Aslings Beach Rock Pool, Eden, NSW: The secret swimming spot
The Aslings Beach Rock Pool in Eden, NSW, is cut into a pink, white and purple cliff. Fed by seawater, it is one of the most spectacular ocean pools in Australia and makes for great photos.
What is the Aslings Beach Rock Pool, Eden?
The Aslings Beach Rock Pool in Eden, NSW, is an ocean pool carved into the rocks.
This Eden rock pool is one of several such pools along the New South Wales coast. Others include Bogey Hole in Newcastle, Wylie’s Baths in Coogee and the Blowhole Point Ocean Pool in Kiama.
This south coast ocean pool is also one of the most spectacular places to swim in the country, let alone the Sapphire Coast.
Make the very best of your time: 8 Sapphire Coast experiences to book
- Dolphins, seals and seabirds cruise from Merimbula.
- Pambula River kayaking tour.
- Sapphire Coast private highlights tour.
- Oyster-shucking experience plus kayaking in Pambula.
- Eden and Beowa National Park photography tours.
- Potoroo Palace wildlife park tickets.
- Guided nature walking tour in Mimosa Rocks National Park.
- Reef fishing charter from Merimbula.
Where is Aslings Beach Rock Pool in Eden, NSW?
Yet the Aslings Beach Rock Pool is pretty easy to miss if you don’t know where it is.
One of the most beautiful hidden places in NSW, Aslings Beach is just north of Eden town centre. Along with Cocora Beach, it is one of the two easiest beaches to get to in Eden.
Aslings Beach is 2.3km long and faces east to south-east into Twofold Bay. There’s sometimes moderate surf, although it is not one of Australia’s great surfing beaches.
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Swimming at Aslings Beach, Eden
Swimming at Aslings Beach, Eden, is perfectly possible, and the beach is patrolled by lifeguards in the summer months. There can, however, be significant rips that inexperienced swimmers should be very wary of.
That is where the Aslings Beach Rock Pool comes in. This spectacular ocean pool is at the southern end of Eden’s favourite beach, cut below the cliff. Because of the cliff, it’s hard to see the Aslings Beach Rock Pool from the road. You really have to know it’s there to find it.
Getting to Aslings Beach Rock Pool
There’s no road access to the Aslings Beach Rock Pool. Indeed, there’s not even a path. You have to walk along the beach and scramble over some rocks to access the pool.
The reward is a smallish but stunning ocean pool, fed with water by the sea. The cliff background is part of what makes it special. There are white and pink layers flowing through the rock, with big purple bulges overhanging the pool.
Cost of swimming at Aslings Beach Rock Pool
Swimming at Aslings Beach Rock Pool, therefore, feels like swimming in a candy-coloured cave.
Entry to this Eden rock pool is free.
Other things to do in Eden, NSW, include wildlife cruises with Cat Balou Cruises, the Pinnacles Loop walking track and the Killer Whale Museum.
Where to stay in Eden
Aussie accommodation specialist Wotif offers stays in Eden for from $90 a night. Visit the top deals page to find your ideal accommodation.
However, the following Eden accommodation options are good picks.
- For families: Discovery Parks Eden holiday park.
- For a motel with style: Twofold Bay Motor Inn.
- On a budget: Eden Gateway Holiday Park.
- For superb sea views: Heritage House Motel and Units.
This article came as a result of a Melbourne to Sydney coastal road trip in March/ April 2022. This trip was supported by Tourism Australia.
More New South Wales travel
Swimming in Watsons Bay: Camp Cove vs Watsons Bay Baths.
Take the Husky Ferry from Myola to Huskisson.
Go walking in Mimosa Rocks National Park near Bega.
Visit Potoroo Palace on the Bega to Merimbula drive.