Walsh Bay Historical Walking Tour with Lunch at Ventuno

Experience a historical walking tour lead by a professional guide, followed by a two course Italian style lunch at Ventuno restaurant in Walsh Bay.

Where more than a dozen sea-faring pubs had once stood humming with sailors, larrikins and locals alike, only three 19th century hotels would soon remain. Where once the elegant mansions of merchant princes gazed over private stores and wharves, rows of heavy brick terraces would begin to line the suburb’s streets.

Rewinding the clock to an earlier age, Sydney historian Max Burns-McRuvie will lead guests on an exploration through Old Millers Point and Walsh Bay and reimagine the workings of this murky maritime village and its infamous evolution.

Roam the cobbled alleys, timber wharves and spectacular lookouts of this notorious neighbourhood, unpacking the forgotten lives of its local scallywags, sailors, smugglers and legends. Delve into local murders and mysteries, evoke the secrets of ancient pubs and get to know the Millers Point Push — a 19th century street gang who once robbed and terrorised the area to keep their criminal control intact.