MANLY BEACH

Description

Essentials about Manly Beach in brief

The 1.5-kilometer-long Manly Beach is one of Sydney’s most popular northern beaches and can be easily reached by ferry in half an hour from Circular Quay. Locals like to claim that at Manly they are only seven miles from Sydney, but a million miles from all everyday worries. A visit to this wonderful coastal suburb quickly convinces you of this.

Activities on Manly Beach

The town got its name in 1788 from Captain Arthur Phillip, the first governor of New South Wales, who was deeply impressed by the self-confident and manly (“manly”) behavior of the Aboriginal people from the area. Between a quiet beach facing Sydney Harbour on one side and a well-visited surfing beach on the other, Manly is laid-back and relaxed. Especially among families, Manly and Manly Beach are popular destinations because of its fine, soft sand.

At one end of Manly Beach is a sheltered ocean pool. Queenscliff at the northern end of the beach is an excellent surf spot for both beginners and experienced surfers. Many of Australia’s top surfing champions have made their first attempts on the board here, and the first World Surfing Championship was also held here in 1964. At the southern end of the beach, a path runs from the Manly Surf Lifesaving Club to Shelley Beach, popular with joggers, cyclists and locals alike.

Shopping, eating and drinking in Manly

From Manly harbor, the palm-fringed Manly Corso leads to Steyne Promenade, where you can stock up on all the beach essentials from surfboards to bikinis in the numerous surf stores. In Manly you generally have a good choice of shopping, restaurants, bars and clubs.