Freshwater
Worth seeing in and around Freshwater
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Manly Beach
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.
1.2 km · beach situated in Sydney's Northern Beaches, Australia · Wikipedia - 02Sydney Harbour National Park
The Sydney Harbour National Park is an Australian national park comprising parts of Port Jackson, Sydney and its foreshores and various islands. The 392-hectare national park lies in New South Wales and was created progressively, from 1975.
3.9 km · National Park in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia - 03Shelly Beach
Shelly Beach is a beach located in Manly, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is adjacent to North Head and Fairy Bower.
2.7 km · beach in Manly, New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia - 04Manly Dam
The Manly Dam is a heritage-listed dam near King Street, Manly Vale with a reservoir extending into Allambie Heights, both in the Northern Beaches Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is often used as a place to have recreational activities.
2.8 km · dam in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia - 05Fairy Bower Beach
Fairy Bower is a beach in the Manly area of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Fairy Bower is an affluent area, located close to Shelly Beach and North Head.
2.3 km · beach in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia - 06Westfield Warringah Mall
Westfield Warringah Mall is a large indoor/outdoor shopping centre in the suburb of Brookvale in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney.
2.3 km · shopping mall in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia - 07Stony Range Flora Reserve
Stony Range Botanic Garden is a botanic garden specialising in native Australian flora located in Dee Why, New South Wales, Australia. The garden is wheelchair accessible, has walking tracks of varying lengths and inclinations, and can be booked for functions and weddings.
2.3 km · botanical garden in Dee Why, New South Wales · Wikipedia - 08Brookvale Oval
Brookvale Oval is a stadium located in the Sydney suburb of Brookvale. It is primarily used for rugby league as the home ground of the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League.
2.4 km · Sports stadium and home ground of the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles · Wikipedia - 09Manly Oval
Manly Oval is a sporting ground located in Manly, New South Wales, Australia, primarily used for cricket and rugby union. The ground serves as the home ground for the Manly Marlins and Manly Warringah District Cricket Club.
2.2 km · park in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia - 10Little Manly Beach
Little Manly Beach is situated on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour, within Little Manly Cove, which is separated from the larger Manly Cove by Manly Point.
3.1 km · beach in Australia · Wikipedia
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Getting to Freshwater
- Airports
- Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD), 21 km · Newcastle (NTL), 121 km
- Williamtown → Freshwater119 km · quickest by road, 3h · A$21–28
- Gold Coast → Freshwater674 km · quickest by air, 5h 37m · A$250–370
- Toowoomba → Freshwater694 km · quickest by air, 5h 25m · A$250–370
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Freshwater
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Freshwater. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIn the south, the Northern Beaches are connected to Circular Quay by the famous Manly Ferry, running every fifteen minutes between Manly and the (Sydney City Centre).
- Get inFrom the north, there is also Palm Beach Ferries which operates between Palm Beach and Ettalong (on the Central Coast) and runs every hour or two.
- Get aroundThere are a couple of specialised local service ferries around the northern beaches.
- Get aroundThe Church Point Ferry company provides services on Pittwater between Church Point and Scotland Island.
From Wikivoyage: Sydney/Northern Beaches, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-05.
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Next door to Freshwater
Freshwater is 12 km from Sydney, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Manlysuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia2.2 km
- Dee Whysuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia2.7 km
- Curl Curlsuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia1.1 km
- Balgowlahsuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia2.9 km
- North Curl Curllocality in New South Wales, Australia2.1 km
- Brookvalesuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia2.3 km