Thornton Park
- Free entry
- Accessible toilets
No tickets required
A very popular site that becomes congested. Excellent views of the western side of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Features
- Food & beverages
- No food for sale. BYO food permitted
- Alcohol
- BYO allowed
- Toilets
- Available (including accessible toilets)
Located in nearby Illoura Reserve. - Drinking water station
Restrictions
- Capacity
- 1,000
- Restrictions
- no drones, no camping, sunshades must be taken down at sunset, no busking
Accessibility services
- Mobility accessible services
- accessible entrance and continuous path of travel
Getting here
- Some roads into the Balmain and Birchgrove Peninsula will close from 3pm. After 7pm, access is for resident passholders only. See the road closure map and real-time traffic updates at livetraffic.com.
- Ferries stop running on the harbour by 5:30pm.
- Buses will continue to operate to and from Balmain and Birchgrove unless directed otherwise due to large crowds.
Leaving
- Pedestrian diversions will be in place on New Year’s Eve. The way you leave may be different to how you arrived. Be prepared for a longer walk to transport hubs.
- Follow signs and directions of NSW Police to bus services leaving the area towards the city and inner west suburbs.
- Limited ferries will operate from Balmain East after the midnight fireworks. Plan your trip and have a backup plan as services will be busy.
- Open hours
- 3:30pm - 1:30am
- Address
Darling Street, Balmain East
- Contact
Inner West Council