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Sports and Recreation
Adventure Golf
Three unique and fun Mini Golf Courses and also features the Latest Synthetic T Zone equip Driving Range.
A unique and fun golfing experience for all ages, abilities and groups in an exciting and safe environment.
Available for School and Group Bookings, Kids parties, Clinics and Golf development sessions, as well as Corporate function use.
Food and beverage available on site at the "Tee Off Cafe".
All 36 holes of Adventure golf is wheelchair accessible.
Aqua Golf Penrith
Aqua-Golf at the Panthers World of Entertainment on Peachtree Lake; where golf balls and greens float.
No golf skill required. Great family fun with prizes to be won for a hole in one.
Buy balls by the bucket and hit the day away. Clubs are supplied.
Group bookings at discount prices.
Australian Heritage Fleet
The museum's historic vessels and boats are available for viewing by appointment at Rozelle Bay. 'Lady Hopetoun', 'Waratah', 'John Oxley', 'Boomerang', 'Kanangra', 'Gretel 11' are operational sea going vessels.
The Heritage Boat collection (historic smaller boats) are available for inspection at Wharf 7, Pirrama Rd Pyrmont (near the Australian National Maritime Museum and Star City Casino.) These include 'The Child of the Bounty', 'Tom Thumb' and 'Yendys'.
The 1874, fully restored, iron barque 'James Craig' is open for inspection 0900 -1630, 7 days a week except for when she is on day cruises at sea.
Bents Basin State Recreation Area
Situated on the Nepean River, 12km South of Wallacia, 25km south of Penrith. The Basin forms a deep waterhole, part of a gorge on the Nepean River between Camden and Penrith, that's a popular spot for people escaping Sydney. Bents Basin is also situated near the northern border of the Wollondilly Shire south of Warragamba.
Facilities for hire include:
Education Resource Centre.
Camp Kitchen and Shelter.
Enjoy water-based activities such as swimming and canoeing. There are picnic areas with barbecues, fireplaces and accessible toilet facilities (though the Basin is not accessible by wheelchair).
Car-based and caravan camping is available in the camping area (bookings required and fees apply).
The area has historical Aboriginal sites, birdlife and wonderful rock formations.
Education Centre has displays. A kiosk is open during weekends and public holidays offering hot food and cold drinks.
Note: No pets or firearms allowed into the recreation area.
Blaxland Crossing
Ten beautiful hectares of tended parkland with river views and activities. Camp overnight and enjoy picnic and BBQ facilities with modern new amenities.
Ideal for group outings, tennis court hire, children's play areas, kiosk, shops nearby, toilets, picnic tables, shelter, wood for BBQ supplied (or gas available), playground equipment.
A great place for a great day out.
Centennial Parklands
A grand park in the European tradition, Centennial Park covers more than 360 hectares and draws more than 5 million visitors annually. Its grounds include formal gardens, ponds, grand avenues, statues, heritage buildings and sporting fields.
The park's great circular road, Grand Drive, was Sydney's first public suburban drive. Today the Grand Drive has tracks for walkers, joggers, cyclists, rollerbladers and horse riders.
The Park is one of the few in the world to offer inner-city horse riding - available through Centennial Park Equestrian Centre. Centennial Park's Grand Drive incorporates a 3.8 kilometre cycling lane with low gradient; ideal also for rollerblading. Bikes and rollerblades are also available to hire (contacts below).
Shady picnic and barbecue areas cater for larger groups while the reed fringed ponds an ideal setting for observing water birds of just sitting and relaxing.
Popular sites for spotting both land and water birds include Duck Pond, Willow Pond and Lachlan Swamp. Lachlan Swamp provides habitat to blue-tongue lizards, brushtail possums and a variety of invertebrates. Freshwater turtles can often be spotted basking on the islands in Duck Pond.
Large numbers of grey-headed flying foxes - also known as fruit bats - fly into the Parklands each night from a camp in Sydney's northern suburbs to feed on nectar, blossoms and the fruit of the fig, paperbark and gum trees. At twilight, stand at the Robertson Rd Gates to observe these amazing animals as they congregate for their nightly ritual.
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