including platypus, dugongs, and Great Barrier Reef displays.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Australian Museum
Australia's oldest museum, specializing in natural history and Indigenous Australian culture with world-class collections.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Cafe de Wheels (Woolloomooloo)
A legendary Sydney pie cart that has served hot pies and peas to locals, sailors, and road trippers from its harbourside van since 1945.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Sydney Harbour Bridge
Massive steel arch bridge spanning Sydney Harbour, affectionately nicknamed 'the Coathanger' and open for bridge climbs.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Sydney Opera House Forecourt
Harbourside promenade at Bennelong Point offering the classic combined view of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge together.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Luna Park Sydney
Iconic harbourside amusement park at Milsons Point with stunning views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House.
20 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Padstow
- 20 kmSydney Harbour TunnelA 2.3 km immersed-tube tunnel opened in 1992 that dives beneath Sydney Harbour, the underwater twin to the Harbour Bridge linking the CBD with North Sydney.
- 30 kmGrand Pacific Drive140 km coastal route from the Royal National Park to Wollongong and beyond, sweeping past Bald Hill's hang-glider lookout, seaside villages and the famous Sea Cliff Bridge.
- 30 kmBald Hill LookoutClifftop lookout and hang-gliding launch at Stanwell Tops overlooking the Sea Cliff Bridge and Illawarra coastline, with roadside parking.
- 33 kmSea Cliff BridgeA 665 m balanced-cantilever bridge that curves off the Illawarra escarpment and hangs over the Pacific, the photogenic centrepiece of Grand Pacific Drive south of Sydney.
- 71 kmThree Sisters, Echo Point (Blue Mountains)Sandstone rock formation above the Jamison Valley in the Blue Mountains, viewed from Echo Point which has a large car park and visitor centre.
- 76 kmMacquarie PassA twisting rainforest climb on the Illawarra Highway, hauling drivers 400 m up the escarpment between Albion Park and the Southern Highlands through 100-plus curves.
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