Bronte Baths

A truly beautiful part of the Sydney coast beaches where locals gather for their morning walk, swim or leisure activities. A must for any visitor to Sydney…..busses operate to the beach and after the beach effort endless cafes are provided to enjoy that serve up every dish you can dream of….make sure if swimming on the beach to STAY between the flags…..the rips in the sea can be very dangerous…..enjoy

Love ❤️ Bronte Beach Baths Enclosed swimming pool as well as natural swimming area with shallow water suitable for children as well as adults, toilet and shower facilities are also available. The beach and the surrounding area is very nice. The bogey hole sometimes might be a bit rough depending on the the conditions!!! I still remember the great times I had here as a child. Great spot for 👪 families ,today the water was dirty and conditions rough

My favourite place to swim in Sydney. Great 30 meter pool, with space for people wanting to do laps, and those who just want to soak up the water, rays and views. Has showers and toilets, can choose between beach swims in Bogey Hole, Gentleman's Hole or the beach. Extensive area of grass or sand on the beach Choose your own adventure

Great pool if you are like me and don’t like big waves. The water is freezing cold but it was refreshing after the long walk.

A nice early Sunday swim swam, I swam like a fish. The water cool fresh after a couple of laps. I was ready for a couple of more. Beautiful way to start the week.

A fun place to soak in the sun and take some nice photos. Paradise water and a cool man made pool that connects to the ocean. The crowd here was teenagers most were here hanging out in the pool. Some of them jumped from the high rocks into the pool. Definitely cool to see but there was barbed wire at the top where the kids were jumping so I have a feeling the authorities aren’t fans of this activity.

Went for the sunrise at 6am and a dip in the ocean pod. So refreshing

Bronte Baths is an open-air, ocean pool carved into he sandstone cliff at the southern end of the Bronte Beach. It is a very Australian thing to have a pool built alongside the beach and there are about 100 along the NSW coast. As far as ocean pools go, it’s this is one of the most scenic. It is slightly elevated so it looks across the ocean and down upon the beach. The towering sandstone cliffs and rock formations are a dramatic backdrop. Built in the 1880s at a time when it was considered highly risky for men and women to mix, the baths were highly regulated. Swimming was only allow between daylight hours of 10am - 4pm. Goodness knows what might happen in the dark. Gentlemen could bathe 7 days a week but ladies were forbidden on Sundays and public holidays. Today entry is free, but when it was new, entry was fourpence (adults) and tuppence (children). The baths are perfect for smaller children or for those who are are inexperienced swimmers. It offers a safer swimming space, where you can still swim in ocean water but are protected from tricky rips, shifting currents and rough surf. Barrier at one end divides the serious swimming section where lanes are marked out for laps, from the area where you can just have a splash around. The surrounding rock platform is a good area to set up your towels and sit in the sun. NOTE: Don’t leave without walking the very short distance up the path past the Baths to the end of the headland. It has absolutely beautiful ocean views and striking sandstone formations.