Northern Beaches

Wannabees Family Play Town – Sydney’s Best Indoor Play Centres

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Wannabees is a play centre deluxe, with the added benefit of play leaders and fantastic dress ups and imaginative play spaces. The play centre has been set up like a small town, a play leader takes children to visit and play in different areas. It’s such fun. Wannabees Play Town C1/ 1-3 Rodborough Road, Frenchs [...]

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Manly SEA LIFE Sanctuary {formerly Oceanworld Manly} Review

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Myself and Minnie the Minx and her friend just had a very lovely time visiting the recently re-launched Manly SEA LIFE Sanctuary. The girls hadn’t been before and they had such a ball looking at, and even touching, lots of sea creatures. See below for a full description of all the information you need to [...]

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Manly SEA LIFE Sanctuary Photos

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Just a wee taster of some photos for Wordless Wednesday.I’ll be posting all the info you need for a terrific family visit to Manly Sea Life Sanctuary next week. Plus a great giveaway, a family pass to the Sea Life Sanctuary.

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Sydney Photo Friday – Dee Why Beach Rock Pools

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Passmore Reserve Playground – Best Playgrounds in Sydney’s North

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One of our favourites for years, we love the bushy feel of this fully-enclosed playground. With lots of wooden play structures, and plenty of space for playing, it’s a playground where kids imaginations, as well as their little bodies, can run wild and free. Have gone a bit mad with the camera here, but I [...]

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Post Update: Terrey Hills Tavern – Sydney’s Most Child-Friendly Cafes + Restaurants

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Sometimes, we mums and dads just need to go to the pub. And if you live in the north of Sydney, you’re luck to have a few family-friendly ones to visit. Here’s a good one! The Terrey Hills Tavernhas a small kids’ play area, lots of wide open spaces inside and out, a Balinese style [...]

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Avalon Beach – Sydney’s Best Beaches for Kids

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Ah, another lovely day on Sydney’s Northern Beaches! Avalon is always a bit of an escapist fantasty for me. It has such a lovely little shopping village, full of cute shops and groovy cafes. There’s a bit of Byron Bay about it, must be a splendiferous place to live.

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Collaroy Beach – For Kids and Their Families

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Collaroy is a splendid spot for families, one of the really great places on the Northern Beaches. It’s the combo of family-friendliness that makes it special; the winning trifecta of beach, rockpool and good playground. And lets not forget the kid-friendly cafes close by. There are heaps more lovely photos of the beach here. All [...]

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Sydney’s Best Beaches for Kids – South Curl Curl

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South Curly has a special wee place in my heart. My big boys used to do Nippers there every Sunday when they were little. Nippers is such a great way to force yourself up and out of the house on a Sunday morning, and down to the briny ocean.

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Hidden Gems- My Top Five Secret Beaches of Sydney

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When I was a wee girl growing up in Bonnie Scotland, beaches were all about seaweed and stones. There are sandy beaches in Scotland, but we spent most of our time at the more typically Scottish sort. And we four kids loved them! We went to many, many beaches. Dad loved his boat and we [...]

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Sydney’s Best Cafes for Kids- Cafe Piemonte, Terrey Hills

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Isn’t this the kind of sign you just love to see. ‘Kids playground at rear’ has a certain ring to it. Cafe Piemonte is my new local. The kindy mums from the twins’ school are meeting here after dropoff regularly. And of course I have to go each time, such are the onerous duties of [...]

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Sydney’s Best Cafes for Kids – Flying Fox Cafe

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Such a very lovely cafe, it’s been designed to be very family-friendly and it succeeds very well. It’s slap bang alongside a very large, fully-fenced playground, with lovely water views, in an extensive park. No wonder Flying Fox Cafe is one of the areas best-known meccas for anyone with a young family.

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Sydney’s Best Beaches for Kids – Whale Beach

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Just south of the millionaires’ playground of Palm Beach, around the lofty cliffs is Whale Beach. It’s a much smaller beach, nestled between two striking cliff faces and it has the most spectacular rose gold sand.

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Sydney’s Most Family-Friendly Cafes- Little Manly Beach Kiosk

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We had such a great time at Little Manly last Sunday that we did it all again yesterday. It was marvellous. There’s something there for all ages of kids. My five year old daughter loves the rockpools with their crabs and anemones. Five year old Rusty Rocket loves leaping off the shark net walkway. Able12 [...]

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Sydney’s Best Cafes for Kids- Lifesaver Cafe, Narrabeen

If you’re in search of a great beachside cafe on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, look no further! Lifesavers Cafe is child-friendly and within spitting distance of the beach and a small playground. Winner.

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Manly Waterworks Review

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OMG we just had the best day yesterday down at Manly Waterworks. This is an annual trip for us, and it’s a point in time where the changes in the kids are so clear. Last year the twins were tall enough (almost!) to slide but not brave enough to go by themselves. I was sliding [...]

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Sydney School Holidays Day 28/47- Long Reef Beach

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This is such a cool idea, a weatherproof book showing lots of sea creatures. It’s at Long Reef beach, see map below. Long Reef Aquatic Reserve is here, one of only 12 aquatic reserves around NSW. You can read all about Long Reef Aquatic Reserve here. The rules and regulations for reserves are clearly stated [...]

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Sydney’s Best Playgrounds + Picnic Spots- Bilarong Playground and Reserve, Narrabeen Lake

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Ooooo too much great stuff! Not sure where to start with Bilarong Reserve; it’s a battle between the fab views, the excellent play equipment and the wonderful stone sculptures of wondrous mythical beasts. Ummm… the sculptures win! We love them, there are so many and they are divine, our favourites being the snoozing dragons…. [...]

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Sydney’s Best Beaches for Families- Freshwater Beach

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Freshwater is a much-loved family favourite with locals on the northern beaches. It’s a very beautiful and fairly big beach, with a terrific rock pool and nice little playground. Can’t wait for summer. Will we see you there in the shallows?

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