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Sydney: Bondi to Barrenjoey Lighthouse
Sydney, New South Wales, AU · 8 stops · 75 km (46.6 mi) · about 2 h 1 min driving · 15 spoken stories
For coastal lovers and surfers, this 121-minute drive hugs Sydney's Northern Beaches from Bondi's famous Icebergs club to Palm Beach and the Barrenjoey Lighthouse. You'll pass dramatic clifftop lookouts, legendary surf breaks at Manly and Narrabeen, and quiet beaches like Whale Beach before reaching the final headland.
Photo: me, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
From Bondi Beach to Barrenjoey Lighthouse, Palm Beach
The stops
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Bondi Icebergs Club
The Bondi Icebergs Swimming Club is an Australian winter swimmers club, located at the southern end of Bondi Beach in Sydney, New South Wales. The swimming club was established in 1929 and has a small museum on the first floor.
“Here we are at the southern end of Bondi Beach, at the Bondi Icebergs Club.”
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The Gap, Watsons Bay
The Gap is an ocean cliff at South Head in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The area, which faces the Tasman Sea, is located in the suburb of Watsons Bay. Although the cliff is a popular tourist destination, it has infamy for suicides.
“This is The Gap, an ocean cliff at South Head looking straight out at the Tasman Sea, here in Watsons Bay.”
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North Head
The North Head Quarantine Station is a heritage-listed former quarantine station and associated buildings that is now a tourist attraction at North Head Scenic Drive, on the north side of Sydney Harbour at North Head, near Manly.
“We're out on North Head, the northern jaw of Sydney Harbour, near Manly.”
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Manly Beach and The Corso
Manly Beach is a beach situated among the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia. From north to south, the three main sections are Queenscliff, North Steyne and South Steyne.
“Welcome to Manly.”
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Freshwater Beach
Freshwater is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Freshwater is located 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council and is part of the Northern Beaches region.
“Freshwater, seventeen kilometres north east of the city, and arguably the birthplace of Australian board riding.”
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North Narrabeen Beach
North Narrabeen is a suburb in northern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 25 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council. North Narrabeen is part of the Northern Beaches region.
“North Narrabeen, twenty five kilometres north of the city, and for surfers this name carries real weight.”
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Whale Beach
Whale Beach is a northern beachside suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Whale Beach is located 40 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council, in the Northern Beaches region.
“Whale Beach, forty kilometres north of the city, and one of the quieter jewels of the Northern Beaches.”
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Palm Beach and Barrenjoey Head
lunchPalm Beach is a suburb in the Northern Beaches of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Palm Beach is located 41 kilometres (25 mi) north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council.
“This is the end of the road, literally.”
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