Antoine M

This is the only open-air car park that I know of, at Sydney Olympic Park, that has no boom gate, so it's a first come, first serve. It's next door to the Quest Hotel Apartments with probably less than 100 spots. You still need to purchase a ticket and display it, from two ticket machines on site, or they incur fines. There are two dedicated easy-access parking spaces and a five-minute free parking spot available. The sign at the entrance is 2B parking.

The Newington Armory wharf area is part of the Newington Armament Depot and Nature Reserve (Newington Armory) heritage-listed precinct. The wharf area is from the Murama Healing Space to the boat jetty near the Armory Wharf Café. I find it a beautiful spot to watch the ferries and boats passing regularly on the Parramatta River. The jetty was once used as a ferry wharf when the Wentworth Point wharf was under renovation. Great place to bring the kids and watch waterbirds and explore the many attractions nearby.

I labelled this landmark as number one of the 5 Sydney Olympic Park Markers. I live near this marker without realising what it is. I read up on the history of this conical-shaped mounts and learned that they are made of materials and soils that are no longer usable for landscape. This one is not the tallest of the 5 Markers and has no tracks to the top. I decided to follow some old dog's tracks and reached the top. I can just see the Belvedere Lake from across Bicentennial Park, the Tom Wills Community Field, the GWS Giants training ground, and the P3 car park. The five markers corresponding to the Southern Cross on the Australian flag. Fascinating!

This is a big parking lot near the Newington Armory gatehouse, Armory Wharf Café and the Adventure Playground. It's normally near empty on weekdays and very busy to near full capacity at the weekends. There are dedicated easy-access car spaces here.

Newington Armory is part of the heritage-listed Newington Armament Depot and Nature Reserve. I always enjoyed visiting this old ammunition storage depot because it's filled with buildings that were once used as workers' buildings and bunkers for ammunition storage. The old gatehouse is just exquisite and the old wharf area has the majestic Parramatta River as a perfect setting. My favourite places to visit are the Murama Dance Ground, Murama Healing Place, the Armory Wharf Café, Adventure Playground, and the River Marker of Blaxland Riverside Park. There's so much to appreciate here and I recommend taking the River Walk Promenade from Louise Savage Pathway and soaking up the ambience.