Manly guidebook
Local Boutique Shopping
The Mad Hatters Bookshop
Independent bookstore with a cool back room dedicated to Harry Potter!
Little Gnome
66 Florence StIndependent bookstore and cafe serving Montville Coffee.
EBB + FLOW BOUTIQUE
71 Cambridge ParadeCool local and handmade crafts, and other boutique homewares.
A new age shop for the new age, selling raw ingredients for skincare and wellness DIY, sold by weight with zero waste options. Clays, herbs, butters, waxes and oils. Natural skincare and deodorants from Erica Brooke Skincare, quality crystals, tarot & oracle cards, beautiful jewellery.
Apothecary Botanica
455 EsplanadeA new age shop for the new age, selling raw ingredients for skincare and wellness DIY, sold by weight with zero waste options. Clays, herbs, butters, waxes and oils. Natural skincare and deodorants from Erica Brooke Skincare, quality crystals, tarot & oracle cards, beautiful jewellery.
Sightseeing
Meander for 800m through a small section of the vast area of mangrove forest stretching all the way to the mouth of the Brisbane River via the Fisherman Islands.
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Wynnum Mangrove Boardwalk
74A Wynnum North EsplanadeMeander for 800m through a small section of the vast area of mangrove forest stretching all the way to the mouth of the Brisbane River via the Fisherman Islands.
Straddie is a sub-tropical island located 30 km southeast of the bay and it is the world’s second largest sand island. Well worth a day trip!
Info on how to catch the ferry over there:
https://stradbrokeisland.com/about-stradbroke/how-to-get-to-straddie/
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North Stradbroke Island
Straddie is a sub-tropical island located 30 km southeast of the bay and it is the world’s second largest sand island. Well worth a day trip!
Info on how to catch the ferry over there:
https://stradbrokeisland.com/about-stradbroke/how-to-get-to-straddie/
The protected sand island is known for its beaches and steep dunes. On the west coast, a dive site features coral and tropical fish around a group of sunken boats called the Tangalooma Wrecks. A dolphin feeding spot is nearby. Humpback whales can be viewed from Cape Moreton, the site of a 19th-century lighthouse.
Info on how to get there:
http://www.visitmoretonisland.com/comeonover/gettinghere
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Moreton Island
The protected sand island is known for its beaches and steep dunes. On the west coast, a dive site features coral and tropical fish around a group of sunken boats called the Tangalooma Wrecks. A dolphin feeding spot is nearby. Humpback whales can be viewed from Cape Moreton, the site of a 19th-century lighthouse.
Info on how to get there:
http://www.visitmoretonisland.com/comeonover/gettinghere
Experiences
Considered Queensland's first historic national park, this island features the ruins of a colonial prison, once known as the "hell hole of the South Pacific."
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St Helena Island National Park
Considered Queensland's first historic national park, this island features the ruins of a colonial prison, once known as the "hell hole of the South Pacific."
Fort Lytton is Queensland's foremost military exhibit, with extensive historic fortifications, Queensland's largest military museum and regular military re-enactments. Admission, guided tours and parking are all free on Sundays and most public holidays. It's a great day out for everyone, from families to serious historians.
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Fort Lytton National Park
160 South StFort Lytton is Queensland's foremost military exhibit, with extensive historic fortifications, Queensland's largest military museum and regular military re-enactments. Admission, guided tours and parking are all free on Sundays and most public holidays. It's a great day out for everyone, from families to serious historians.
Visit the world's oldest and largest koala sanctuary, with over 130 koalas.
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Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
708 Jesmond RdVisit the world's oldest and largest koala sanctuary, with over 130 koalas.
Visit Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha for great events and workshops for kids and adults, displays, exhibitions and free guided walks and mini-bus tours.
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Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens
152 Mount Coot-Tha RdVisit Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha for great events and workshops for kids and adults, displays, exhibitions and free guided walks and mini-bus tours.
Food scene
Little and Oliver’s cafe and restaurant have a wonderful history in Manly, with 10 years of service to locals and visitors alike. With the superb position overlooking the Jan Powers and Manly Markets on the weekend, it makes the perfect location for brunch, or coffee and cake – homemade, of course, by Alicia – or high tea, if that’s more to your liking.
littles and olivers
457 EsplanadeLittle and Oliver’s cafe and restaurant have a wonderful history in Manly, with 10 years of service to locals and visitors alike. With the superb position overlooking the Jan Powers and Manly Markets on the weekend, it makes the perfect location for brunch, or coffee and cake – homemade, of course, by Alicia – or high tea, if that’s more to your liking.
Laneway dining, tucked away off Cambridge Parade up from the picturesque Manly Harbour and across the road from the iconic Manly Hotel, Cambridge Lane Espresso has an intimate ambience with patrons able to cosy up both inside or along the lane way.
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Cambridge Lane Espresso + Kitchen
61 Cambridge ParadeLaneway dining, tucked away off Cambridge Parade up from the picturesque Manly Harbour and across the road from the iconic Manly Hotel, Cambridge Lane Espresso has an intimate ambience with patrons able to cosy up both inside or along the lane way.
Open for breakfast, lunch or dinner, or settle in for an afternoon of amazing tapas, a great selection of Australian, New Zealand and International wines, cold beer and cider on tap.
Early mornings are great for enjoying superb coffee and something tempting from the sweets range, whilst watching the eastern sun climb across the sky.
You’ll enjoy the best views in Manly at Tide – the spacious, modern venue sits over the water on William Gunn Jetty, with a gorgeous outlook over the harbour.
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Tide Wine Bar
1 Wyvernleigh ClOpen for breakfast, lunch or dinner, or settle in for an afternoon of amazing tapas, a great selection of Australian, New Zealand and International wines, cold beer and cider on tap.
Early mornings are great for enjoying superb coffee and something tempting from the sweets range, whilst watching the eastern sun climb across the sky.
You’ll enjoy the best views in Manly at Tide – the spacious, modern venue sits over the water on William Gunn Jetty, with a gorgeous outlook over the harbour.
For a delicious and nutritious healthy eating option, Bare Naked Bowls offer the freshest Superfood Smoothies; Acai Bowls; Super Nourish Bowls; Smoothie Bowls; Yoghurt Fruit Bowls; Superfood Toast; Superfood Lattes; Coffees, Tea & Cold Drinks.
Bare Naked Bowls
45 Cambridge ParadeFor a delicious and nutritious healthy eating option, Bare Naked Bowls offer the freshest Superfood Smoothies; Acai Bowls; Super Nourish Bowls; Smoothie Bowls; Yoghurt Fruit Bowls; Superfood Toast; Superfood Lattes; Coffees, Tea & Cold Drinks.
Tipps für Reisende
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Jan Powers Farmers Markets
☼ Every first and third Saturday of the month.
☼ Go across the road, turn right, and they're in the park just a little way down the road.
☼ Info: http://www.janpowersfarmersmarkets.com.au/manly-farmers-markets/
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Manly Creative Markets
☼ Every Sunday
☼ Little Bayside Park, Manly
☼ Info: https://theweekendedition.com.au/events/manly-creative-market/
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Free Movies in the Park
☼ On the first Sat of every month there are free movies in the park. Pack a picnic!
☼ Info: https://www.mustdobrisbane.com/kids-whats-on-kids/movies-park-manly
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Go Sailing!
☼ Go sailing with the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron for a sail around Green Island.
☼ New sailors can join a crew for free on Wednesday afternoons.