Elizabeth Bay House |
With commanding views over Sydney Harbour, Elizabeth Bay House gleams like a Greek temple.
Once surrounded by famous landscaped gardens, it is one of the most splendid private houses ever built in Australia and still arouses our delight and astonishment.
Its elegant rooms and fine proportions, sweeping staircase and lavish furnishings reveal the tastes and aspirations of its original owner, Alexander Macleay, after the governor, the most important public official in colonial Sydney.
But it was his magnificent gardens which most keenly expressed his tastes and passions, and in the economic downturn of the 1840s pushed him towards ruin.
Elizabeth Bay House is an iconic Sydney home, with an iconic Sydney back-story of obsession for property and position stretched beyond means and undone by changing financial times.
By public transport
We are located about 4.5km east of the Sydney CBD.
Bus
The 311 bus will bring you to Greenknowe Avenue, a 10-minute walk from Elizabeth Bay House.
The bus runs from Railway Square to City - Millers Point via Darlinghurst, Kings Cross, Elizabeth Bay and Woolloomooloo.
Train
Elizabeth Bay House is a 7-minute walk from Kings Cross train station, which is on the Eastern Suburbs/Illawarra line.
For up-to-date timetables or to find the quickest public transport routes visit the Transport Infoline or call 131500.
By road
Onslow Avenue is a one-way street, so from Elizabeth Bay Road you need to turn into Ithaca Road.
Parking
The nearest reliable parking to Elizabeth Bay House is the Kings Cross Car Park, located on Ward Ave, approximately 500m walk from the house. For full details and to book, please refer to the Kings Cross Car Park website.
Cycling
We do not have secure parking for bikes at Elizabeth Bay House.
Hours
Sunday
10am-4pm
Closed Christmas Day
Admission
Free entry
❊ Address ❊
⊜ 7 Onslow Avenue, Elizabeth Bay View Map
℅ Carraginn
✆ Telephone: +61 2 9356 3022
❊ Web Links ❊
➼ Elizabeth Bay House
➼ www.sydneylivingmuseums.com.au
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