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Spend a day at a harbourside beach.
Whether you want to swim the Harbour, sail the harbour, walk the Harbour or just reflect on the Harbour, here are some recommended ways to make the most of the Harbour.
Welcome to the Harbour this Spring and Summer
The Harbour has a choice of swimming pools, east and west, north and south, each with its distinct character and easy access. Some are free, some charge a small entrance fee; all are safe, and all are open to the public.
https://www.nsw.gov.au/ministerial-releases/marrinawi-cove-upgrades-to-make-summer-splash-barangaroo
MacCallum pool Cremorne Point
Andrew “Boy” Charlton
Dawn Fraser Pool
Murray Rose, Double Bay
Watson’s Bay Baths
Woolwich Baths
Balmoral Baths
Greenwich Baths
Whether you want to swim the Harbour, sail the harbour, walk the Harbour or just reflect on the Harbour, here are some recommended ways to make the most of the Harbour.
Swim in a harbour pool
Sydney is renowned for its ocean beaches; think Manly, Palm Beach and Bondi. But there are eighteen beaches that locals know and love; each shaped from the harbour shores, each with character, often secluded, shaded and accessible by shore or water.
Balmoral
Milk Beach
Seven Shillings
Castle Rock
Shark Beach
Queens Beach
Camp Cove
Lady Martin
Lady Bay
Manly Beach
Hayes St Beach
Parsley Bay Beach
Washaway Beach
Athol Beach
Chinaman’s Bedach
Kutty Beach
Sirius Cove Beach
Edwards Beach
Bondi to Manly walk 80 ks
https://www.bonditomanly.com/track-notes-and-printable-maps
17 best walks in Sydney.
https://www.sydney.com/things-to-do/nature-and-parks/walks/best-walks
Barangaroo 2 ks
The Hermitage 1.8 ks
Spit to Manly 10 ks
Glebe Foreshore 4.5 ks
Pyrmont foreshore 6.5 ks
Woolloomooloo to Barangaroo 11.4 ks
Cremorne Point 3.3 ks
Balmoral to Taronga zoo 6.5 ks
Watsons Bay to Rose Bay 3.9 ks
Balls Head to Lavender Bay 1.8 ks
City Foreshore Walk 3.4 ks
Trails:
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Harbourside picnic spots.
Walks and Trails around the Harbour.
They’re all free.
Seeking a quiet “time-out” with a hamper and friends. Or just a patch of green to watch the sunset. Parks are
free to the public; select a spot with city views, gardens, beach or bush, secluded or shaded, here are some of our
favourites:
The Botanic Gardens
Observatory Hill
Barangaroo
Wendy’s Secret Garden
Balmoral beach
Cremorne Point
Nielsen Park
Parsley Bay
Bradley’s Head
Tall Ships to Sunset Dinners to JetBoats
Viator link
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Harbourside picnic spots.
On the Harbour
Public Ferry services
For $7 to $10 you can ride a public ferry across the harbour, to Manly, up the harbour to Parramatta,
to Taronga zoo, to Cockatoo Island, and to any one or more of forty-seven wharfs, every day of the week.
Ferry Maps – NSW Transport
Harbour Cruises.
Sydney is renowned for its ocean beaches; think Manly, Palm Beach and Bondi. But there are eighteen beaches that locals know and love; each shaped from the harbour shores, each with character, often secluded, shaded and accessible by shore or water.
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We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the foreshore lands, waters and sky, the Borogegal, Birrabirrigal, Cammeraygal, Dharug, Gadigal, Gayamagal, Wallumedegal and Wangal, Peoples. Highly significant to the Traditional Custodians, the creation story Boora Birra describes how the great eel spirit created the water courses known today as Sydney Harbour. It is also significant as the place of first contact between the Traditional custodians and non-aboriginal people.
Thank you Sarah Malone for your photography contribution.
