32 Manning Street, Watson ACT 2602, Australia
The property sits on a land parcel of 908 m². It is a standalone house occupying that full lot.
Exhibition Park is about 0.4 km away, roughly a 5‑minute walk from the house. The park hosts large showgrounds and multi‑building events.
Watson is serviced by ACTION bus routes R9 and 50, with route 53 running on nearby Antill Street. Phillip Avenue also provides light‑rail service between Civic and Gungahlin Town Centre.
The annual National Folk Festival takes place at Exhibition Park, just 0.5 km from the property. The former Starlight Drive‑In site, a historic cinema, is approximately 0.9 km away.
The suburb sits on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, overlain in places by Quaternary alluvium. This rock includes the limestone that gave Canberra its original name “Limestone Plains.”
Watson is bordered by the Federal Highway, Phillip Avenue and Antill Street, providing key arterial connections to the surrounding region.
Yes, the former Canberra Hog Farm (1929‑1956) occupied a large part of north Watson, and the Starlight Drive‑In, one of Canberra’s two historic drive‑in theatres, was located on the Federal Highway, both within about a kilometre of the house.
