Cronulla Beach Sydney

Cronulla Beach Sydney is a beachside suburb, in southern Sydney, in
the state of New South Wales, Australia. Cronulla is
located 26km south of the Sydney central business
district, in the local government area of Sutherland
Shire.

Cronulla is located on a peninsula framed by Botany Bay
to the north, Bate Bay to the east, Port Hacking to the
south, and Gunnamatta Bay to the west. The neighbouring
suburb of Woolooware lies to the west of Cronulla.
The Kurnell peninsula, the site of the first landfall
on the eastern coastline made by Lt. (later Captain)
James Cook in 1770, is accessed by driving northeast
out of Cronulla on Captain Cook Drive.

On Monday 10th March 2008 with my friemd Michael in tow we caught the ferry from Cronulla to Bundeena. It turned out to be one of the better days with the ferry ride across Port Hacking and exploring the beaches of Bundeena - well worth the visit. The Ferry cost $5.70 both ways.

Check out our pictures of the event.

Beaches

Cronulla is a popular tourist attraction and attracts
many beachgoers from all over Sydney. Cronulla Beach
features a long stretch of sand that runs from Boat
Harbour to North Cronulla, followed by rock pools and
another sandy beach at South Cronulla. The beaches of
Cronulla from north to south are: Boat Harbour,
Wanda Beach, Elouera Beach, North Cronulla Beach,
Cronulla Beach, Blackwoods Beach, Shelly Beach and
Oak Park. Local names also apply to various parts of
the beach, such as The Alley, between Cronulla Beach
and North Cronulla, The Wall, between North Cronulla
and Elouera and Green Hills, to the north of Wanda,
Sandshoes, near the mouth of the Port Hacking estuary,
Voodoo Reef and The Point. The beaches are perfect
recreational areas for swimming, surfing, bodyboarding,
bodysurfing and other water sports.

Shark Island, just off Cronulla Beach, is a famous surfing
and bodyboarding spot, and the site of the annual Shark Is
land Challenge bodyboarding contest. Gunnamatta Bay
provides protected swimming at the baths off Gunnamatta Park
. Port Hacking is a popular location for such water sports
as waterskiing and wakeboarding.

Parks

* Bass & Flinders Point is the southernmost part of
Cronulla and features a monument to explorers George Bass
and Matthew Flinders, who explored the Port Hacking
estuary.

* Darook Park, Gunnamatta Park and Tonkin Park are
all located on Gunnamatta Bay.

* Cronulla Park is located behind the beach at South
Cronulla.

* Dunningham Park sits behind the beach at
North Cronulla, shaded by large Norfolk Island Pines.
It features a children's playground, picnic tables and
a kiosk.

* Munro Park, featuring the Cronulla War Memorial,
is located opposite Cronulla railway station.

* Cronulla Recreational Reserve is located beside
the car park at Wanda Beach, popular for sport and
recreational activities such as flying kites.

* Shelly Park sits behind Shelley Beach.



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