The Briars, Wahroonga, Heritage site in Wahroonga, Australia.

The Briars is a residence at 14 Woonona Avenue, Wahroonga, designed in 1895 by architect Charles Herbert Halstead for William Alexander Balcombe. It faces Woonona Avenue and was built on Lot 16 of the Bundarra Estate, which Jessie Edith Balcombe purchased in April 1895.

The Briars was built in 1895 for William Alexander Balcombe on land from the 1892 Bundarra Estate subdivision, part of John Terry Hughes's 1842 grant. Architect Charles Herbert Halstead designed it, financed by a mortgage from Balcombe's employer William Henry Hargraves. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

The house reveals how affluent families lived during the colonial era and beyond, with rooms and furnishings showing the daily habits and lifestyle of past residents. Walking through the spaces gives a sense of how people organized their homes and spent their time.

The Briars stands at 14 Woonona Avenue in Wahroonga, a short walk from the North Shore railway line that opened in 1890 and spurred the district's first residential expansion. The house faces Woonona Avenue on land that was part of the 1892 Bundarra Estate subdivision. It is a private residence, so visitors view the exterior and streetscape from the public road rather than the interior.

The house is named after the building on Saint Helena where Napoleon Bonaparte first stayed during his exile. William Alexander Balcombe, who built The Briars in 1895, was the grandson of William Balcombe, the East India Company agent on the island at that time.