Welcome to Middle Harbour
The Northern Suburbs of Sydney represent the best of the good life!
The place where a big cosmopolitan city meets superb natural landscape and tiny shell-like harbour coves along to Middle Harbour. This is home to many sailing and cruising vessels. Entering into Middle Harbour either by road or water you will come across the Spit Bridge – this is an opening bridge. Check the opening times if you need to be on time.
Balmoral Beach has a stretch of restaurants, beautiful houses and expensive yachts. The beach is positioned with views over Sydney Harbour National Park and through ‘the heads’ – the gateway to Sydney Harbour. It’s the type of beach where you can take your rollerblades, dog, bike, sailboard (sailboards are for hire and the boatshed offers tuition) or just your picnic basket and take in the views. Balmoral Beach is not patrolled, it does have an enclosed swimming area.
Dining Out in Style:
You will be treated to some of Sydney’s best dining and viewing of an extremely picturesque and tranquil part of Sydney Harbour and perhaps the odd familiar face in the crowd!. A number of restaurants have their own jetty for the convenience of entering from the water front.
We can book your preferred mode of Yacht or Water Limousine to experience this dining as it should be! Contact us to include it to your itinerary – this is a must do!
Our Suggestions:
- Class dining at the Alchemy 731 lifts the bar of Mosman dining with a modern European Menu that shows off the inventiveness of head chef Derek Baker.
- Try the Italian hidden gem Vela Ristorante at Fergusons Boatshed boasting waterfront views and an excellent menu.
- Home-style Greek cooking goes well beyond moussaka at C’Aphrodite they serve huge portions that make this one of the best value restaurants in town.
- Orso Bay Restaurant at The Spit is a seafood delight serving you Sydney Rock Oysters as you watch the yachts sail through Middle Harbour.
- Awaba café has bi-fold doors that open to the passing parade on Balmoral Beach and the menu ranges from fish and chips to restaurant quality mains.
- The Bathers Pavilion provides a mediteranean style café and a top quality restaurant.
- High Tea at the Heritage-Listed Tearoom Gunner’s Barracks gives you a date with history and harbour views.
- The Buona Vista Hotel is a very popular local pub to enjoy a meal, a cold drink and a chat with the locals.
Water Activities:
Sydney Harbour provides choices, choices for you to try your hand at many water activities.
A little strenuous activity with a Half Day Eco Tour by Kayak, paddling up Middle Harbour on one of the worlds most beautiful waterways, with time to swim or relax on the beach all with a qualified Kayak guide might be what you are after.
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Stay the night and sleep on Sydney Harbour, charter your own private yacht. Your qualified Captain and crew take you on a sailing adventure discovering little inlets and secluded beaches along the way. Take a swim before lunch and enjoy a good stiff breeze in the sails in the afternoon before anchoring for the evening. Enjoy an aperitif with a simply delicious dinner served onboard. The calm water lapping along side will relax and prepare you for the best nights sleep you have had in ages.
Harbourjet cruises have cruises to Middle Harbour or you can hire a water taxi to take you to lunch at Parriwi Head.
Shopping:
Mosman in recent years has become yet another one of the most expensive residential areas in Sydney. Fine fashion and art shops along Military Road are really worth a look, this area has become quite popular, they say you can pick up a great bargain.
The Middle Head Forts Tour explores the underground tunnels (bring a torch), sandstone gun pits and the thrilling ‘Tiger Cages’ while taking in the amazing views of Sydney.
The walking trail to Manly from here is beautiful, an easy walk taking approximately 3 hours (the locals highly recommend this walk) or you can choose to walk around Balmoral Beach and take part in the water activities that are plentiful and fun. (The best showers and change rooms are found at the rear of the Bathers’ Pavilion.)
Take a gentle stroll into a natural bushland setting and enjoy a refreshment at the café on the Bradleys Head walking track. There are walking tracks also at Chowder Head and Middle Head operated by Sydney Harbour National Parks that provide excellent tracks and facilities to all visitors.
Suburbs Close by : Balmoral, Mosman, Parriwi Head, Spit Junction, Balgowlah.