The Australian soap opera Home and Away is primarily filmed in Palm Beach, Sydney, which serves as the real-life location for the fictional town of Summer Bay. Palm Beach is a picturesque beachside suburb on Sydney's Northern Beaches and has been used for most of the outdoor and exterior scenes of the show since it began in 1988
. Key filming spots at Palm Beach include:
- The Summer Bay Diner, Alf’s Bait Shop, and the Pier, which are located at The Boathouse Palm Beach
- The iconic Summer Bay Beach itself, which is the main beach setting in the show
- Snappermans Cottage on Iluka Road, Palm Beach, used as a residence in the show
Interior scenes were originally filmed at studios in Sydney's Epping suburb but have since moved to the Australian Technology Park in Redfern
. Additional filming locations related to the show include:
- The Summer Bay Caravan Park, filmed at the Jackaroo Ranch in Kenthurst and other locations such as the Lane Cove River Tourist Park and Waratah Park Earth Sanctuary due to bushfire damage to the original set
- Other nearby Sydney suburbs like Collaroy and Avalon Beach have been used for various house and apartment scenes
- Occasionally, the show has filmed scenes in other parts of Australia and internationally, including South Australia, Melbourne, Canberra, Hawaii, and the UK
Tours are available for fans to visit the Palm Beach filming locations and sometimes witness live filming
. In summary, Home and Away is predominantly filmed in and around Palm Beach, Sydney, which doubles as the fictional Summer Bay, with some scenes shot at nearby Sydney locations and studio interiors in Redfern
