Is Scarborough Beach Pool the best place to swim in Perth?
Scarborough Beach Pool is heated, Olympic-sized and has a stunning backdrop of sand dunes and the Indian Ocean. It might well be the best place to swim in Perth.
Scarborough Beach Pool is one of the newest additions to the Perth tourism map. The multi-million dollar revamp of the Scarborough Beach esplanade between 2016 and 2018 brought plenty of new additions. Landscaped parklands and a skate park are amongst the newcomers, but the Scarborough Beach Pool is the star of the show.
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- ✅ See the Rottnest Island quokkas the smart way – with a ferry and bike package.
- ✅ Be amazed by the abundant wildlife – on a dolphin, penguin and sealion cruise.
- ✅ See clear night skies in a moon-like desert – on a Pinnacles stargazing experience.
- ✅ Indulge in chocolate, cheese & premium wines – on a Swan Valley food and wine tour.
- ✅ See the city sunset from the water – on a Swan River dinner cruise.
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- ✅ Find all the best hidden hangouts – on a small bar and street art tour.
Scarborough Beach is arguably the most attractive in Perth. It is long, backed by wild dunes and has enough places to eat and drink to keep things interesting. It’s hardly Bondi Beach or Cactus Beach in terms of surf quality, but Scarborough does have its very own surf school.
The best place to swim in Perth?
If Scarborough surfing lessons don’t appeal and all you want is a swim, then the new Scarborough Beach Pool might just be the best place to swim in Perth. There’s no swell to contend with, no dangerous rips and no sharks lurking in the water.
Scarborough Beach Pool benefits enormously, of course, from the long Indian Ocean beach backdrop. But it’s a pretty impressive pool in its own right.
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- Rottnest Island ferry transfer – with bike hire and snorkelling gear. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- The Pinnacles desert – with koalas 🐨 and sandboarding.
- Wave Rock day tour – with wildflowers & Aboriginal culture.
- Margaret River wineries experience 🍷 – with tastings, caves & Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse.
- Full day Swan Valley wine tour 🍷– with lunch.
Scarborough Beach pool size and temperature
The main event is an outdoor, 50m, Olympic-sized pool with eight lanes. This main pool is geothermally heated to 27 degrees Celsius year round. Even on the colder winter mornings in Perth (which, let’s face it, are not that cold), it doesn’t take much steeling the nerves to get in.
There’s also a separate leisure pool for those who just want to splash around or let their kids play.
Scarborough Beach pool prices
Entry to Scarborough Beach Pool costs $7.30 for adults and $5 for concessions. Children have to pay $4.50, and a family pass for two adults and two children costs $19. There are also several classes available.
The best places to stay in Perth
You can check out deals on a wide range of Perth accommodation options. But these are some of the best choices.
- The swankiest address in town: COMO The Treasury.
- The cool, fun one in the centre of the action: The Alex.
- For quality apartments next to Kings Park: Quest Kings Park.
- For quality apartments by the beach: Seashells Scarborough.
- On a backpacker budget: Spinners Hostel.
More great places to swim in Western Australia
Eagle Bay on Cape Naturaliste.
Meelup Beach on Geographe Bay.
Lucky Bay near Esperance.
Hamersley Gorge in the Karijini National Park.
Lake Navarino near Waroona on the drive from Perth to Bunbury.