Just 10 minutes from Manuka, chilled, relaxing venue. Australia’s oldest pub, nestled on the banks of the Hawkesbury River and an easy drive or train from Sydney, the Macquarie Arms in historic Windsor features friendly country-style service, food, entertainment and events for the whole family. As you rightly state, there is so much contention around which hotels claim to be the oldest in Australia (as in England). Furthermore, the less modernised the interior of the pub, the more authentic the old Australian pub experience feels.So as not to fire up a passionate historic publican or two, we kept the criteria for this article simple. There are so many incredible historic pubs around Australia. The hotel has been graced with a number of names before settling into the Horse and Jockey Club Hotel in the 1840s.

Over 220 years of pulling beers: Woolpack Hotel, Parramatta, New South Wales. The Australian Heritage Hotel. Bush Inn holds title of Australia’s oldest pub. From my experience, any historic Australian pub with more than a century and a half of yarns to share is well worth a visit.

Looking at the Survey Inn’s website, it was established in c.1834 – a little later than some of the pubs mentioned in the article.
Lots of history here too.A lovely spot, close to the city but not lost in the mix. © Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel 2020.

Zoom in to see updated info. I'll definitely be back!I love the Canberra Inn! However, in the 19th century the local version evolved a number of distinctive features that set it apart from the classic British or urban Irish pub.

The beautiful old two storey colonial hotel was built by Richard Fitzgerald under the direction of Governor Macquarie. Just to be there takes you back in time. Food was good pub grub with some thought put into it, I should go here more often. Our ground floor hosts our classically styled bar, oyster bar & dining room, complete with original open fireplaces, whilst upstairs our restaurant museum and function rooms are wall to wall with historical art and artifacts from all over the world. This is the bar of the oldest pub in Australia. The Bush Inn has a spectacular history that includes underground tunnels and asylums.

Thank you.Seven of the oldest Australian pubs still pulling beers today –I don’t recognize who you might be however definitely

Notably, each of these pubs still hold current liquor licenses today.
The Australian pub is a direct descendant of the British and Irish pub. It's nice to see a bit of history in an otherwise brand new country. No fancy menus, simple food, creaking floor boards. A portrait of Governor Macquarie graces the Dining Room of the Macquarie Arms Hotel today. However, in the 19th century the local version evolved a number of distinctive features that set it apart from the classic British or urban Irish pub. There's friendly rivalry between the Hope and Anchor and The Bush Inn in New Norfolk as to which is the oldest pub in Australia. The Wells family operated the pub for the next 30 years and the property stayed in family ownership for a further 18.A photograph of the hotel taken in 1852, during the tenure of the Wells family, was used to complete a restoration of the building to its former grandeur in 1986. The building itself has had a chequered history having been demolished and rebuilt a few times. In fact, it holds an important place in Australian history as the nation’s oldest continuously licensed pub.

Most of all, we wanted to bring you a decent sample of what we know to be a long list of historic Australian pubs that you can still plan to visit and enjoy a drink in today.What the oldest Australian pubs in the list below share is that they were all originally established as pubs with liquor licenses. Experience one of Sydney’s oldest pubs in The Rocks.There are more than 130 Australian craft beers on offer alongside pub food with an Aussie twist including gourmet crocodile and kangaroo pizzas.