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Balmain Pub Walk Tour In Sydney Highlights

  • Determine the facts and history of Balmain including the dark stories and all the former characters

  • Enjoy the beauty of the backdrops while gaining knowledge about the convicts, gangsters, and the hard times of the city

  • Grab a beer or wine from your every visit to the pubs and have an ultimate time

Balmain Pub Walk Tour In Sydney Overview

Activity Duration: 3 hours (approx.)

Starting Timing: 2:30 PM

Location: Darling St, Balmain East NSW 2041, Australia

About Balmain Pub Walk Tour In Sydney:

With this tour of exploring the Balmain pubs, get to know about the past of escaped convicts, gangsters, dueling colonists, and football players. This city holds more pubs than pub-to-person ratio in the whole of Australia. Grab some beers or wine with each visit to every single pub in Balmain. Enjoy this 3 hour of exploration and gain more insights into the history of the beautiful city.

About the activity:

  • Enthrall in this amazing street tour experience in the vicinity of Sydney like never before.
  • Start your tour after meeting at 2.30 PM every Saturday near the Balmain's Oldest Pub.
  • Balmain is Sydney's most famous 'pub-curb as it has the highest pub to people ratio in Australia. The pubs here have seen it all, convicts, movie stars, gangsters, Olympians, and even the birthplace of a major political party.
  • Visit four of its most iconic pubs in Balmain where you can enjoy a choice of craft beer or wine in each.
  • Explore the unique streets of Balmain by hearing the famous tales and stories of the vicinity.
  • End this exciting tour at 5.30 PM and have a lot of pictures as a memory of this trip.

Tour highlights: 

  • Balmain's Oldest Pub
  • The Balmain Watch House, and stories of Balmain gangsters
  • The Balmain Tigers' 'Team of the Penitentiary'
  • Dueling colonists
  • The murderous confectioner
  • The hidden treasure of Australia's most audacious robbery- and many more tales of murder, vice, and intrigue

How to reach?

  • By Car/Cab: The location is 6.7 km away from the central city of Sydney and is reachable by a cab or a rented car within 24 minutes.
  • By Train: Take a train from QVB (starting from 05:03 PM) every 5 minutes and takes up to 27 minutes to reach the location.

You can also book:

  1. Sydney City Walking Tour
  2. Sydney Opera House Guided Tour
  3. Sydney Food Tour

Select Package Options

Make the most out of your trip by knowing all about the Balmain street and have a beer or wine at each pub you visit.

Note:

  • You must be older than 18 years to join this tour and a photo ID is required to drink alcohol.
  • All ages will be charged the same.
Price Includes
  • Ticket
    • Choice of a craft beer, wine or soft drink (285ml or 10oz) at each of the 4 pubs
  • Guide
    • 3-hour guided walking tour
    • Local guide

More Details about Balmain Pub Walk Tour In Sydney

Know Before You Go for Balmain Pub Walk Tour In Sydney

  • You must be older than 18 years to join this tour and a photo ID is required to drink alcohol.
  • This is a walking tour, wear appropriate footwear.
  • Other times and dates can be booked for private tours with a minimum group of 4 persons.
  • No tours are available on public holidays, New Year's Eve, and St. Patrick's Day.
  • Everyone above 18 will be charged the same as an adult.
  • All foreign nationals must share their passport and visa details at the time of arrival and entry.
  • Not recommended for people with mobility impairments.

Accessibility Options for Balmain Pub Walk Tour In Sydney

  • Wheelchair Accessible

Balmain Pub Walk Tour In Sydney Map

Starting Point
Darling Street
Darling St, Balmain East NSW 2041, Australia