Palm Beach is the exclusive, high-end of Sydney's long stretch of the Northern Beaches; it is everything you'd expect from the insular-peninsula amid the playground of the nation's rich and famous.
Barrenjoey Head looms over North Palm Beach, which is un-patrolled at its furthest tip. This section of the beach is usually where you find the surfers, joggers and hikers on the Barrenjoey Lighthouse bushwalk.
At the North Palm Beach surf club you will find a kiosk, car park and other facilities are located roughly in the middle of the beach. This is the ideal place to sit and enjoy the broad ocean view.
The southern end of Palm Beach is a more protected environment for swimming. There is a 35 metre ocean pool which sits on the rocks at the end of the beach, deep enough for laps but with a shallow end that is ideal for kids.