The Rocks Pub Walking Tour: Historical Sydney Exploration with Drinks

Immerse yourself in history and indulge in drinks on The Rocks Pub Walk. Explore Sydney’s oldest pubs, hear fascinating stories and sip on craft beer, wine or cider!

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Tread in the footsteps of the convicts, larrikin gangs and locals of the past as you share a drink in 4 of Sydney’s oldest pubs. Between watering holes, your guide will take you through the alleys and cobbled streets of The Rocks, Sydney’s historic area, as they share the gossip, shouts and stories of Australia’s first European settlement.
Tour includes:…

What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Beverages
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Immerse yourself in heritage and set out on a journey through Sydney’s most foundational neighborhood with The Rocks Pub Walk. Spanning 2.5 hours, this intimate group cultural stroll takes you through four of the city’s most venerable public houses, pausing at each to enjoy a glass of locally brewed beer, a selection of wine, or a pint of cider. Unearth…

Location
Harts Pub
Gloucester Street
Departure Point: Harts Pub - Look for your guide in Harts Pub with a Dave's shirt and hat. Address: Corner of Essex and Gloucester streets, The Rocks Return point: The tour finishes at The Lord Nelson Hotel, 500 metres from the meeting point
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Averagejoe55
May 25, 2025
A lot of fun and good brews and wine - Took this tour with Brennan and had a lot of fun. The four different pubs we visited were each quite good and served excellent local beer. The stories share along the way kept the evening moving at a nice pace and made the time fly by. The distance walking between each pub was just right - less than ten minutes for each. This tour gave us a couple of new ideas of places to return to and that in itself is a great thing too.
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Pamela_p
May 25, 2025
Great beer and historical tour. - Brenton was awesome. Great history. We had so much fun. We laughed like we were old friends. He knew so much about the area and about each pub and the beers. If you want to enjoy an afternoon of conversation and beer this is your tour. Highly recommend.
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Murray
May 8, 2025
So much history and places to see - Pino did an excellent job keeping us all entertained with great history and storytelling. Visiting the old pubs and learning some history of the rocks area with a few drinks and wonderful enthusiasm from Pino was a great way to spend an evening. Well worth it.
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Joanne
May 6, 2025
The rocks History and Pub Tour - Dave Pinno was a brilliant host to the rocks tour, he even helped us to navigate our next trip to his home town of Manly. Would recommend this tour, his knowledge was amazing and he made the tour fun. The pubs visited and bar staff were also great.
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Wyliecoyote1111
Apr 25, 2025
Pinno - The Legend of The Rocks! - From the moment we met Pinno he had us captivated with his warm Aussie charm. He looked the part and sounded the part. Pinno was so knowledgeable about the Aussie history and the area. We couldn’t have asked for a better way to explore The Rocks! A must do on your Sydney trip. 🍻
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Brendamg8182hq
Apr 15, 2025
History and Beer - A Winning Combination! - A wonderful first night in Sydney as we visited four of The Rocks oldest pubs, tried several tasty brews, and learned many fascinating things about the history of The Rocks, the city of Sydney, and Australia. Our guide Pino was very knowledgeable and very engaging, and his sense of humor quickly brought together a small group of strangers as we embarked on our journey together. We learned so much and thoroughly enjoyed our tour - highly recommend!
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Robert_h
Apr 8, 2025
Great tour, combined... - Great tour, combined exploring the Rocks with a bit of history and beer. Our tour guide, Doug, was exceptionally knowledgeable and very entertaining. Great old pubs and beer on the stops. Would highly recommend.
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Peterq602
Apr 5, 2025
Rocks pub tour - A great walk around the rock with a history lesson. Our guide was absolutely fantastic would highly recommended this tour.
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Jacqueline_c
Mar 25, 2025
Be ready to get to get tipsy - Fun tour with lots of beer and a lot of history. I really shouldn't have done happy hour before embarking on this tour, I was tipsy by the end of it. It was pretty cool to see all the historic pubs because you forget how old Sydney is because it looks so modern.
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Eldridge_j
Mar 21, 2025
Great Pub Crawl - A lot of history shared by the guide. Great wine and beer at the 4 stops along the way. We would recommend this tour.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).