Old Sydney - Macquarie St and The Rocks

Old Sydney - Macquarie St and The Rocks

Together with The Rocks, Macquarie Street is Sydney’s oldest area. While The Rocks developed as the place for the lower classes – the convicts and soldiers, Macquarie Street became the centre of the Governing, legal and medical professions very early in the history of the colony of New South Wales.

Students will learn about the development of the New South Wales colony through stories about important people in Government and in society who contributed greatly to the progress, development and growth of Sydney. They will visit significant heritage buildings in Macquarie St and The Rocks areas as we discuss the reasons they were built, the changing uses of these buildings over time and their present day conservation.

Walk Details:

• Duration is approx 4 hours
• Distance is approx 2km and includes stairs, but can also easily be adapted for wheelchairs
  
• Meeting point is the forecourt in front of the Hyde Park Barracks
• Finish point is at Circular Quay 
• There are toilets available at the start and finish points
• This tour operates in all weather conditions, please remember to bring jackets or raincoats
• This walk can also be easily adapted for people in wheelchairs, please let us know if you have any students with special requirements
  

Bookings:

Please book online where possible - this booking calendar operates in a live system so online bookings can receive instant confirmation. 

• If your requirements, times or numbers don't fit with our online bookings, please just get in touch by phone (02) 9188 7885 or email info@sydneywalks.com.au and we can complete your booking over the phone
• If you need to alter the start time earlier or later or have any special requests, please just add a note in the special requests box on the booking page and we will confirm back to you
• You should plan to arrive at the starting point 30 minutes prior to the tour start time, to allow the students time to eat recess or lunch and visit the toilets
• All booking confirmation emails will contain a link to download the emergency plan and risk assessment for that specific tour 
• You will receive a reminder follow-up email one week prior to your tour, and again two days prior to the tour to confirm your final numbers - note we will only charge the amount for the final number of students, not the initial booking quantity.
• We will also send you an email the day before the tour, confirming the forecast weather conditions and giving you the mobile phone number of your guide meeting you for the tour.

Payment:

Deposits or payments are not required in order to make and confirm bookings.

• Public schools using the EdConnect Shared Services system will need to provide a purchase order number prior to the tour. 
• We will confirm your final number of students two days prior to the tour, and quote the final cost back to you so that the purchase order can be raised.
• Private schools and independent schools not on the EdConnect system will be invoiced directly on the day of the tour, for payment within 14 days.

What the students should bring:

• Wear comfortable shoes suitable for walking, there will also be places where we sit down
• Wear a hat and sunscreen if it is sunny, bring a raincoat if the weather looks bad
• Don't bring a heavy school bag, just bring a light bag with your recess, lunch and a drink bottle

Questions, comments or special requests: