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Sculpture Walk Batemans Bay

Tides by Joel Adler Batemans Bay Sculpture Walk

Sculpture Walk Batemans Bay

Running along the Clyde River foreshore at Batemans Bay, The Sculpture Walk is a great way to take in the city centre of this NSW south coast town.

Getting There

Driving from Sydney will take a little over 3.5 hours, or two hours from Canberra. We were staying locally, so only had a 10-minute drive from our accommodation. We parked at the Clyde Street carpark, which is conveniently located at the start of the walk.

The Walk

Following the waterfront from the Princes Highway Bridge to the marina, the Sculpture Walk takes in 14 sculptures (the number grows each year) as well as passing street art and memorials. Sculptures are added each time the Sculptures For Clyde festival is held, as the winning sculpture is acquired and permanently displayed in Batemans Bay.

The walk is flat and paved most of the way with many places to stop, rest and take in the scenery. Coffee shops and restaurants on the waterfront also provide plenty of options for eating.

The Clyde River

The walk takes you along the Clyde River, where you see several cruise boats waiting to take tourists up the river. There are also some fishing boats as well as restaurants that sell their catch. Many waterbirds also make the riverbank their home and we saw a lot of pelicans resting on the bank and jetties.

River Cruise Boat
River Cruise Boat

Memorials

Walking along the sculpture walk, two memorials stand out. The first is Batemans Bay War Memorial Cenotaph while the second, dedicated to the Vietnam War is in the park near the marina.

Street Art

Street art can be found in several locations on the walk. The first and most obvious is on the Boatshed seafood restaurant. This has both ends of the building decorated with paintings of the area’s culture and history.

The second area if found in Graffiti Alley, which runs between Orient St and Murra Murra Mia Walkway. Here, you will find fantastic paintings of local wildlife.

Gosford Glyphs Petroglyphs or Hieroglyphics

The Gosford Glyphs

Gosford Glyphs

The Gosford Glyphs (also called petroglyphs) are located near Kariong not far from Gosford on the New South Wales Central Coast. They can be found using Google Maps, which will take you to a small car park on the side of the road. From here it is an easy walk to the glyphs.  Hidden behind a large boulder, they can be hard to find.  Look for a warning sign on the boulder warning of falling rocks.  The glyphs are here.

The Glyphs have several myths about their origin.  Many people’s favourite, is a visit by lost Egyptians, or even UFOs.  It is more,likely however that these rock carvings were created by railway workers in the 1930s.  Alternatively they could have been carved by a hoaxer in the 1970/80s.

Whatever their origins it’s a fun visit and an easy walk for some photos you can show friends to puzzle over.

For another link to Egypt see our post on the Ku-ring-Gai Sphinx.

For other ideas about what to see in New South Wales, please read some of our other stories.

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The Art of Banksy Sydney

Sweep It Under The Carpet The Art of Banksy Sydney

The Art of Banksy Sydney

Displayed in the Sydney Town Hall and open until 19 May 2024, The Art of Banksy Sydney is an impressive display of some of his greatest works.

Starting with a timeline of Banksy’s works, the exhibition illustrates the progression of his works and its commentary on western society. Each of the roughly 180 pieces was explained so that everyone could understand why it was created and the impact it had.

Copies of work from Ukraine were displayed along with recorded reactions from Ukrainians and Russians. As expected the Russian reaction was aggressive and negative, having their actions called out and broadcast to the world.

We loved the art and its political content and were pleased that we took the opportunity to see it while it was in Sydney.