Wentworth Common
Wentworth Common is a large grassy park in Sydney Olympic Park with an adventure playground, a flying fox and the Bay Marker lookout, which gives 360-degree views of the wetlands and city skyline. It also has free barbecues and shady picnic shelters, and it is open daily from sunrise to sunset.
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About Wentworth Common
Adventure Playground and Flying Fox at Wentworth Common
The adventure playground at Wentworth Common has an enormous sandpit, a slide, a climbing frame, swings and shade sails over the play area. A newer section, completed in the playground upgrade, adds bouldering towers and sandstone climbing walls with easy and harder routes for beginners and experienced climbers. The large sandstone blocks can be used for balancing or sitting. Wentworth Common also has a flying fox with a soft sand landing.
Barbecues and Picnic Shelters at Wentworth Common
Wentworth Common has free barbecues, and visitors can enjoy a picnic on the grass or under a shady shelter. Electric barbecue spots are also available in the park. The Tree Frog Pavilion and the Bell Frog Pavilion at Wentworth Common can be hired for events, along with banquet tables. Park-installed barbecues are the only ones permitted on a Total Fire Ban day.
Bay Marker Lookout and Stone Sculptures at Wentworth Common
The Bay Marker lookout at Wentworth Common is reached by a spiralling pathway to the top, with 360-degree views of the wetlands, Haslams Creek, Homebush Bay and the city skyline. Large stone sculptures of a lizard and a frog stand in the park, and visitors often see lizards on the path in warm weather. Wentworth Common also has shared pathways for walking and cycling.
Facilities at Wentworth Common
Visitor tips for Wentworth Common
- ✓On a Total Fire Ban day, private barbecue equipment can't be used and only park-installed barbecues are allowed, and collecting kindling in the park is not permitted.
- ✓Pop-up shelters up to 3 m by 3 m are allowed, but they can't be pegged, so weigh them down and keep them at least 6 m apart.
- ✓Watch your step on the Bay Marker path, where lizards sun themselves on warm days.
- ✓Fishing is not allowed in any of Sydney Olympic Park's waterways.
Getting to Wentworth Common
Wentworth Common is on Marjorie Jackson Parkway, Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127. The park's own car park is entered from Marjorie Jackson Parkway. Visitors must register their vehicle plate number to get the first two hours free, then parking costs $3 an hour on weekdays and $5 an hour on weekends. Shared paths connect the park with Newington and Wentworth Point for people walking and cycling.
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- 📍Haslams Creek
- 📍Homebush Bay
Frequently asked questions about Wentworth Common
Is there parking at Wentworth Common?
Yes. The car park is entered from Marjorie Jackson Parkway, and the first two hours are free after you register your vehicle's plate number.
Are dogs allowed at Wentworth Common?
Yes, dogs must be on a leash at all times in the park.
Does Wentworth Common have toilets?
Yes. The park has public toilets.
Is there a lookout at Wentworth Common?
Yes. The Bay Marker lookout is at the top of a spiralling path and gives 360-degree views of the wetlands and the city skyline.
Can you fish at Wentworth Common?
No. Fishing is not allowed in any of the waterways or water bodies of Sydney Olympic Park.