Great Mackerel Beach

A surf-village beach between the headlands, relaxed and easy-going. Salty, friendly and made for a beachside stroll.

Semi-rural and bush-wrapped on Ku-ring-gai's doorstep — acreage, big skies and trails out the back. Where the northern beaches go quiet and green.

Leafy and harbour-edged, with bushland and Forty Baskets beach close by. Quiet, green and made for a scenic walk.

Bush-edged northern-beaches suburbia, with reserves and quiet streets. Leafy, family-paced and good for a walk.

Peninsula surf and a laid-back village, with the beach and Pittwater both close. Relaxed, salty and easy-going with a dog.

Brookie's swapped sheds for breweries, and most pour with a dog at your feet. Light-industrial by day, beer-garden social by arvo, a quick hop from Manly sand.

A calm harbour beach with Clontarf Reserve's green and Spit views close by. Family-friendly, leafy and made for a sand-and-stroll day.

Manly's leafy neighbour, with the bushland of Manly Dam close and a village that ticks every errand. Family-paced, green and easy-going with a dog.

Leafy and bush-edged above the beaches, with ocean close by. Quiet, green and made for a coastal-hinterland walk.

Leafy and harbour-edged, with bushland and Manly Dam's trails close by. Quiet, green and made for a proper walk.