Top Things to do in Greater Sydney
Top Hotels in Greater Sydney
- 1. Grand Mercure The Hills Lodge
- 2. Travelodge Hotel Sydney Airport
- 3. Quest St Leonards
- 4. Citadines Connect Sydney Airport
- 5. The Branksome Hotel & Residences
- 6. Rydges Sydney Airport Hotel
- 7. Park Regis Concierge Apartments
- 8. Vibe Hotel North Sydney
- 9. Coogee Sands Hotel & Apartments
- 10. View Sydney
9 Bodies of Water in Greater Sydney That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Greater Sydney, Australia including Freshwater Rockpool, The Basin, Narrabeen Lagoon State Park, Nepean River, Prospect Reservoir, North Narrabeen Ocean Rockpool, Fairy Bower Sea Pool, Dee Why Lagoon, La Perouse Bay.
Restaurants in Greater Sydney
1. Freshwater Rockpool
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
Freshwater rockpool is located on the northern beaches in Sydney. The rockpool is neatly tucked into the headland between Curl Curl Beach and Freshwater Beach. There are excellent facilities available with change rooms, showers, toilets and parking. The pool is a 50m olympic size swimming pool with marked lanes. There is also a fabulous boardwalk above the pool which continues onto Curl Curl Beach
Reviewed By Ellemay - Sydney, Australia
Freshwater Rockpool is a wonderful for swimming laps or just enjoying a quick dip and it’s totally free ! . The pool is cleaned frequently so it’s best to check the roster on the northern beaches council website before heading off. There are change room, toilets and parking available.
2. The Basin
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 29 reviews
Reviewed By kyledF4021JA
Excellent camping place or day visit in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park with easy access to good facilities and supplies. Vehicle access from Terrey Hills. Very calm and picturesque. Free roaming native animals. Excellent electric bbq and covered areas for other day-only events. Very worthwhile trip on the ferry across from Palm Beach but get to Palm Beach early. This place can fill quickly and early
3. Narrabeen Lagoon State Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 177 reviews
Reviewed By JElliot32 - New South Wales, Australia
The track around Narrabeen Lagoon is about 8.5 km long and can be walked at an steady pace in about 2 hours. The track is across flat ground for its whole distance, and while surfaces underfoot vary from gravel to paved sections and stretches of boardwalks, it is all easy walking. For me, the highlights are walking through the remnant littoral rainforest, the near constant views of the lake, and the abundant birdlife. Not surprisingly, there plenty of waterbirds like cormorants, pelicans and black swans, but you might also see bush birds like fairy wrens, willie wagtails and king parrots. The track does follow busy Wakehurst Parkway for some km, but there is bush between the road and track to help buffer the traffic noise. (Plus, lovely views across the lake also take your mind away from the traffic.) On the north side of the lake there is also a sidetrack that follows Deep Creek. On my last circuit of the lake my friend and I thought we would investigate this track. My advice: don't bother. We only walked it for about 400m beyond the Deep Creek Reserve and the bridge over the creek. The terrain was rough and the vegetation patchy and uninspiring, with stretches dominated by thickets of lantana. Dumped household rubbish didn't add to the appeal
4. Nepean River
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By 710ChrisM710 - New South Wales, Australia
We often have picnics here and actually got married beside the river at the Nepean Weir many years ago. The is a lovely relaxing place where families and couples can come and enjoy time together.
5. Prospect Reservoir
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By carolynneh804
Great place for a picnic or bbq plenty of tables and chairs at the picnic area and lots of educational information relating to the reservoir itself.
6. North Narrabeen Ocean Rockpool
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3 reviews
North Narrabeen ocean rockpool is located at the entrance of Narrabeen Lagoon nestled into the cliff face of North Narrabeen beach. The pool and timber boardwalk around the pool was built in the 1930's. The wooden boardwalk separates the 50 metre pool and the rock platform wider pool which is suited to families. There are plenty of excellent amenities with toilets, change rooms, and parking
Reviewed By reise686 - Sydney, Australia
One of our favorite spots especially during low tide as this is when the rocks are exposed. Convenient facilities.
7. Fairy Bower Sea Pool
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 4 reviews
8. Dee Why Lagoon
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By jmeem42016 - Dee Why, Australia
I have lived on the northern beaches 46 years and in that time Dee Why has earned the reputation of being the most overdeveloped suburb, not helped by the chainsaw massacre of 2018 when our Council destroyed many beautiful trees on Oaks Ave with no justifiable reason. So I was really surprised when my lady virtually dragged me along to visit the Dee Why Lagoon, the path to which starts from the DY Surf Life Saving Club at the northern end of the Strand. Within a few metres you leave the restaurants and apartment buildings behind, and must push your way through the spinifex and other long grass with the lagoon on your left and a sand bank blocking your view of the beach on the right. To be sure, some idiots have done their best to trash the start of the path but they probably found the going uninviting so soon the lagoon seems pristine and you imagine there are creatures hidden in the scrub next to the pathway. Off in the distance you can see Pittwater Road but the caretakers seem to have made that side of the lagoon harder to access so maybe some wildlife has a better chance to survive, even breed. The path is 800 metres and about halfway there is an access to the beach from where you can see both Long Reef and as far back as the Dee Why Rock Pool next to the Strand. If you follow the main path it ends at the point on the beach where they open the lagoon to the ocean if required to release excess water. The lagoon itself is fed from a fresh water creek that runs through nearby Dee Why park so I assume the lagoon (unlike Narrabeen Lagoon) is fresh water. You can cross over here to Long Reef or return either along the beach or the way you came to Dee Why. It is a very pleasant place and I suggest an hour for it.
