Northern Suburbs
Levi and Imogen’s House
13 Fourth Avenue
Willoughby East NSW 2068
Having learned that her brother Levi had made a trip to Summer Bay without visiting her, with the pair having only recently reunited after more than a decade of estrangement, Eden Fowler’s curiosity was piqued. Whilst Levi claimed he was in the area visiting patients and didn’t have time to drop in, little did Eden […]
John & Gina’s Wedding / Charlie & Robbo’s Funerals
St Peter Chanel Church
Futuna Street
Hunters Hill NSW 2110
In the 2010 season finale, the residents of Summer Bay gathered for the wedding of Bianca Scott to Italian prince Vittorio Seca. It proved to be one of Summer Bay’s more dramatic weddings, when Bianca faltered during her vows before eventually saying “I don’t”. Bianca ran into the arms of Liam Murphy who swiftly whisked […]
Summer Bay High (2001-2008)
(Former) Peter Board High School
144 Wicks Road
Macquarie Park NSW 2113
In 2001, a new exterior filming location debuted for Summer Bay High School, the third since the show’s inception. Unlike the show’s first and second Summer Bay High exteriors, which were a hospital and hotel respectively, this incarnation utilised an actual former high school, just down the road from the previous locations in the Northern […]
Parrish House
18 Dorset Street
Epping NSW 2121
In 1995, soon-to-be-wed Shane Parrish & Angel Brooks were on the lookout for a marital home, in the knowledge that funds would somewhat limit their options. When an ad in the local paper for a spacious, 2 bedroom house in a ‘top street’ with an affordable rent caught Shane’s eye, the couple were keen to […]
Summer Bay High (1996-2001)
MGSM Executive Hotel
Macquarie University
99 Talavera Road
Macquarie Park NSW 2113
After the 1996 earthquake mostly destroyed Summer Bay High School in Episode 1975, a hasty rebuild in the space of a few weeks brought about a new filming location for the school’s exterior scenes, which had been filmed at a hospital in North Ryde since the show’s inception. The new location, which we believe debuted […]
Summer Bay High (1988-96, 2000, 2008-09)
Macquarie Hospital
Wicks Road
North Ryde NSW 2113
Making its debut in Episode 1 of Home and Away, Summer Bay High School has remained one of only two current buildings within the town to be seen on-screen from the very beginning. Over the past three decades, there have been no less than six different filming locations that have been used for the exterior […]
Northern Districts Hospital (1994-2010)
Macquarie Hospital
Wicks Road
North Ryde NSW 2113
In the closing weeks of 1994, Roxy Miller had to undergo treatment for breast cancer, and the show introduced a new exterior location for Yabbie Creek’s Northern Districts Hospital. This particular location—Macquarie Hospital, a specialist mental health residential facility in the NW Sydney suburb of North Ryde—was already very familiar to the Home and Away […]
Garner / Saunders / Jefferies House
18 Woodridge Avenue
North Epping NSW 2121
This filming location is quite unique in that it’s been used as no less than three separate Summer Bay residences over the years. It was first used in 1998 as the home of local police officer Terri Garner, seen frequently when Terri embarked on a relationship with Tom Nash – not knowing that he was […]
Bellingham Mansion
'Huaba'
6 Ernest Street
Hunters Hill NSW 2110
First seen in 1988, this grand house in “the city” was the marital home of Morag Bellingham and her husband Richard, who had lived there for over 20 years. The house was first seen in Episode 108, when Roo went to stay with Morag following her aborted wedding to Frank Morgan, and appeared a few […]
Robertson House
27 Chelmsford Avenue
Epping NSW 2121
In Episode 4026 (2005), after seeing his father Barry hand over a box to a woman in the street, Kim Hyde tracked down the woman who he believed was his mother Kerry. He visited her home where she all but confirmed his belief, and told him that she wanted nothing to do with him. In […]
The Sands Resort (1989-91, 2007)
Stamford Grand North Ryde
Cnr Epping & Herring Roads
Macquarie Park NSW 2113
Summer Bay’s Sands Resort, built by Gordon Macklin, opened it’s doors in Episode 389 in 1989. It’s first exterior appearance on screen was in the previous episode, and the real-life hotel used for it’s first incarnation, the first of at least three, was the Stamford Grand North Ryde in Macquarie Park (the suburb was previously […]
Sarah MacKay Drop-in Centre
33 Post Office Street
Carlingford NSW 2118
In 2000, Mitch McColl and Hayley Smith found a homeless girl, Sarah MacKay, drowned in a stormwater drain in the bay. Having lived on the streets himself, it struck a chord with Mitch and he decided to set up a place in the bay for kids in their time of need. After some initial setbacks […]
Michelle’s House
14 Chelmsford Avenue
Epping NSW 2121
In Episode 4924 (2009), after the shock of finding out her sister Charlie was actually her mother, Ruby Buckton turned up on her Auntie Michelle’s doorstep where she was able to find some answers. In reality Michelle’s house is located in Epping, a few doors down from the Nader House, and a minute or so […]
Yabbie Creek Cellars
North Epping Cellars
Shop 3
30 Roma Street
North Epping NSW 2121
In Episode 4862 (2009), Gardy forced Roman Harris to take part in an armed robbery at Yabbie Creek Cellars, which ended in tragedy when an elderly customer had a heart. Despite the urgency of the situation, Roman stopped to administer CPR to the woman before making his escape. In reality the shop is situated not […]
Nader House
2 Chelmsford Avenue
Epping NSW 2121
In 2006, Martha MacKenzie started seeing local cop Ash Nader. Little did she realise that he had a wife and children, a fact that was learnt by viewers in the 2006 Season Finale when we saw the Nader family home. The real life house, also seen a few weeks later in 2007 when Martha visited, […]
Boadle Rehab Centre
Weemala Hospital
Royal Rehabilitation Centre
259 Morrison Road
Ryde NSW 2112
Following Belle’s collapse at Rachel and Tony’s wedding in 2009 from an overdose, she was admitted to the Boadle Rehabilitation Centre – where she later met the rock star Liam Murphy. The real life location was the Weemala Hospital, which was part of the Royal Rehabilitation Centre in the Northern Sydney suburb of Ryde. The […]
Kitty’s House
9 Warrington Avenue
Epping NSW 2121
In 2006, Belle Taylor headed to the city in search of her birth mother, only to instead find her grandmother Kitty Landsdowne—who was hiding the fact that her daughter, and indeed Belle’s mother, was none other than Amanda Vale. Her home was first seen when Belle visited in Episodes 4160 and 4162, and also a […]
Belle’s Funeral
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium
199 Delhi Road
North Ryde NSW 2113
Episode 4917 in 2009 saw the funeral of the much loved Belle Taylor, following her battle with cancer. The funeral was filmed in the South Chapel of the Northern Suburbs Crematorium in North Ryde, with Aden retreating into the memorial gardens to collect his thoughts after the service.
Mangrove River Wharf
Woolwich Dock
Clarke Road
Woolwich NSW 2110
In 2009, Gardy forced Roman Harris into assisting in the armed robbery of the Mangrove River Storage Company between episodes 4871–4873, which eventually led to the departure of Roman. The real life location, Woolwich Dock, is renowned as one of great historic shipyards of Sydney Harbour. The dock underwent a big development not long after […]
Fisher House (1992-1995)
17 Boronia Avenue
Beecroft NSW 2119
After his former home started to subside, Donald Fisher moved to a new home in 1992, which was first seen in Episode 956. Other characters to live in the house during it’s tenure include Nick & Shane Parrish, Lucinda Croft and Angel Brooks. Sadly for Fisher, this house also came a cropper when it was […]
