Sydney/Cronulla

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Cronulla is a beachside suburb in the Sutherland Shire in southern Sydney.

[edit] Get in

Cronulla is the only Sydney beach located on a train line and has a large amount of free parking along the foreshore. This can make it one of the most accessible of Sydney beaches.

[edit] By Train

There is a direct CityRail [1] train service from Sydney City to Cronulla. The train leaves at least every 30 minutes and the trip takes around 55 minutes. If coming from Sydney Airport take the train from the airport to Wolli Creek and change to a Cronulla bound train.

[edit] By Car

It is a 45 minute drive by car from Sydney City centre, or 30 minutes from Sydney Airport. Continue to drive south past the airport along Botany Bay and continue to follow the signposted route to Cronulla. There is no charge for parking at the Cronulla beaches or anywhere in Cronulla. Parking time limits do apply in places so check before you leave you car because parking inspectors are quite prominent in the area.

[edit] By Bike

The cycle route from Homebush Bay to Kurnell passes near to Cronulla. It is a pleasant and largely off-road cycle from Botany Bay to the northern Cronulla beaches. From the cycleway, follow Elouera Road into Cronulla. There a some cycle facilities on this road.

[edit] Get Around

Once you are in Cronulla, the shops, North and South Cronulla Beaches, and Gunnamatta Bay are within walking distance of the accommodation spots and the train station. The north end of Cronulla mall aligns with North Cronulla Beach, the centre (Surf Road) with South Cronulla Beach and the far southern end past the station is the way to Gunnamatta Bay.

Walking a 1-2 km along the beach esplanade northwards will get you to Eloura Beach and then Wanda Beach. Walking southwards will get you to Shelly Beach and then Bass and Flinders Point.

You can drive and park within Cronulla, but parking can get difficult during summer, especially if there is a surf carnival on, or on a sunny summer weekend, and especially at South Cronulla beach.

There is no effective bus system to get around Cronulla if you don't feel like walking. Taxis are available at the station.

[edit][add listing] See

  • Cronulla Beach, (Short walk from the train station). There is no one Cronulla Beach, but rather South Cronulla and North Cronulla Beaches separated by a headland and connected by a waterfront walk. Both beaches have grassy park areas behind them suitable for picnics etc.  edit
  • Eloura Beach and Wanda Beach, (North and East of Cronulla beach). North Cronulla, Eloura and Wanda are all part of the same long stretch of sand. These beaches are further to walk, but often offer easier parking and less crowds. They also may be less sheltered than South Cronulla. The length of sand here is greater than any of the other Southern Sydney beaches.  edit
  • Bass and Flinder Memorial, (South along the beachfront esplanade from South Cronulla Beach). Bass and Flinders discovered the Port Hacking waterway around Cronulla. A memorial to them and and explanation of their journey is located on the headland near the entrance to Port Hacking. Nice views across the river and ocean from here.  edit
  • Gunnamatta Bay and Darook Park, (On the southern side of Cronulla, the opposite side of the station to the ocean). Gunnamatta Bay and Darook Park are on the bay side of Cronulla, and offer a small beach and swimming without waves, and parks suitable for picnics by the water.  edit

[edit][add listing] Do

  • Surfing. Is available at all the Cronulla ocean beaches. Surfboard hire is available at Wanda Beach  edit
  • Swimming. You can choose to swim in the surf, or the rock pools at the ocean beaches, or in the calm waters of the bay.  edit
  • Walking. Along the esplanade. Head south from North or South Cronulla beaches, you can walk from an hour or so along this paved waterfront path.  edit
  • Sunbathing. Just lying on the beach doing nothing  edit
  • Snorkeling. There are some beautiful reefs in the Cronulla with most in the South. If you follow the coast line of Cronulla you'll come across 2 parks the first one is called Shelly Beach and the next Oak Park. These are awesome places to go and see the reefs of Cronulla and if your even more adventurous you could go across too Bundeena, which has a vast area of reef which most of the time you'll have to yourself. :)  edit
  • Read or Watch. If reading is your thing there is a library in Surf Road in Cronulla. [2]. There is also a twin movie cinema. [3]  edit

[edit][add listing] Buy

Cronulla Mall Runs between Cronulla Station and the Kingsway. It is an outdoor pedestrian precinct bordered by shops and cafes. It has a beachware stores, other fashion stores, as well as supermarkets, bakeries, and take away food.

Miranda Fair is the major shopping hub of the Sutherland Shire

[edit][add listing] Eat

Cronulla Mall is filled with take-away places, alfresco cafes, and restaurants with just about every kind of food. Good for lunch, coffee or a cheap meal, or an evening meal. North Cronulla Beach has a selection of restaurants just in front of the beach, good for dinner, or breakfast by the waves. South Cronulla Beach has a selection of cafes, fish and chips and ice-cream, great to eat in the park or on the rock wall with your feet in the sand. All the beaches have kiosks open when the beach is busy if you don't want to move your towel.

[edit] Coffee & Quick Snack

  • Nulla Nulla, (The station end of Cronulla mall), ☎ (02) 9544 3239. An eat-in coffee shop. It is a great place to go for a good coffee and food. Expect to pay restaurant prices.  edit
  • Grind, (Surf Road, up from South Cronulla, off the mall). Good coffee, but also among the most expensive take away eapresso in town.  edit

[edit] Take Away

  • Flavour of North India Ready made Indian, at value prices, located on the south side of the mall. Don't confuse it with the other Indian takeaway.
  • Montein Tong, A Thai Take-Away and eat-in restaurant located about 3 shops up from Flavour of North India.
  • The Best Noodle Inn, 2 shops from Flavour of North India, it hosts a variety of Asian dishes at a very cheap price.Make sure you try the cheap but tasty $3 satay rice A local favourite indeed
  • Tarkan's, A great Turkish pide and kebab shop open from 11am to 1pm Fridays to Sunday and 11am-10pm every other day. A favourite after a late night. Located across from the Post Office on Cronulla Mall. You will not miss it, it is bright pink.

[edit] Eat-In (Budget)

  • JD's Bar and Restaurant,(ph:(02)9523-3341) $10 steaks each and every night and a variety of other foods with a great pub atmosphere definitely a place to go with a group of friends.
  • Zink Bar, located right at the end of the Kingsway in the North Cronulla Strip of restaurants, also has $10 steaks and a wide variety of food and drinks, in a vibrant atmosphere.

[edit] Eat-In (Moderate)

  • Hog's Breath Cafe a steak house located by North Cronulla Beach a little further down from Zink bar and up from Sealevel, a family favourite not quite as expensive as Summer Salt or Sealevel but can be hefty if taking a large family. [4]
  • Little Italy [5] (Right out the front of Cronulla RSL near South Cronulla Beach by the roundabout) a great Italian restaurant with a large variety of pizza's and many Italian dishes, it also does take-away and home deliveries.

[edit] Eat-In (Expensive)

  • Sea Level, (Right on North Cronulla Beach), [6]. Seafood restaurant. Book ahead, as it tends to be popular  edit
  • The Nuns' Pool, 103 Ewos Parade, Cronulla (across the road from Shelly Beach), [7]. Cronulla's most peaceful and enjoyable restaurant. Modern styling, and popular for weekend breakfas5. Cewrtainly one of the more expensive breakfasts in Cronulla though. Great views of the water. Try the Affagato on a summer's day for the perfect ice cream and coffee mix. $25-$40 for mains. Breakfast, Lunch, and functions.  edit
  • Summer Salt, Mitchell Road, Cronulla, in Eloura Surf Life Saving Club, [8]. Cronulla's most expensive and elegant restaurant. Full degustation menu available, but still does kids meals! $30-$40 for mains. Weeknight specials.  edit

[edit][add listing] Drink

  • Northies Bar and Restaurant,Cronulla loves to drink and you will see locals out on Friday, Saturdays and Sundays at Cronulla's favorite drinking spot. Very popular and crowded spot located directly across from North Cronulla Beach.
  • Cronulla RSL [9](located at South Cronulla beach) an RSL with a great sports bar and cocktail room, it also host a pokie room. It has a nice view of the beach.
  • Fusions Nightclub Although no where as good as a night club in the city, fusions can be quiet handy. It is across from Gloria Jeans on Cronulla Mall and cost $10 for entry after 9pm.
  • Cronulla Leagues Club, [10] if you are looking for more of a club atmosphere, or just a place you can gamble away all your money and drink at a reasonable price then this is it. Hosting a huge pokie room and television area if your keen on watching the footy (that being Rugby League). It is the club of the local Cronulla Sharks football team. This venue is in Woolooware, around 3km from Cronulla, and around 1km walk from Woolooware station.

[edit][add listing] Sleep

  • Rydges Cronulla Sydney, [11] Located on the Kingsway opposite Cronulla Beach just down from the mall. Often Internet only specials on their web page.
  • Quest Apartments and Hotel, Located directly across from Rydges. Don't really get what you pay for but at least there's a roof over your head.
  • Cronulla Beach YHA, Level 1, 40-42 Kingsway, Cronulla, ph: 02 9527 7772, fax 02 9527 0533. email enquiries@cronullabeachyha.com. Dorm beds $22-$27 per night. Double/twin rooms $64-70 per night.
  • Cronulla Motor Inn,[12] Located on the Kingsway right as you enter Cronulla on the left hand side, it has a big sign out the front - if you are looking, it is hard to miss.

[edit] Get Out

A ferry leaves from Cronulla every hour to Bundeena on the edge of National Park. Bundeena has its own bay beaches which are quieter than Cronulla, and a small selection of restaurants, take away places and coffee. Catch the ferry from the ferry wharf on the Gunnamatta Bay side of the railway behind the station. Don't miss the last ferry back. The timetable is on the wharf.

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