Auburn Botanical Gardens in Sydney

Welcome to my blog on Auburn Botanical Gardens

Auburn Botanical Gardens is a great place to come and relax among the beautiful surroundings. Situated just 17 kilometres from Sydney's central business district it features a spectacular Japanese Garden that has traditional Japanese style landscaping. Among the landscaping is a waterfall, decorative bridges and ornamental trees set around a large lake. For more information visit Auburn garden .

Opening Hours

Daylight savings hours

First weekend in October to last weekend in March
Open 9.00 am to 5.00 pm weekdays. Last booking ends at 4.30 pm
9.00 am to 6.00 pm on weekends and public holidays.
Last booking ends at 5.30 pm

Winter hours

9.00 am to 5.00 pm weekdays, weekends and public holidays.
The last booking ends at 4.30 pm

The Botanic Gardens are closed on Christmas Day.

How to get there by car or public transport

Address:
Corner of Chisolm and Chiswick Roads, Auburn NSW 2144.

Is park available?
Yes, Plenty of free parking.

Can I get there by Public Transport?

Yes you can. The easiest way is to catch bus route 909 from Bankstown, Regents Park, Parramatta or Auburn train stations to get there. If you are unsure where to get off, just ask the bus driver to let you off at Cumberland Road, near Chiswick Road and its a short walk from Chiswick Road straight to Auburn Gardens. You should see black gate front of Auburn Garden.

Map of bus route provided:
Click here to view map - If you need print out map and follow map to get Auburn Gardens from bus stop.

Do you need trip plan?
Go to 131500 Transport Info

Bus timetable:
Click here to see timetable - You can look at timetable and connect with train service or other bus.
Important notice: 909 bus timetable will change on 28th November 2011.

Entry Fee

How much to visit?

For kids under 16 year old it is free.
If you are a resident of Auburn it is free but you must show required ID.
All non-residents, only pay $4 entry for weekends, public holiday, school holidays, other times are free.

Reason I went there:
I went there for my TAFE course to take photos. It was the first time I ever went to Auburn gardens and I was impressed with its peaceful outlook and beautiful gardens. Its a wonderful place to take photos.

What was the weather like on the day I went?
It was spring time and a nice sunny, warm day.

Features:
River, trees, flowers, path, grass, water, animals etc

My favourite photo:
I like almost all of the photos, but my favourite is the water fall photo.

If you like animals, I suggest you go to Taronga Zoo in Sydney.
Here's website:
Click here to view Sydney Taronga Zoo

If you would like to watch more on youtube of Auburn Garden:
Click here to view youtube

Enjoy my photos and video