Amanda & Chris’s Guide to Canberra
City/town information
A beautiful city with lots of open space, bike paths and hiking throughout. Canberra also has highly rated fine dining and one of the top rated breweries in the country.
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Canberra
A beautiful city with lots of open space, bike paths and hiking throughout. Canberra also has highly rated fine dining and one of the top rated breweries in the country.
Activities
Great day out with the kids! Interactive exhibits range over multiple floors.
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Questacon - Þjóðarfræðslumiðstöð vísinda og tækni
King Edward TerraceGreat day out with the kids! Interactive exhibits range over multiple floors.
Great place for a picnic, or get a coffee at the café. Also, check out the bonsai display - volunteers on hand to answer questions.
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Þjóðararboretum Canberra
Forest DriveGreat place for a picnic, or get a coffee at the café. Also, check out the bonsai display - volunteers on hand to answer questions.
Great fun for the whole family! Year round activities, but during winter, great place to play in the snow, learn to ski, and more!
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Corin Forest Mountain Resort
1268 ⛉ Corin Dam RdGreat fun for the whole family! Year round activities, but during winter, great place to play in the snow, learn to ski, and more!
Yarralumla Play Station
9 Pescott LnGreat for kids! Farm animals, mini golf, trains and a cafe.
Þjóðar dýragarður og lífrænt haf
999 Lady Denman DrGreat day out with the kids
Australian War Memorial
Treloar Crescent (top of Anzac Parade)Changing exhibits
Dawn Drifters Canberra Balloon Flights
19 Kallaroo RdBalloon rides over Canberra seem to be a right of passage...
Out the front of here is a great place for a picnic by the lake! I highly recommend Snapper & Co for takeaway fish and chips by the lake! Alternatively, it’s a nice place to bring your own picnic and watch the swans.
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Snapper on the Lake
Mariner PlaceOut the front of here is a great place for a picnic by the lake! I highly recommend Snapper & Co for takeaway fish and chips by the lake! Alternatively, it’s a nice place to bring your own picnic and watch the swans.
Great place to wander through all the different natural environments of Australia and have a picnic.
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Íslenska þjóðgarðurinn í Canberra
Clunies Ross StreetGreat place to wander through all the different natural environments of Australia and have a picnic.
National Gallery of Australia
Parkes Place EastA must for art lovers
Gorgeous Park! Picturesque. Great playground for the kids. Great for walking, playing, riding and picnicking. There is also a café available.
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Weston Park
Weston Park RoadGorgeous Park! Picturesque. Great playground for the kids. Great for walking, playing, riding and picnicking. There is also a café available.
National Portrait Gallery
King Edward TerraceGamla þinghúsið
18 King George TerraceWalks
Black Mountain Lookout
Great Bush walk to see native birds and plants.
Walk takes about 45 minutes and offers stunning views across Canberra as you walk through beautiful bushland. Can be steep at times. Access from parkhill street, Pearce.
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Mount Taylor
Walk takes about 45 minutes and offers stunning views across Canberra as you walk through beautiful bushland. Can be steep at times. Access from parkhill street, Pearce.
Food and drink scene
BentSpoke Brewing Co.
38 Mort StTop rated brewery in Australia.
Burgers, grill and bar - a local favourite, kid friendly but can get quite busy. They do breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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Meating Room
45 Liardet StBurgers, grill and bar - a local favourite, kid friendly but can get quite busy. They do breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Brodburger
11 Wentworth AveTasty burgers and chips! Be mindful that servings are quite large!
Great beer brewed on site, and Brodburger available for lunch/dinner.
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Capital Brewing Co
1 Dairy RdGreat beer brewed on site, and Brodburger available for lunch/dinner.
Clonakilla
3 Crisps LnAmazing winery! Super friendly and the Shiraz viognier is delicious!
Delicious dishes if you’re looking for a meat free feed. All dishes are vegan. You can eat in, or have it delivered to the door.
Au Lac Vegan Cuisine - Woden
Corinna StreetDelicious dishes if you’re looking for a meat free feed. All dishes are vegan. You can eat in, or have it delivered to the door.
MY's Restaurant
35 Brierly StDelicious Vietnamese food.
Pilot.
1 Wakefield GardensGourmet dining
18 course degustation! Incredible experience, but you eat what they give you, no dietary requirements.
Table by Canberra Gourmet at The Truffle Farm
146 Scollay Street18 course degustation! Incredible experience, but you eat what they give you, no dietary requirements.
Nice pub, check out their schedule, they often have blues bands playing.
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The Old Canberra Inn
195 Mouat StNice pub, check out their schedule, they often have blues bands playing.
Shopping
Fyshwick Fresh Food Market
36 Mildura StGreat market for fresh food and quirky shops
This is the main shopping and dining destination in Canberra. Many stores and cafes, a large cinema and a bowling alley containing escape rooms, laser tag, virtual reality and an arcade.
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Canberra Theatre Centre
London CircuitThis is the main shopping and dining destination in Canberra. Many stores and cafes, a large cinema and a bowling alley containing escape rooms, laser tag, virtual reality and an arcade.
Nearby shopping centre, less than 15 minutes walk. Offers many shops, including a large supermarket. Cafes and restaurants are also available.
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Cooleman Court Shopping Centre
Brierly StreetNearby shopping centre, less than 15 minutes walk. Offers many shops, including a large supermarket. Cafes and restaurants are also available.
Old Bus Depot Markets
21 Wentworth AveMany craft stalls, fun to check out. Open Sunday 10am-4pm.
Farmers market for fresh food, open Saturday mornings at Exhibition Park.
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Bændamarkaður höfuðborgarsvæðisins
Old Well Station RoadFarmers market for fresh food, open Saturday mornings at Exhibition Park.
This is a standard mall, with Target, Big W, Coles, Woolworths, Kmart, JB Hifi, Harris Scarfe, EB Games, Cotton On, food court and many more.
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South.Point Tuggeranong
Reed Street NorthThis is a standard mall, with Target, Big W, Coles, Woolworths, Kmart, JB Hifi, Harris Scarfe, EB Games, Cotton On, food court and many more.