The Rocks Pub Tour

Description

Drink In History on this historical walking tour of some of Sydney's oldest pubs. Between watering holes, your guide will take you through the alleys and cobbled streets of The Rocks as they share the gossip, shouts, and stories of Australia's first European settlement. Hear about this distinctive neighbourhood's legends, gangs, and hauntings as you sample some of its finest libations.

After your Sydney pub tour, you can join your tour mates and other revellers at an iconic pub for a meal and another beer or two.

What's Included

This Sydney tour includes a choice of a beer (285ml/10oz), house wine, or soft drink at each pub and a two and a half hour guided walking tour of The Rocks, highlighting:

1) The fight for the title “Sydney’s Oldest Pub”
2) How the Larrikin Gangs ruled the Rocks
3) What’s the 6 O’Clock Swill?
4) Where Bubonic Plague started and how it was controlled
5) The fight for The Rocks
6) Sydney’s oldest haunted place
7) And more stories, myths, and legends than you can pack into two and a half hours of fun

Departure & Return

Duration: Half Day
Where: We meet at Harts Pub, Essex St & Gloucester Street, The Rocks
Start: 11:30 am, 2:30 pm, and 6:30 pm
End: The tours take approximately two and a half hours and finish at an iconic pub in The Rocks.