By Light Rail
There is now a NEW way to travel to the Parramatta Female Factory from Parramatta Railway Station. The Parramatta Light Rail offers a service from Parramatta Square to Ngara Station is only 100 metres from the Parramatta Female Factory. Please click on the link below for a guide on times and directions.
Parramatta Light Rail to the Parramatta Female Factory
By Train and Free Shuttle Bus
Exit western side of Parramatta Railway Station (Westfield side) – walk west to Church St – walk north along Church St past St John’s Cathedral – turn right – Shuttle Bus Stop (free every 10 minutes) on corner Church St and George St. Catch shuttle bus– alight at Parramatta Leagues Club stop – walk north along O’Connell to Fennel St – turn left. Walk along Fleet Street – walk past first gate/driveway on left (Roman Catholic Orphanage) – turn left at the second driveway (Greenup Drive) – walk 100m to Commemorative Wall on left.
By Ferry
F3 Ferry Guide from transportnsw.info
By car
No parking on the site, please park in Fleet St or O’Connell St Carpark
Visiting the Parramatta Female Factory Friends Rooms
If you wish to visit the Parramatta Female Factory Friends we are now located (since August 2022) in Francis Greenway designed 1821 Matron’s Quarters and Administration Building.
The entry is found walking down the pedestrian avenue between the Matron’s Quarters and Administration Building, which should be on your left and on the right is the Francis Greenway designed 1821 Female Factory Hospital. When we are open, we will have our signage and a way-finder flag outside the entrance door.
Inside you will see a Visitors sign in book (mandatory for all visitors) as you walk into the Parramatta Female Factory Friends Display Room and where we various items for sale. The Gordon Tea Room serves tea and coffee with refreshments whenever we have General Meetings every second month, Talks and Events (which are all posted on Facebook).
Through the archway from the Friends Display Room is the Parramatta Female Factory Friends Research Centre and Babbette Smith Library Collection. This is where we hold a large collection of books specific and ancillary to Female Convict Research. You will find both computers and microfiche readers with Research volunteers to assist in your research.
