Dunk yourself in the surf, or grab a bite to eat, a bikini or some surfboard wax on Campbell Parade. For a gorgeous view of the big sandy arc, wander out to Ben Buckler Lookout at the northern end of the beach
Tracking south, the blustery sandstone cliffs and grinding Pacific Ocean could not be more spectacular: keep an eye out for passing dolphins, whales and rubber-clad surfers.Small but perfectly formedis next − a deep tongue of sand popular with the generically good-looking. It is hard to picture now, but between 1887 and 1911 a rollercoaster looped out over the water here as part of an amusement park.Further south a steep-sided beach ‘burb, its bowl-shaped park strewn with picnic tables and barbecues. The swimming here is good, as are the low-key, breezy eateries. Bronte also lays claims to the oldest surf lifesaving club in the world1903an iconic claim in the city that mythologized lifesavers well before David Hasselhoff.Blanketing the cliff tops south of Bronte with views to-die-forliterallythe gravestones dazzle in the sunlight. Amongst the subterranean are famous writer Henry Lawson and cricketer Victor Trumper. It is an engrossing and strangely uncreepyplace to explore, and during the winter you may be rewarded with the sight of whales swimming offshore.
Continue south past the cockatoos and canoodling lovers in Burrows Park to sheltereda family favouriteFringed by concrete erracesthe beach here feels more like a swimming poola great place to dust off your snorkel.The trail continues past Gordon's Bayone of Sydney’s best shore-divespotsthen lands you smack-bang on gloriousCoogee isan Aboriginal word for rotting seaweed, but do not let that deter youbeach here is wide and handsomeSwagger into the beachsidetoast your efforts with a cold lageras the Pacific surges up onto the sand, same as it ever was.
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