Milk Beach in Vaucluse, Sydney: How do I get there?
Milk Beach in Vaucluse offers some of the best Sydney Harbour views in the Eastern Suburbs. Take the 325 bus to Vaucluse Road just before Strickland House, then stroll past Little Bay along the Hermitage Foreshore Walk around Hermit Bay.
Sydney has many magnificent beaches. Bondi Beach offers great people-watching and surfing lessons. Bronte Beach is great for families. And the snorkelling at Clovelly Beach is surprisingly good.
But some prefer the Sydney Harbour beaches due to the calmer water and safer swimming.
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Of these harbour beaches, Milk Beach in Vaucluse has the feel of a closely-guarded secret. This Vaucluse beach with Sydney Harbour views isn’t on one of the ferry routes, like Watsons Bay or Manly. And it doesn’t have the Rose Bay restaurants and seaplane terminal.
Views from Milk Beach in Vaucluse
Milk Beach is small, and well-hidden in the Sydney Harbour National Park. But make the effort to find this petite harbour beach, and there won’t be many other people there.
Perhaps more importantly, Milk Beach in Vaucluse offers magnificent views out over Sydney Harbour and the city skyline beyond the sailing yachts.
Milk Beach sits beneath the grounds of Strickland House, a heritage-listed 19th century former convalescent home. You can’t get to Milk Beach directly from Strickland House, however, and have to take a slight detour.
Milk Beach in Vaucluse by public transport – the 325 bus
If coming to Milk Beach from Sydney CBD via public transport, you need to take the 325 bus from Park Street to Vaucluse Road.
Get off in Vaucluse, one of the wealthiest parts of Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, 150 metres north of the junction with Carrara Road. From there, turn left down Tingara Avenue and walk to the end.
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A sign just before some steps announces that you’ve reached the Hermitage Foreshore Walk in the Sydney Harbour National Park.
Hermitage Foreshore Walk to Milk Beach
Turn right here. The Hermitage Foreshore Walk passes along the shore of Hermit Bay. The first beach you come to is Little Bay, and the beach after that is Milk Beach. From the 325 bus stop on Vaucluse Road, the walk to Milk Beach should take six or seven minutes.
Should you want a Vaucluse beach that’s more family-friendly, try nearby Parsley Bay. Both can be linked on the Rose Bay to Watsons Bay walk.
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