Give the sleep-in a miss this Friday. Yes, it’s a public holiday and that is usually such a day’s prerogative, but this is ANZAC Day and there are respects to be paid; Dawn Services to attend.    

After the formal proceedings draw to an end, a watering hole is the next port of call, and the historic Rocks area will be humming with thirsty diggers and civvies alike.     

Here’s where you can get a rare sense of the camaraderie fostered by patriots, Australian veterans of wars and peacekeeping deployments. Join in a game of Two-up and if you’re lucky, hear a story or two from a digger.

One of the oldest pubs in Sydney – The Australian Hotel plays host to the city’s largest Two-up arena. 

Complete with camouflage netting and diggers to host games, there’ll be plenty of action and entertainment, icy cold all-Aussie beers and Aussie tucker.

 The Australian Hotel
100 Cumberland Street, The Rocks, Sydney 2000, (02) 9247 2229
ANZAC Day celebrations, Friday 25 April, noon – late