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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.

MacCallum pool Cremorne Point

Andrew “Boy” Charlton

Dawn Fraser Pool

Murray Rose, Double Bay

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.

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:

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

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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 Beach

Kutty Beach

Sirius Cove Beach

Edwards Beach

Watson’s Bay Baths

Woolwich Baths

Balmoral Baths

Greenwich Baths

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

The Botanic Gardens

Observatory Hill

Barangaroo

Wendy’s Secret Garden

Balmoral beach

Cremorne Point

Nielsen Park

Parsley Bay

Bradley’s Head

From 2 km to 80 km, choose the walk or trail to suit the time you have, the season, and what you want to experience; city or coast, bush or beaches, easy to challenging.

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