Sydney's Best Sunday Roast! 8kms Hike: Centennial & A Secret Park / Surry Hills!

This is the perfect Sunday Session for a CHRISTMAS IN JULY Roast. Forrester's Hotel in Surry Hills is the perfect pub, and according to Time Out Magazine their "Winter Yorkie" is a perfect (one of the best) Sunday meals.

(UPDATE: Good Food / SMH just posted about our Sunday Roast lunch spot!!!
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1F2XqTYsmz/)

THE HIKE (30 MAX Hikers).
We meet just past the gates by the magazine stand at Edgecliff Station, then out the ass end of the station down this cool stairwell towards ... it's a lovely walk / secret trail to this hidden park in Paddington you've probably never seen (Trumper Park). We'll have a 5min rest stop by the lake (I took one of my favourite pics of Giuseppe Labrador there - R.I.P. to my best pal). It's such a peaceful spot. I used to break COVID rules and have tinder dates back there too!

From there we'll exit into Woollhara, one of the prettiest suburbs in Sydney... window shopping all the antique / fashion shops / Simon Johnson's amazing cheese shop. Queen Street is something to see. After crossing Oxford St, we'll walk a loop of Centennial Park - a quiet, beautiful part of Sydney. We'll see horse riding, dogs, folks exercising, picnics, and more... if you've never been, this is a must see.

Not far away, we'll move into Slurry Surry Hills... up the coolest street filled with restaurants and cafes: Crown Street. Once we hit the centre of Surry Hills, we make a left on Foveaux Street, and bang - Forrester's Hotel is right there for Noon Sunday Session Start. It really is the perfect neighbourhood pub for a winter meal.

I'm getting a beer, and I'm ordering "The Winter Yorkie" (pic), but of course - order what you fancy!

THE OTHER STUFF.
a) Don’t be late.
b) The cost. The hike is $10. Cash or PayID.
c) Honour Your RSVP. No shows when I put my credit card down for a lunch reservation? You’ll be nudged out of the group.
d) Fitness. 8.5kms hike. Nothing super technical / challenging so be able to walk at a 4-4.5kms per hour pace.
e) Transport. Edgecliff Station (easy), and Forrester's is close to Central Station.

This is a really cool mix of secret (and known) parks, lux (and slick / hip) neighbourhoods, and of course a delicious Sunday meal!
See you then. MJ