Top Picnic Spots in Sydney

When the sun is shining, there’s nothing better than putting down your tartan rug, bringing out your wicker basket full of goodies and munching away on a picnic. So with this in mind we’ve picked out some of our favourite picnic locations around Sydney for you to enjoy sunny days to the max.

The Royal Botanic Gardens in the CBD is an ideal picnic spot in Sydney with views of the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House along with a kaleidoscopic range of native plants.

Centennial Park in Paddington is a huge 189-hectare park with duck ponds, sport pitches and lawns to relax on a summer’s day.

Governor Philip Park is in Palm Beach in the Northern Beaches and is worth the journey as it boasts a children’s play area, free barbeques and to top it off, a stunning view.

East Esplanade is to the right of the wharf in Manly and it has a grassy area aligned with the beach, giving spectacular harbour views, large benches and some shaded areas too which make it the perfect place to have a picnic.

Hyde Park near the city’s CBD has plenty of picnic space along with some must-see Sydney attractions such as The Archibald Fountain, The Pool of Remembrance (not for swimming in) and the Anzac Memorial Building.