Photo: Tom Park/Destination NSW
On Spit Bridge s south side, make your way to Chinamans Beach, which gets full sun but also has a shady adjacent park (Rosherville Reserve) with playground and BBQ facilities. A 20-minute walk onwards through posh suburbia brings you to Balmoral Beach, which has lovely sands, 1920s promenade and several restaurants.
These are the only well-known parts of Middle Harbour, but explore further by boat, kayak, car or on foot and you ll find a series of watery indentations, leafy suburbs and national park. You will now receive updates from Traveller Newsletter
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Thousands of people have flocked to Sydney s beaches to celebrate Australia Day as temperatures surge beyond 40C.
Car parks at Balmoral Beach, Clifton Gardens Reserve, Chinamans Beach, Royal National Park and Clontarf Reserve have been closed, with beach goers asked to rethink their plans.
One Twitter user said there was no beachside parking left when they arrived at Balmoral Beach at 6.30am. I had to park in a backstreet. Walked past and had a quick chat with a few people planning on being there all day, just getting in early to reserve a spot, the Twitter user wrote.
All beaches in the Mosman area on the Northern Beaches were almost at capacity by 10am, with the council warning people to stay clear of the area.
A frustrated beachgoer has exposed the double standards of Sydney s coronavirus response after families were banned from using the barbecues at Bondi Beach on Australia Day - but thousands were allowed to sunbathe on the shore.
Michael Brunelli, who appeared on season six of the reality show Married at First Sight, filmed the fenced off grassy knoll and picnic area at North Bondi, in the city s east, on Tuesday. I m going to show you the Bondi logic here, he said. They ve shut down the BBQ area and the hill to prevent crowds.
Michael Brunelli, who appeared on season six of Married At First Sight, exposed the double standards with Sydney s coronavirus response at Bondi Beach