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Parramatta Heritage Rides

Our Rides...

Parramatta Heritage Rides have been operating for more than 10 years. Parramatta is a trove of historical buildings, places, people and stories, and a bicycle is a great way to connect them.

Parramatta Heritage Rides unlock these secrets through easy, themed rides that take you through different aspects of Parramatta's European and Indigenous history, using some great bicycle paths along the way.

Join us on one of the rides and discover these amazing secrets for yourself....

Ponts of Parramatta	Over, under, around and through the first 20 bridges from the head of the Parramatta River. An assortment of shapes, styles and centuries.	2hours
Bridges and Boundary Stones	Tour the stones laid out in 1839 to mark the boundaries of Parramatta. Most are in their original locations.	3 hours
Vintage Parramatta Heritage	See the best of Parramatta's heritage sites and buildings, including Elizabeth Farm, Parramatta Park, Experiment Farm, Female Factory precinct, Hambledon Cottage, Old Government House, Lennox Bridge, Female Orphan School, St Johns Cemetery and more!	3 hours
Australia's oldest buildings	Visiting Australia's 3 oldest buildings - Elizabeth Farm (1793), Dairy Cottage (1798) and Old Government House (1799). They're all here in Parramatta!	2 hours
Sandstone	Like sandstone? There's an abundance of it here... houses, walls, buildings, headstones... all with their own story to tell	2 hours
Churches and Cemeteries	The oldest cemetery and longest continuously used church site are but two of more than 10 stops on this unusual but fascinating theme.	2 hours
First	Relates some of the history and sites of the Burramattagul people in the Parramatta region, and their encounters with European settlers, with stories of courage against the odds.	2 hours
Farm	Traces the places and people associated with the first successful farm in the European colony, including the grave of its superintendent (the oldest marked grave in Australia), as well as the first land grant (Experiment Farm) and Australia's oldest house (Elizabeth Farm).	2 hours
Bathurst	A little further west, this ride showcases the fabulous heritage of Bathurst, Australia's oldest inland settlement. First run in 2015 to mark Bathurst's bicentenary.	3 hours