Sydney Sports Travel Tips by amyhenderson

Theme: Beach Activities

Manly Beach has a host of built-in Volleyball nets. In Summer, its quite popular, mostly with foreigners as its not such a big sport in Australia. In Winter its not so crowed, but its popular as long as the sunshine is out.

Equipment: Remember to take your own ball.

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Address: Manly Beach (centre)
Directions: Exactly half way between North & South Manly

Theme: Surfing

Sydney has great beaches along the north & east coast of Sydney (South too, but its generally further to travel & are not as renknown).

Some of the most famous surfing beaches are Narrabeen, Dee Why & Manly in the North. Maroubra, Coogee & Bondi in the East. Amongst many others. So if you like surfing & cities, you'll enjoy yourself in Sydney.

If you end up at Narrabeen, watch out for territorial surfers...

Equipment: surfboard of course

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Theme: Biking

Centennial Park is over 500 acres of lush gardens, sports fields, lakes & cycle paths.

As a resident of sydney (and its close to my house) this is something I do at least twice a week. I love to go cycling around the circumference of the park. One full circuit is about 3km. Serious cyclists are always there early morning. Families and leisure cyclists are there on the weekends during the day.

The Centennial Park Cafe is often crowded on weekends, but a mobile canteen between the lakes in the middle of the park serves snacks and espresso. Bikes and blades can be rented from the nearby Clovelly Road outlets, on the eastern side of the park. www.cp.nsw.gov.au

Its also a great place to relax or picnic with friends and family. Don't forget to take some bread to feed the ducks!

A little paradise, so close to the city.

Equipment: You don't need your own bike or blades, as they can be rented from Clovelly Road bike rental store.

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Directions: Top entrance is just by corner of Queen Street & Oxford Street, Woollahra.
Website: www.cp.nsw.gov.au