WHALE beach Escape is just that. Situated in a beautiful site with views down to Whale Beach and the opposite coastline it is a place to rest quietly or use as a base to visit the many local attractions. Nearby Avalon has a buzz about with some good retaurants as does the further suburb of Newport. During our stay we only had two wet days which was very lucky. Before breakfast most days we swam in the 50m rock pool at Bilgola Beach and took coffee at the car park kiosk. on windy cool days we swam at the attired beach at Clareville. There is also an independent group of cinemas at Avalon,Warriewood and Collaroy which give reduced rates for seniors. Further afield is the cosmopolitan resort of Manly from which one can take a memorable ferry trip into Sydney.