Plan your visit
Everything you need to know to plan your visit to the Memorial.
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Entry
Opening hours
Where to find us
Map of the grounds
Galleries
Parking
Public transport, walking and cycling
Cloak room
Accessibility
Tours, cafés and what's on
Entry
Entry is free. Tickets not required.
Opening hours
Galleries, shop and cafés
Open daily, except Christmas Day.
Galleries: 10 am to 5 pm (progressively closed from 4 pm)
Last Post Ceremony: 4.30 pm
Memorial shop: 10 am to 4.30 pm
Poppy’s Café: 9 am to 4 pm | The Cove Café: 10 am to 3 pm
Charles Bean Research Centre
For research assistance and collection item requests.
Monday to Friday: 10 am to 4.30 pm | Saturday: 1 pm to 4.30 pm
Closed Sundays and public holidays.
Map of the grounds
Galleries
Our permanent galleries feature more than 7,000 objects from the Memorial's collection.
We also regularly feature special exhibitions that are on display for a limited time.
Please note the Memorial is undergoing redevelopment and some galleries may be temporarily closed.
Parking
P1 - free underground parking
Enter via Fairbairn Ave (see map). Accessible parking available.
Clearance is 2.3m. Take the stairs, covered ramp or lift to reach the east entrance.
P1 has 4 electric vehicle charging stations. They accept credit/debit card payments.
P2 - free outdoor parking
Enter via Treloar Cres (see map). Accessible parking available.
Follow the path through the Sculpture Garden to reach the west entrance.
Taxis and rideshares
There is a drop-off and pick-up area in P1 underground.
Coaches and buses
The coach bay is on Treloar Cres near the CEW Bean Research Building (see map).
Caravans, campervans, trailers and over-height vehicles
There is currently no parking for caravans, campervans, trailers and over-height vehicles.
Public transport
We're a 10-15-min bus ride from the city. Catch the 54 bus from the City Interchange on East Row. Hop off at the bus stop on Limestone Ave or Fairbairn Ave.
See Transport Canberra Timetables
Walking and cycling
We're about 2km from the city centre.
There are paved walking and cycle paths that lead to the Memorial's entrance, with pedestrian crossings and traffic lights. The pedestrian path to the east of the Parade Ground has steps. The path to the west has an incline but is pram and wheelchair accessible.
Bike racks are located behind Poppy’s Cafe.
Cloak room
There is a free cloak room in the main entrance foyer.
You can bring small handbags and camera cases in with you, but bags larger than 40x30x30cm will need to be cloaked.
Accessibility
We're committed to ensuring the Memorial is accessible for everyone, with accessible parking, wheelchair access, mobility aids and other facilities.
See Plan your visit: Accessibility
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