BOOKINGS ON REQUEST
REMEMBERING OLD MANLY — HISTORIC SEASIDE CIRCUIT
UNCOVERING BALMAIN’S PECULIAR PAST, ORIGINAL ARCHITECTURE, HISTORIC HOTELS, MARITIME HERITAGE AND COLOURFUL CHARACTERS
TOUR DESCRIPTION:
Awaken the memories of old-time Manly on a walking exploration filled with sights and stories by the sea. Our easy going walking circuit will rediscover why this extraordinary suburb once sold itself to the visiting masses as ‘Seven miles from Sydney, a thousand miles from care.’
Our journey will unpack local tales of first contact, entrepreneurial convicts, abandoned industries, one-of-a-kind attractions, architectural icons, Q Station dramas, surfing, sharks, shipwrecks and the forgotten fanfare of “Fairyland” at Fairy Bower Beach.
Perfect for private groups and offering great opportunities for a local lunch by the harbour or beach afterwards.
TOUR DETAILS:
- An easy going 2.5 hour walking tour circuit
- Visiting approximately 20 spots on the eastern side of Manly
- Recommended for groups of 10 – 25 people
- Tour starting place near Many Ferry Wharf
- Led by a Sydney Historian
- Recommendations for post tour lunch
- Rates on request according to group size / dynamics
