Palm Beach
Palm Beach is Sydney's most affluent beach suburb, occupying the narrow peninsula at the very northern end of the Northern Beaches, with ocean surf on one side and the calmer Pittwater estuary on the other. It's best known outside Sydney as the filming location for the long-running TV series Home and Away, which draws a steady stream of fans to the beach and the fictional "Summer Bay" surf club.
The walk up to Barrenjoey Lighthouse at the peninsula's tip is the standout activity, giving views over both the ocean beach and Pittwater in one spot. Beyond the beach and lighthouse, Palm Beach is largely residential and low-key — expensive real estate rather than a built-up tourist strip — so most visitors come for a day of beach, lunch and the lighthouse walk rather than an extended stay.
Palm Beach FAQs
Yes, for a day trip — the Barrenjoey Lighthouse walk gives views over both the ocean and Pittwater, and it's a genuinely different experience from the closer Sydney beaches.
It's the practical option given the roughly hour-long drive, though the L90 bus from the city does run the full route if you don't mind a longer trip.
A day is enough — beach time, lunch and the lighthouse walk cover what most visitors come for, since the suburb itself is largely residential.
Yes, it's the real-world setting for the show's fictional Summer Bay, which draws a steady stream of fans to the beach and surf club.
Yes, a small passenger ferry crosses Pittwater to the national park side, which is worth doing if you want more than just the beach and lighthouse.
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