Ben Buckler Gun Battery, Sydney

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The Ben Buckler Gun Battery is a heritage-listed fortified former gun emplacement and military installation of the late-Victorian period and now public open space located in the North Bondi locality of Ben Buckler, in the Waverley Municipality of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The gun battery was designed by NSW Colonial Government and built during 1893. It is also known as Ben Buckler Gun Battery 1893, 9.2 Disappearing Gun and Bondi Battery. The property is owned by Waverley Municipal Council. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 15 December 2006. ()

Built: 1893 (131 years ago)Coordinates: 33°53'3"S, 151°17'2"E

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Eastern Suburbs (North Bondi)Sydney Australia

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Ben Buckler Gun Battery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Anne's Catholic Church, Bondi Beach Cultural Landscape, Tamarama Beach, Site of Ficus superba var. henneana tree.

0.5 miW
Church
St Anne's Catholic Church, Sydney
13 min walk • St Anne's Church is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic church located at 60 Blair Street, North Bondi, Waverley Municipality, New South Wales, Australia. The church was designed by Joseph Fowell and Kenneth McConnel, and built from 1934 to 1964 by R. M. Bowcock. It is also known as St. Anne's Church and St Anne's Shrine.
0.6 miSW
Museum, Art museum
Bondi Beach Cultural Landscape, Sydney
17 min walk • The Bondi Beach Cultural Landscape is a heritage-listed former Turkish baths, pavilion with dressing cubicles, dining rooms, sunbaking, shops and ballroom and now art gallery, pavilion, theatre and open air cinema located at Queen Elizabeth Drive, Bondi Beach, Waverley Municipality, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
1.4 miSW
33°54'1"S • 151°16'12"E
Tamarama Beach, Sydney
36 min walk • Beach, Outdoor activities, Park
1.3 miNW
Tree
Site of Ficus superba var. henneana tree, Sydney
34 min walk • Site of Ficus superba var. henneana tree is a heritage-listed individual tree at 3-4 Fernleigh Gardens, Rose Bay in the Municipality of Woollahra local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was planted during 1827.
0.8 miSW
Iconic surf beach and Hall Street cafes
Sydney/Bondi Beach, Sydney
22 min walk • Bondi Beach is a popular beach and the name of the surrounding suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Bondi Beach is located 7 km east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council, in the Eastern Suburbs.
1.4 miSW
Monuments and statues
Little Boy Lost Sculpture, Sydney
35 min walk • Little Boy Lost is a sculpture created by the Australian artist Paul Trefry for the "Sculpture by the Sea" exhibition on Bondi and Tamarama beach, in 2009.
1.3 miNW
Victorian architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Fernleigh Castle, Sydney
33 min walk • Fernleigh Castle is a historic house in the Sydney suburb of Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia. Completed in the Victorian architectural style, the house is listed on the Australian Register of the National Estate and the Woollahra local government heritage database.
0.6 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Pacific Bondi Beach, Sydney
15 min walk • Pacific Bondi Beach is an indoor/outdoor shopping centre in the suburb of Bondi Beach in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney.
1.3 miW
33°52'45"S • 151°15'47"E
Woollahra Golf Club, Sydney
32 min walk • Golf
0.5 miS
Neighbourhood
Ben Buckler, Sydney
13 min walk • Ben Buckler is an urban locality in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the suburb of North Bondi in the Waverley Council local government area.
1 miW
Golf
Royal Sydney Golf Club, Sydney
27 min walk • Royal Sydney Golf Club is golf club in Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia, a suburb of Sydney. Founded in 1893, Royal Sydney is one of Australia's premier sporting and social clubs.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Ben Buckler Gun Battery?

Nearby attractions include St Anne's Catholic Church, Sydney (13 min walk), Ben Buckler, Sydney (13 min walk), Bondi Beach Cultural Landscape, Sydney (17 min walk), Bondi Beach Post Office, Sydney (21 min walk).

How to get to Ben Buckler Gun Battery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Ben Buckler Gun Battery:

Bus

Military Rd At Blair St • Lines: 379 (4 min walk)
Wairoa Av At O'Donnell St • Lines: 379 (5 min walk)