The Hero Of Waterloo - The Rocks - Sydney - New South Wales
The rough cut sandstone walls and heavy timber beams of the interior of The Hero Of Waterloo evoke an atmosphere of the rough mariners life.
This Hotel was built by George Pato, a Stonemason in 1843.
The Hero Of Waterloo is the source of many local stories of concealed trapdoors, saillors and rum smuggling.
Standing for what must be getting onto over 180 years, the Waterloo serves as a guide to our dark colonial past. Be it the hand-chiselled sandstone walls or the smuggler's tunnel leading to the harbour, which is a Historic Australia Landmark as classified by the Heritage Council and The National Trust. It's not just a living museum but a wonderful place for a drink. It's also as haunted as a pub gets
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