Guide to Cambridge Gardens New South Wales Australia

Cambridge Gardens is a small residential suburb in the northern part of Penrith, about 53 kilometres west of central Sydney. It sits just north of Cambridge Park beside The Northern Road, and is a quiet pocket of houses, a primary school and a local shopping centre.

Known For

• A small, quiet residential suburb
• Next to Wianamatta Regional Park
• Ten minutes from central Penrith

The suburb was built in the late 1970s and 1980s, with curving streets and cul-de-sacs around a central reserve. Werrington Downs lies to the east, and to the north is the former defence land that has become a regional park and the new suburb of Jordan Springs.

Things To Do in Cambridge Gardens

Wianamatta Regional Park

For most of the twentieth century a huge tract of land north of the suburb was fenced off for munitions manufacture and testing. Much of it is now a regional park protecting Cumberland Plain woodland, with walking and cycling tracks and mobs of kangaroos and emus that are descended from animals kept on the site.

Local Parks

Reserves and playgrounds are scattered through the suburb, and paths link them with the sports grounds of Cambridge Park.

Nearby

The Penrith Lakes, with the Olympic regatta centre and a summer swimming beach, are a short drive west through Cranebrook.

Where To Stay

There is no accommodation in Cambridge Gardens.

Hotels and motels are found in Penrith.

Eat & Drink

The local shopping centre has a few takeaways and a cafe. Penrith and Jordan Springs have more choice.

History

Cambridge Gardens is Dharug country. The land was farmland on the edge of the defence site until it was subdivided as an extension of Cambridge Park.

Getting to Cambridge Gardens

Drive via the M4 and The Northern Road, about 55 minutes from the city centre. Buses run from Penrith and Kingswood stations.