Arthur Phillip for the indigenous people living there.

There are shops, restaurants, night clubs, and bars in town.

Northern Beaches Council lifeguards operate a year-round service at South Steyne, and operate from October to April at North Steyne and Queenscliff.

[2] Volunteer Life Savers also patrol on weekends and public holidays between October and May.

[3] The Corso, a pedestrian plaza and one of Manly's main streets for shopping and dining, runs from the ferry wharf and harbour beach, across the peninsula to Manly Beach, where it marks the boundary between North Steyne and South Steyne.