This beautiful, and quieter beach is also home to famed Sardinian fine diner, Pilu at Freshwater. The next beach up from Manly’s huge expanse of golden sand (so large it’s technically three beaches, Queenscliff, North Steyne and South Steyne) is Freshwater Beach, which is famous in surfing history as the very first location Duke Kahanamoku demonstrated surf board riding to Australian audiences in 1914. Even they have a local brewery bar on board too so you can kick back on what is ostensibly a harbour cruise for your commute. You can get the fast ferry, which is private and has a bar on board, or the big public ferry and use your opal card. But by far the nicest public transport in Sydney is a ferry. Buses are a good bet, especially since the introduction of the double decker yellow B-Line bus service that runs as often as every ten minutes between the CBD and Mona Vale and features in-seat USB chargers.
Driving can see you get caught in snaggly traffic over the Spit Bridge (especially if you’re unlucky and it needs to open for a particularly lofty yacht). There is no trainline in Sydney’s Northern Beaches so it’s a matter of car, bus or ferry. Once she got older it was all about waterfront drinks at “the office” where locals gather on a Sunday to sink beers on the grassy verge overlooking the harbour. It’s the kind of place where your mum always had beach towels in the boot so you could meet her for a swim after school during summer, and your weekends consisted of nippers in the morning followed by a pink iced doughnut from the local bakery” says Alice Donaldson, who grew up in Manly. People come here for surfing, sunshine, skateboarding, swimming, snorkelling, kayaking, hiking and beach volleyball. Just how many beaches are too manly for one suburb to have? Well, Manly has eight, which explains why water defines pretty much every aspect of life in this desirable suburb on the Northern Beaches of Sydney.
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