Whether you want to catch some waves or some well-earned R&R while the kids play - this list of the best beaches on the Northern Beaches is your complete guide to having fun in the sun in 2019 and 2020 - that’s for shore!
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Coastal style is one of the fastest-growing interior design trends in 2019, and this beach-inspired decor reaches homes far along our Northern Beaches.
Manly had been envisaged as a seaside resort by Henry Gilbert Smith in the 1850s. An early map (1822) shows a plan of a proposed township of Manly. Certainly, the quiet waters of North Harbour would have afforded greater protection for the small boats that were the only link with Sydney during that period. By the early 1820’s scattered settlement began in the Manly Cove and North Harbour areas.
Balgowlah Heights is the name given to the area South of Balgowlah which extends to Dobroyd Head. The land rises South, culminating in the mass of Dobroyd Head, with views from the Arabanoo and Crater Cove looking out over Sydney heads.