Discover the Beaches

Take a Dip in our Ocean Pools

The Northern Beaches has many beautiful ocean pools to choose from and they are cleaned and maintained by the Northern Beaches Council. Our top picks are:

• Fairy Bower Pool

• North & South Beaches Curl Curl Pools

• Mona Vale Beach Pool

• Bilgola Beach Pool

Wine & Dine

Manly showcases some of the best food and wine in Sydney, with a mix of flavours including our ‘Aussie local’ - the Harbord Diggers. Whatever you’re craving, the Northern Beaches has you sorted. A few of our other favourites include: The Corner at Queenscliff, Seaside Thai, The Cook Room, Wings & Tins, The Bistro Manly and Manly Skiff Club.

Sample a Brew

With a range of craft beer breweries and a boutique distillery on the Northern Beaches, you can take your time to visit them individually for a tour and sample what they have on offer. The beers and spirits are also available at various bottleshops.

• 4 Pines Brewing Company

• Dad & Dave's Brewing

• 7th Day Brewery

• Modus Operandi Brewing Company

• Nomad Brewing Co.

• Manly Spirits Co. Distillery

Hire a Surfboard

Ever wanted to learn how to surf or are you a budding surfer looking to join the locals in Manly? You can easily hire a surfboard at Manly Surfboards Hire from $15 along with wetsuit hire. So you can come to the beach without having to worry about lugging around the heavy boards and wetsuits. You can also hire a locker meaning you can surf, stress-free.

Shop 3, 49 North Steyne, Manly 02 9976 0591 www.manlysurfhire.com.au

Grab some great Accommodation

If you’re a local or a tourist, why not enjoy a stay at one of our beautiful venues and discover or rediscover the beauty this little slice of heaven has to offer. Our top picks for accommodation includes

NRMA Lakeside

Enjoy a weekend getaway just moments from your doorstep. NRMA Sydney Lakeside Holiday Park is one of the only beachfront caravan and camping locations in Sydney, located in Narrabeen on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. The park has several accommodation options to include all styles and budgets.

Q Station

The Q Station offers stylish hotel accommodation, interactive tours and group activities, restaurants and a unique destination for weddings, events and conferences.

Novotel

Situated in the middle of Manly right on the beachfront. Novotel offers incredible ocean views, while also being in the hub of the hustle and bustle of Manly.

Relax at Manly 16ft Skiff Sailing Club

After a long day swimming, surfing and shopping in Manly, nothing quite finishes the day off perfectly than watching the sunset at Manly 16ft Skiff Sailing Club. Situated just a short walk from Manly’s famous Wharf, you can watch it turn from day to night with a cold one in hand. Their delicious food showcases the best of Manly with fresh seafood and delicious mains to share. This is the perfect meeting spot.

Cnr Stuart St & East Esplanade,Manly | www.manlyskiff.com.au

Explore and discover our surf beaches

From Manly to Palm Beach, we have 23 beautiful beaches to choose from, most with wonderful rock pools and plenty of options to feel sand under your feet. With each having it's own personality, our top picks are:

• Whale Beach

• North & South Curl Curl Beaches

• Bilgola Beach

• Freshwater Beach

Just remember to swim between the flags and you will always be in good hands.

Snorkel Cabbage Tree Bay, Manly

Covering an area of approximately 20 hectares, Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve includes seven main types of habitat: sandy beaches, rocky shores, rocky reefs, kelp, seagrass beds, sandy seabed and open water. The reserve harbours an abundance of sea-life, including the blue groper, cuttlefish and wobbegong sharks. Recreational activities are allowed in the reserve such as swimming, snorkelling, scuba diving, underwater photography and boating. Fishing or collecting any marine life is not permitted.

Surf the Surf Breaks

Manly is one of the best known surfing spots in Australia and the world. Manly Beach stretches 1.3 kilometres from Fairy Bower on the southern headland to Queenscliff.

Facing directly east, it is one of the most consistent breaks in Sydney on a northeasterly or easterly swell, and one of the few city beaches that handles southerly winds well.

The breaks are divided into two regions: the beach itself and the Bower area on the southern headland. There is also an offshore bombora, the Queenscliff Bombie, off the northern headland.

In most swells the northern end of the beach around North Steyne and Queenscliff have the largest surf, with size tapering toward Manly Point.