Balmain Pub Walking Tour
Highlights
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Balmain is Sydney's most famous 'pub-urb' as it has the highest pub to people ratio in Australia. Balmain has been the home of duelling colonists, escaped convicts, gangsters and football players that can’t be killed. Combine all of them in the place that has more pubs per person than anywhere else in Australia and you've got a recipe for some of the most colourful local history in the country. The pubs here have seen it all, convicts, movie stars, gangsters, Olympians and even been the birthplace of a major political party. This 3 hour tour walking weaves through the streets and stories of Balmain visiting 4 of its most iconic pubs where you can enjoy a choice of craft beer or wine in each. Tour highlights include: - Balmain's Oldest Pub - The Watch House - Escape from Cockatoo island - Balmain gangsters - The Balmain Tigers' 'Team of the Penitentiary' - Duelling colonists - The murderous confectioner - The hidden treasure of Australia's most audacious robbery - and many more tales of murder, vice and intrigue
Summary
Balmain is Sydney's most famous 'pub-urb' as it has the highest pub to people ratio in Australia.
Balmain has been the home of duelling colonists, escaped convicts, gangsters and football players that can’t be killed. Combine all of them in the place that has more pubs per person than anywhere else in Australia and you've got a recipe for some of the most colourful local history in the country.
The pubs here have seen it all, convicts, movie stars, gangsters, Olympians and even been the birthplace of a major political party.
This 3 hour tour walking weaves through the streets and stories of Balmain visiting 4 of its most iconic pubs where you can enjoy a choice of craft beer or wine in each.
Tour highlights include:
- Balmain's Oldest Pub
- The Watch House
- Escape from Cockatoo island
- Balmain gangsters
- The Balmain Tigers' 'Team of the Penitentiary'
- Duelling colonists
- The murderous confectioner
- The hidden treasure of Australia's most audacious robbery
- and many more tales of murder, vice and intrigue
Tour info
Duration
3 hours
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Why take this tour?
Visit Sydney's most famous 'puburb' on the Balmain Pub Walk. This 3 hour small group historical walking tour visits four iconic Balmain pubs, stopping for a drink in each. Step away from the tourist crowds and get some local stories with a local flavour.
What’s included?
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Beverages -
Professional guide -
Gratuities
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Lunch
Things to know
Before you book
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Duration: 3h
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Mobile tickets accepted
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Instant confirmation
Cancellation Policy
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
About operator:
Drink in history as you tread in the footsteps of the convicts, larrikin gangs & locals of the past on our pub walks of The Rocks, Balmain and more. You'll visit 4 iconic Sydney watering holes on each walk discovering the gossip, shouts and stories of the lighter and often darker side of Sydney. Tours run throughout the week and include a choice of craft beer, wine or soft drink at each pub.
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