Ryde Accommodation, Hotels, Tours & Information
Places nearby Ryde
- Akuna Bay
- Allambie
- Allambie Heights
- Annangrove
- Arcadia
- Artarmon
- Asquith
- Avalon
- Avalon Beach
- Balgowlah
- Balgowlah Heights
- Balgowlah North
- Balmain
- Balmain East
- Balmoral
- Balmoral Beach
- Bantry Bay
- Barra Brui
- Baulkham Hills
- Bayview
- Beacon Hill
- Beauty Point
- Beecroft
- Belrose
- Belrose West
- Berkshire Park
- Berowra
- Berowra Heights
- Berowra Waters
- Berrilee
- Bilgola
- Bilgola Beach
- Bilgola Plateau
- Birchgrove
- Blaxlands Ridge
- Bligh Park
- Bobbin Head
- Boronia Park
- Bowen Mountain
- Box Hill
- Brooklyn
- Brookvale
- Cammeray
- Canoelands
- Careel Bay
- Carlingford
- Carlingford North
- Castle Cove
- Castle Hill
- Castlecrag
- Cattai
- Central Colo
- Central Macdonald
- Chatswood
- Chatswood West
- Cheltenham
- Cherrybrook
- Church Point
- Clarendon
- Clareville
- Clareville Beach
- Clifton Gardens
- Clontarf
- Coasters Retreat
- Collaroy
- Collaroy Beach
- Collaroy Plateau
- Collaroy Plateau West
- Colo
- Colo Heights
- Cornwallis
- Cottage Point
- Cowan
- Cremorne
- Cremorne Junction
- Cremorne Point
- Cromer
- Crows Nest
- Curl Curl
- Currawong Beach
- Davidson
- Dee Why
- Dee Why Beach
- Dee Why North
- Denistone
- Denistone East
- Drummoyne
- Duffys Forest
- Dural
- East Killara
- East Lindfield
- East Roseville
- East Ryde
- Eastwood
- Ebenezer
- Elanora Heights
- Elvina Bay
- Epping
- Epping North
- Fairlight
- Fernances
- Fiddletown
- Forestville
- Fox Valley
- Freemans Reach
- Frenchs Forest
- Frenchs Forest East
- Fullers Bridge
- Galston
- Garden Island
- Georges Heights
- Gladesville
- Glenhaven
- Glenorie
- Glenwood
- Glossodia
- Goat Island
- Gordon
- Gore Hill
- Great Mackerel Beach
- Greenwich
- Grose Vale
- Grose Wold
- Gunderman
- Harbord
- Harbord West
- Henley
- Higher Macdonald
- Hillside
- Hobartville
- Hornsby
- Hornsby Heights
- Hunters Hill
- Hunters Hill West
- Huntleys Point
- Ingleside
- Kellyville
- Kenthurst
- Killara
- Killarney Heights
- Kirribilli
- Kurmond
- Kurraba Point
- Kurrajong
- Kurrajong East
- Kurrajong Heights
- Kurrajong Hills
- Lane Cove
- Lane Cove North
- Laughtondale
- Lavender Bay
- Leets Vale
- Lindfield
- Lindfield West
- Linley Point
- Londonderry
- Long Point
- Long Reef
- Longueville
- Loquat Valley
- Lovett Bay
- Lower Hawkesbury
- Lower Macdonald
- Lower Portland
- Lowlands
- Macquarie Park
- Manly
- Manly East
- Manly Vale
- Maraylya
- Maroota
- Maroota South
- Marsden Park
- Marsfield
- McGraths Hill
- McMahons Point
- Meadowbank
- Melrose Park
- Middle Cove
- Middle Dural
- Middle Head
- Milsons Point
- Mona Vale
- Monash Park
- Mosman
- Mount Colah
- Mount Kuring-gai
- Mulgrave
- Naremburn
- Narrabeen
- Narrabeen Peninsula
- Narraweena
- Neutral Bay
- Neutral Bay Junction
- Newport
- Newport Beach
- Normanhurst
- North Avalon
- North Balgowlah
- North Curl Curl
- North Manly
- North Narrabeen
- North Richmond
- North Ryde
- North Seaforth
- North Steyne
- North Sydney
- North Turramurra
- Northbridge
- Northwood
- Oakville
- Oxford Falls
- Palm Beach
- Pennant Hills
- Pitt Town
- Putney
- Pymble
- Queenscliff
- Richmond
- Riverstone
- Riverview
- Rodd Point
- Roselea
- Roseville
- Roseville Chase
- Round Corner
- Rozelle
- Sackville
- Sackville North
- Sackville Reach
- Saint Albans
- Scheyville
- Schofields
- Scotland Island
- Seaforth
- South Turramurra
- Spectacle Island
- Spit Junction
- St Ives
- St Ives Chase
- St Leonards
- Stanhope Gardens
- Taylors Point
- Tennyson
- Terrey Hills
- The Basin
- The Spit
- Thornleigh
- Turramurra
- Turramurra East
- Turramurra North
- Turramurra South
- Upper Colo
- Upper Macdonald
- Vineyard
- Wahroonga
- Wahroonga East
- Wahroonga South
- Waitara
- Waitara East
- Warragamba
- Warrawee
- Warriewood
- Waverton
- Webbs Creek
- West Lindfield
- West Pennant Hills
- West Pymble
- West Ryde
- Westleigh
- Whale Beach
- Wheeler Heights
- Wilberforce
- Willoughby
- Willoughby North
- Windsor
- Windsor South
- Wingala
- Wollstonecraft
- Woolwich
- Yarramundi
Ryde
About 13km north-west of Sydney's CBD, near the northern banks of the Parramatta River, Ryde was one of the first areas in the new colony to be settled, in the early 1790s. Governor Arthur Phillip gave it the name &dbquo;Field of Mars&dbquo; in reference to the ancient god of war and reflecting the military associations of the eight marines who received the first land grants. By 1841, the new name of Ryde, after Ryde on the Isle of Wight, emerged for the district. Today the City of Ryde supports a population of 98,000.
It is an ideal base for visitors to Sydney, just 12km west of the city and easily accessed by bus, train or Rivercat (ferry). The Rivercat can also take you in the opposite direction along the Parramatta River to historic Parramatta. It"s a great (and economical!) way to see the river. Ryde is also handy for events at Olympic Park at Homebush Bay.
Lane Cove National Park protects the banks of the Lane Cove River. The park is a great place for a picnic or a bushwalk. Young children will enjoy the playground and feeding the eager ducks. You can hire a rowing boat and see the park from a new perspective on the water. Visit Kukundi Wildlife Shelter where injured native animals are cared for and rehabilitated. Historic riverboat, &dbquo;Reliance&dbquo;, departs from the jetty at Fullers Bridge and takes you past mangroves on the lower Lane Cove River.
Ryde has some great parks, including Putney Park, with a giant slide and water play feature, Banjo Paterson Park which includes Rockend Cottage, a childhood home of the poet Banjo Paterson and Field of Mars Reserve, with protected flora and fauna.
Ryde is one of the highest points between the city and the Blue Mountains, and there are several locations offering spectacular views across the Sydney Basin.
Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre hosted Olympic Water Polo events in 2000. Now it has an enormous leisure pool with a wave machine and giant slide, lap pool, program pool and toddlers pool. There is also a state of the art gym.
The Great North Walk passes through Ryde. The entire walk is 250 km long, from Sydney to Newcastle, but if you"re not up to that, sections of the walk can be accessed at Buffalo Creek Reserve, Magdala Park and Lane Cove National Park.
It was near Ryde in Eastwood that Maria Smith grew the first Granny Smith apples, and each year the Granny Smith Festival celebrates with a parade, food stalls, entertainment and fireworks.
Festivals: Granny Smith Festival (October)
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