bucket and spade Archives

Shelly Beach Cronulla has a sweet little sandy beach plus a gorgeous ocean pool. It is much quieter and more intimate that its huge surf beach brother and this makes…

Just south of the millionaires’ playground of Palm Beach, around the lofty cliffs is Whale Beach. It’s a much smaller beach, nestled between two striking cliff faces and it has…

    Clifton Gardens Beach, Reserve + Playground Clifton Gardens is probably our family’s favourite Harbour beach… right up there with Balmoral Beach for us. The kids’ primary school Picnic…

  Ah, another lovely day on Sydney’s Northern Beaches!Avalon is always a bit of an escapist fantasy for me. As well as the magnificent beach and rock pool, there’s such…

  Redleaf Pool, you are so gorgeous. If we lived within walking distance of Murray Rose Pool (as Redleaf Pool has been renamed), we’d come here ALL the time. But…

Families with young children listen up!  Moona Moona Creek is where you need to be. Quick, grab your buckets and spades and dash to the car. Drive immediately to Moona…

Collaroy is a splendid spot for families, one of the really great places on the Northern Beaches. It’s the combo of family-friendliness that makes it special; the winning trifecta of…

G’day and welcome to one of my family’s very favourite local beaches here in Sydney. We have twin friends who live near to Freshie and there’s nothing better than a…