I took the ferry from circular quay to manly which takes 30 mins. It is a nice cruise passing through the bridge and opera house so you can take good photos. there're many good restaurants around manly beach too. it's a good place to go and enjoy the sea breeze.

Caught the manly ferry from circular quay which is a must - but manly ipad not visited for about 5 years, looked run down and lots of homeless people. Beach was a bit dirty and shops looked run down. I stayed about 2 hours and got back on ferry to Sydney, beach was ok for swim but I did not... More

The Manly beach is great. It is near the shops and cafes and is long and clean. Everything you want from a beach. We were staying in Manly so it was handy but still worth a visit and only a short walk from the ferry.

Best fish & chips ever had.. shops are very shopper friendly.. some upper scale and the rest perfect for that special souvenir.

Noosa and Manly both have something special for me - hard to define - but they both feel more natural than the concrete jungle of Bondi. Still good for swimming, lovely to walk down - a good variety of cafes and restaurants nearby - parking may be the only issue as it is difficult at times to park near where... More

Fortunately I wasn't traveling with my family, but I had walked from the ferry directly to the beach and found a spot, by 1pm, I realized that this prime spot was topless. There is a family friendly spot about a 100 meters down the beach.

Manly seemed liked the perfect beach for the avid SUPer or the beginner surfer. The weather was too cold when we visited for us to do this, but there were some die-hards out there. The experienced surfers are on the more adventuresome beaches

Too many people but nice to have a nice beach close by and still enjoy amenities, nice place to chill with friends, go for a walk and ejoy the sunshine

Manly beach is just as good if not better than Bondi Beach. You can get the Manly Ferry from the city and it only takes around 35 mins. Manly has lots of great restaurants from take aways to fine dinning. Well worth a visit .