This is a great spot for a swim. You are literally in the harbour and you can get a unique view of the city if you swim out to the net. There is a great park with heaps of trees for shade, it’s pretty much a kids swimming place in the morning!
Nielson Park
9 JanGymea Bay Baths
14 Dec Gymea Baths (Ellesmere Road, Gymea) are heritage listed. This is a fab spot and a bit hard to find, which is a good thing as not to many people will know this is here. I missed the entrance the first time. You can drive down the drive way to the right of this sign post. However, there are only a few car spots so if its a hot day you will probably need ‘to walk down the short (steep) drive way. Once you get to the bottom this is what you discover. You can get to Gymea by train and then take the 974 bus (Veolia Transport) directly to the top of the drive way to the Baths.
I visited in the middle of July so the only ones swimming were these two dogs. If you are keen they run swimming races every Saturday morning between March and October.
Gunamatta Bay Bathes
12 DecEntry is at Gunamatta Park via Nicholson Parade, Cronulla. These baths were originally built in 1915 and were then demolished and rebuilt to the current form in 1939. The Park is directly behind Cronulla Station so very easy to access. A bit exposed to the wind, the day I visited it was very windy and not that pleasant.