Cottesloe Beach

Cottesloe Beach

Cottesloe Beach
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Enjoy the day in one of Australia's most striking urban beaches.
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  • Geoffrey E
    London, United Kingdom633 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Marvellous beach, all the amenities you need close by.
    At the Cottesloe town end a terrific white sandy beach sheltered by a small man made headland. Safe swimming observed by lifeguards and all the right amenities close by, hotels, fish and chips, excellent ice cream, showers by the beach to wash off. There is a beautiful long white sandy beach heading away from Cott, quite lovely. Oh 102 bus to Cottesloe station every 30 minutes.
    Visited February 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written February 18, 2024
  • Jeffry b
    Essendon, Australia13,719 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Perth's favorite surf beach
    This is the best-known surf beach in Perth. Young people like to hang out here. The sand is fine and gold; the waves are regular and moderate. Cottesloe has been Perth's favorite beach for years. North Cottesloe Beach, universally known as "North Cott," is a fashionable beach, which is favorable for its bikini girls, most of whom are young. Cottesloe is popular with families who live in Perth's suburbs.
    Visited December 2023
    Traveled with family
    Written March 3, 2024
  • Bevvers67
    Worcestershire, United Kingdom396 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Thank you Tim Minchin.
    The beach is beautiful & despite it not being the hottest day (end of October) it was a lovely place for a stroll & an ice lolly. As a Brit, I'd never seen shark nets at the beach before, it's kind of scary but also reassuring too (don't the jellies get through the gaps though??) It was quite busy despite the rather cool breeze, & sitting under the trees people watching was just glorious. Anyway, the main reason we ventured to Cottesloe Beach is because it's mentioned in the Tim Minchin song 'Carry You'. The song is one I've listened to many times as it reminds me of my brother Jason who never made it to Australia, so my visit was, in part, for him too. Yay bro, I finally made it for both of us <3
    Visited October 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written March 20, 2024
  • Rochelle F
    Randolph, New Jersey1,240 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    A nice beach but the water was cold
    While staying in Perth, we took the train to Cottesloe Beach. There was the Sculpture Trail of 70+ sculptures all around the beach and the area. We did take bathing suits to swim - there were lots of folks in the water but for us it was just too cold and windy. The Sculpture exhibits were a lot of fun to see and we walked around and then watched the sunset which was lovely.
    Visited March 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written April 6, 2024
  • ross m
    Brisbane, Australia148 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    One of the best spots in Australia.
    This was a bit of a surprise. We were expecting overwhelming crowds, limited parking and crappy service, but we were very pleasantly surprised. The beach was clean, the water was nice, there was a shark-netted swimming area, and there are plenty of options for sitting, parking a car, getting a meal, changing, showering, and relaxing. We loved it.
    Visited November 2024
    Traveled with family
    Written January 4, 2025
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LarsieB
Denver, Colorado, USA2,088 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2023
Nothing much to say other than a wonderful beach and area. I love Cottesloe Beach and all the surrounding area!! Love the fact that there are many places, to eat, toilets and showers to use after swimming, as well as lawned areas if you want to picnic too. The water is always so beautiful to swim in at Cottesloe Beach, love it!! The only downside can be parking as it gets really busy, particularly on weekends, other than that I highly recommend Cottesloe Beach! (BTW my photos don't do it justice).
Written April 3, 2023
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10Orchard
Worcester, UK589 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2020
Loved the beautiful sandy beach with car parking close by. Lifeguards supervise the area close to the town centre. Sculptures dot the promenade to give a different feel to the beach. Lots of children's play areas. Information on the history and wild life
Written April 1, 2020
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Stephen B
Sydney312 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2019
The beach is obviously a very popular place - partly because it was school holidays. Many of the people there were young teenagers. The young girls were wearing skimpy bikinis but there were no topless women.

The only other time we came here to WA some years ago, it was raining heavily. Today it was a beautiful warm sunny day.

Many people were sunbaking on the grass or on the beach. People were enjoying the walk along the long stonework pier. Adventurous teenagers were jumping off the pier.

It was great atmosphere. Well worth visiting on such a beautiful day.
Written January 1, 2020
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Nonnie555
Perth, Australia2 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2025 • Family
If you or your family want to swim then forget Cottesloe Beach. I took my children to the beach it was 41* expecting it was a safe place to swim. What that lovely pic to your left doesnt show is that the Council or State government put up a shark net so the public would be safe. How wrong was I - very. Not long after we arrived the shark alert went off and the Cottesloe Lifesavers made an announcement telling all swimmers to get out of the water. I asked one of the lifesavers (very nicely) when we could swim again. I was told an hour after the last shark sighting. So we waited like good citizens for an hour and soon after the allotted time the announcement was made that we could go back in the water. Well NOT 5 minutes later the sirens go off again. Everyone out of the water whether you are swimming in the enclosed area or not. They wouldn’t even let small children sit and play at the waters edge! Now, I was under the impression that because of the net, in times when a shark is spotted we could continue to swim - because there is a BARRIER between the swimmers and the shark. After all, the whole reason they put up the net (in Cottesloe), and spent probably a huge amount of tax payer dollars is because there are sharks frequently in the area!! Hence the shark net. Absolutely ridiculous!! I will never go to Cottesloe beach again. My advice, your time and money better spent elsewhere.
Written January 30, 2025
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Joe B
7 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2024 • Solo
I went to cottesloe beach to pay 1 miiiiiiillion dollars for chips, at Ol Bouy cafe and get attitude from robotic iphone gazing teenage staff. The beach is mostly flat. Everyone kept repeating the same thing. “West Oz has the best beaches in Australia/the world!” The British liked it, but what do they have over there to compare? Cockles and Muscles carving your feet down to the bone and grey dirty English style sand! Have you guys even been to the east coast lol. Sydneys crappiest beach has better waves on a calm day. Sydney is a hole but the beaches, omg the beaches make west oz look like, well you get the point. Im planning my escape from west oz and its sentimental, biased views and taking my butt as far away as i can manage on one paycheck. So long weirdos!!!
Written November 9, 2024
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ar75012
Paris, France430 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2024 • Couples
Beach easily accessible by public transport: take the Fremantle line from Perth, get off at Cottleslow then 800 M on foot. Car parking limited to 3 hours. Surely a nice beach to admire a sunset but not to spend the day there: very few benches sheltered from the sun, no public toilets, few options for lunch.
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Written March 27, 2024
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Chrissybubs
Maidstone, UK263 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2020
Cottesloe is well worth a visit. Of course when one is in Perth, there are so many wonderful white sand beaches around every corner, that it is easy to get blase! But this offers a little more with the scupture park that has been created near and on the beach. It is for free but a contribution is requested but not obligatory. Some of the scuptures are breath taking and beautiful; others, like the enormous head of Homer Simpson sitting on the beach, not quite so ! But all are worth a trip to discuss which one you would like to stash in your suitcase and take home with you !!
Written March 31, 2020
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Bwiz
Wallowa, Oregon, USA87 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020
Exactly, it's a beach, and a nice one. I plunked myself into the Indian Ocean for the first time ever, so that's something. There were no stinging jelly fish to great me, definitly a plus.Rottnest Island sits offshore and you can take a day trip over there, or spend the night and see the lights of Cottesloe.
Cottesloe is easy to get to from Perth as a train will deliver you for under five Aussie dollars.
Written February 20, 2020
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Jeffry b
Essendon, Australia13,719 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2023 • Friends
Cottesloe Beach is one of the best-known beaches in Westen Australia. Cottesloe Beach is a magnet for young people. The golden sands are an attraction, you can swim or just sunbake. Cottesloe is known as Cott; the neighboring beach is known as North Cott. North Cott is best known for its bikini girls. Cott is not far from Perth. It's best to swim early, before the sea breeze whips up the waves.
Written July 30, 2023
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Cottcocalhuman
2 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2020 • Friends
Christmas Eve was an absolute disgrace. Playing average music to a crowd that clearly left because of the lack of ambience especially after multiple complaints about the lack of Christmas spirit, truly shows lack of customer engagement. A disappointing evening for many local repeat customers. Read. The. Room. P.S. no one is dancing.
Written December 24, 2020
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