Saturday Parliament House walk - spring gardens, views, architecture

Come explore the little known gardens around new Parliament House on this easy and varied walk.

We will start at the pretty Lennox Gardens car park by the lake; wend our way through an embassy quarter; and then follow a curving path into the usually deserted native gardens planted around the base of Parliament House.

We'll also visit a 'secret' formal garden with lovely vistas across north Canberra, as well as the grand forecourt of the public entrance with more stunning views.

Not surprisingly, this is an on-leash walk only but there’s lots of variety and interest for humans and our dogs - plus intriguing 'wabbit' scents within the native garden.

This is an easy, mainly paved walk of approx 6 km, and with a group will take about 2 hours to complete. There are several public toilets en route.

There's pay parking at the Lennox Gardens car park off Flynn Drive as well as in the Hyatt Hotel car parks.

Important info:

• You walk entirely at your own risk and you are wholly responsible for your own, and your dog's, behaviour; by rsvping 'yes' to this walk you understand and agree to this condition.
• We ask $7.50 per adult to be paid by card to the guide at the beginning of the walk - children (under 18) walk free of charge. The charge helps cover our meetup subscription, insurance, internet, petrol, and other costs. We will gladly refund this if you are not happy for any reason.
• For more information about how we operate our walks, go to our FAQ page.