What’s better than wandering along an easy, level pathway while taking in views of crystal–clear waters and a breath-taking horizon? Not much I’d say. This is what the coastal trail which runs between North and South Cronulla beach offers. An unmatched feeling of bliss and tranquillity. 

Placed along the wide, smooth pathway are peaceful sun loungers and permanent seating, providing perfect places to rest and focus on the beauty of the sea. If you are feeling like a longer journey, park at the accessible parking at North Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club and take the paved pathway past South Cronulla all the way to Shelly Beach where there are accessible toilets, a playground and easily accessible tidal pools.

Once you reach South Cronulla beach, make life easier with the Mobi Mat. This is a long sturdy mat which can be rolled out over the top of soft sand to make getting to the water’s edge easier for the mobility impaired. You need to book one day in advance of your visit. You can book one of the three beach wheelchairs at the Surf Club.

If you start to feel a bit peckish, enjoy a meal and a coffee at the accessible café next to the club, which has outdoor seating. This means that you can still enjoy the view while you refuel.

Here is a map of the area with some accessible and partially accessible places currently on WheelEasy.

Easy coastal track which runs along North and South Cronulla beaches.

Gentle ramp taking you onto South Cronulla Beach.

Mobi Mat available for easy beach access at South Cronulla.

Accessible café next to the South Cronulla surf club .

Three beach wheelchairs available at South Cronulla Beach free of charge (booking required)

Powered Beach Wheelchair – this chair can allow for independent travel and can only be used on the sand, not in water.

 Hippocampe All-Terrain Beach Wheelchair – this chair can be used on the sand and in the water.

Mobi-chair Beach Wheelchair – a floating beach wheelchair that can be used on the sand or in the water. The armrests of this wheelchair become floatation devices when it enters the water.

Accessible toilet, change room and shower inside South Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club (need MLAK Key – refer to FAQs below for more information)

Cronulla Sports Complex (nearby the southern end of South Cronulla Beach)

Inside Dunningham Park near North Cronulla Playground (need MLAK Key – refer to FAQs below for more information)

Parking available at South Cronulla Beach in front of the Surf Club if you are using the beach wheelchairs (tell the lifeguard when you book the chairs so that they can grant a permit for you)

Mitchell Road car park near North Cronulla Life Surf Club

If you want to use the beach wheelchairs, you can book online.

or you can call the Lifeguard Headquarters on 02 8522 2100. Available on request 7 days a week from 8am to 4pm in summer and 10am to 2pm in winter. A liability waiver needs to be completed as well, which can be found here.

If you want to use the Mobi Mat, you will need to book one day in advance, and can only be used when lifeguards are on duty, if they deem the conditions acceptable. You can book online.

Or you can call the Lifeguard Headquarters on 02 8522 2100. The maximum length of any booking is 4 hours per person. Available on request 7 days a week from 8am to 4pm in summer and 10am to 2pm in winter. A liability waiver needs to be completed as well,

A Master Locksmith Access Key is a key created by the Master Locksmiths Association of Australasia, and you can use it to unlock accessible facilities around Australia. You can buy one directly from any master locksmith near you, or order one from the National Support Office by completing this form and returning it via email or post.

Is there an MLAK Key Available there for me to borrow?

No, unfortunately you will have to have one before you arrive.

By Train – Getting to South Cronulla station by train will take approx. 1 hour and then some short wheeling, navigating some steep terrain.

By Car – this will take you approx. 40 minutes

book online

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liability waiver

this form

South Cronulla Beach offers accessible swimming,  beachside pathways,  cafes,  showers,  changing rooms and sun loungers, making this an almost perfect wheelie swimmer's paradise! 
The cafes have outdoor seating offering a sunny place to have an easy to access breakfast, lunch or coffee. South Cronulla surf life savers are some of the friendliest in Sydney - they’ll let you park down by the club and they’re happy to help you out with the (free to use) beach wheelchair they have stored there. There’s a short (3 m) gently-sloped ramp down onto the beach which has medium soft sand - the chair easily can be pushed by one person.  Accessible toilets and changing rooms are also located by the club. Best of all, there are easily accessible permanent sun loungers built next to the club on easy-to-roll, wide concrete pathways, with accessible outdoor showers nearby.  
If you want to go for a fairly long stroll (about 2km) a paved pathway runs all along the beachfront to North Cronulla surf club. You can also roll along the paved path which runs south to Shelly beach where there is an enclosed playground, accessible toilets and gently sloped concrete ramps, complete with hand rails leading into 2 large tidal pools (although there are no life savers or submersible wheelchairs at this beach). 

Cronulla Beach

Dunningham Park is a well maintained beachside park with children's playground. Dunningham Park is a large regional park located on Cronulla’s foreshore. The park has a land area of approximately 8,808 square metres and is characterised by an open grass area with tall palm & pine plantings along the southern, western and northern boundaries. The children's playground equipment was upgraded in 2008. 
Located just a stone’s throw away from North Cronulla Beach, Dunningham Park is accessible to wheelchair users. There is step-free access into and throughout the park, which is of a gentle gradient. There are accessible toilets and parking spots located in the nearby North Cronulla SLSC.
The park also offers a picnic area with accessible tables.

Dunningham Park

North Cronulla Beach is a sandy beach with a rocky shoreline to the south. 
Off the beach there are cafes and a kiosk. Behind the beach at Dunningham Park there is a grassed area and a large playground for children.
Just south of North Cronulla beach are two ocean baths that are accessible via The Esplanade pedestrian walkway.
The beach is accessible to wheelchair users. There is step-free access via a ramp on Peryman Square. The beach, which is mainly soft sand, is of a medium gradient. Patrolled from November to April by Sutherland Shire Council's professional lifeguards together with volunteer lifesavers from North Cronulla Surf Lifesaving Club, but the two ocean baths to the south are not patrolled.  Accessible toilets and parking are located at North Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club next to Dunningham Park.
Unfortunately you cannot rent a beach wheelchair here.

North Cronulla Beach

North Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club is partially accessible to wheelchair users. There is step-free access into the building, but only the ground floor is accessible. There are accessible toilets on site and designated accessible parking spaces in the car park adjacent. There is no kiosk onsite but in the nearby area there are lots of cafes and restaurants availale.

North Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club

Cronulla Surf Club

Cronulla Beach, Kurnell NSW 2231, Australia

Wanda Reserve

Wanda Beach

Wanda Surf Life Saving Club Inc.

Cronulla Beach Villa Holidays

Summer Salt Restaurant

Sealevel Restaurant & Bar

Hog's Australia Steakhouse Cronulla

Northies Cronulla Hotel

Splash Tapas Bar

Giro Osteria

Old Joe's

Opah Restaurant

Alphabet St

Quest Cronulla Beach

Red Radish

Sting Bar

Eventhouse Cronulla

Guzman Y Gomez Mexican Taqueria Cronulla

Buddha Beach Thai Restaurant

Gu Filmhouse Cronulla

Boost Juice Cronulla

Kurrabar Cafe

PACO Cronulla

Croydon Lane Wine and Tapas Bar

D Bowls

Kafenio

Domino's Pizza Cronulla

5th Season Kiosk

El Sol

So Fresh Cronulla Beach

Royal Orchard Thai

Ham Harry & Mario

Gerrale St. Kitchen

96 Degrees

Cold Rock Ice Creamery

Club Cronulla

Zeus Street Greek Cronulla

Poke Bowl Cronulla

Papas Pizza Pasta Bar

Jake Chalmers

Cronulla Park Ice Creamery

South Beach Seafood

Il Gusto Italian Restaurant And Pizza

Low & Lofty's Cronulla

Blackwood Pantry

Grind Espresso

Gloria Jean's Coffees Cronulla

Oporto - Cronulla

Cronulla Park

Zimzala

Surfeit Cafe & Restaurant

Nulla Nulla Cafe

The Protein Bar

Yogurberry Cronulla

Queen Margherita Of Savoy

Thai Face - Cronulla

Cronulla Motor Inn

The Great Southern Burger Co.

Loaf Sandwiches

The Arts Theatre Cronulla

South East Asian Tapas

Montien Tong Thai Restaurant

Cronulla RSL Memorial Club

Cronulla Curry House

Anna's Shop Around The Corner

Kozen

Lucky Dragon Chinese Restaurant Cronulla

A Touch of Eden

Nudo Cafe

Monroe Park

A Memorable Stroll At Cronulla

Get The Most of the Coast

COVID-19 information and update: please visit The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney website for changes due to COVID-19.

This 30-hectare oasis, running alongside the stunning Sydney harbour, is the perfect accessible day out. With wide pathways throughout, beautiful nature all around, and a variety of accessible cafes and restaurants to eat at, The Royal Botanical Gardens are truly one of a kind. 

Getting around the gardens is easy, and the entrances have access ramps where necessary, save for The Henry Lawson gate. The least steep route into the gardens is from the Queen Elizabeth 2nd gate near the Opera House. The level pathways make it simple to move throughout the entire area, and there is much to experience. One of the things you must do while at the gardens is visit The Calyx - a free, fully accessible floral haven consisting of one of the largest green walls in the southern hemisphere, café, shopping and a range of events and workshops. 

Wide, level pathways throughout and breath-taking views Sydney.

Free manual wheelchair available for hire, for use at the gardens (available from reception or from the visitors centre attached to the garden shop)

Tram tour around the gardens (however unfortunately not possible with a wheelchair – the park staff are able to mind your chair)

Numerous guided walks, allowing you to see the best the garden has to offer.

The Palm Grove Centre, which includes a souvenir shop, accessible toilet, wheelchair hire and has ramp access.

Many charming and accessible restaurants and cafes (Botanic House, Terrace on the Domain, Piccolo Me, Terrace Eatery, Farm Cove Eatery, and Busby’s Bar)

Inside the Royal Botanic Gardens Visitors Centre

Outside the Mare and Foal Statue near Farm Cove

There are accessible parking bays are provided near the Woolloomooloo/Lion Gate (side entrance near Access road)

Outside The Art Gallery of New South Wales (from here you can easily get to the entrance to the gardens

Secure, undercover parking is available at the Domain Car Park (available if no mobility parking bays available. Just show a valid Mobility Parking Scheme permit.

There is a lift that takes you directly from the Domain car park to the Domain sports fields, and a travelator that takes you over to Hyde Park (please note, there is no accessible pathway from where the lift drops you in the sports fields to Mrs Macquaries Road).

The chair can be picked up from and returned to the Palm Grove Centre. This is free to borrow.

Yes, most is metered but free if you display your mobility parking pass. Also there are a few accessible spaced.

No, the toilets don’t have MLAK locks on them

How do I get to the gardens from Central Station?

By Bus – There are a number of accessible buses that will take you from the CBD to The Opera House and then simply enter through the Queen Elizabeth gate. This will take approx. 15 minutes.  

By Car – It only takes approx. 4 minutes to get to the gardens by car.

Walking – this will take approx. 37 minutes.

Visit https://transportnsw.info/ to plan your specific trip.

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https://transportnsw.info/

The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney is a green oasis nestled on Sydney Harbour. Home to world leading plant science and stunning horticultural displays. Royal Botanic Gardens is an accessible park and garden. There is step-free access via the Art Gallery Road and Circular Quay entrances. The accessible entrances are Morshead Gate, Victoria Lodge Gate, Yurong Gate, Opera House Gate (via Sydney Opera House forecourt), Queen Elizabeth II Gate (via Sydney Opera House forecourt), Conservatorium Gate and Government House Gate.
If you're visiting The Calyx, the nearest accessible gates are Woolloomooloo Gate or Government House Gate. Parts of the gardens may be inaccessible due to sets of stairs. The Botanic Garden provides several accessible cafes and restaurants. Accessible toilets can be found in Palm Grove Centre, the Mare and Foal Lawn near Farm Cove and in the Calyx. 
Accessible parking bays are provided near the Woolloomooloo Gate and outside the Art Gallery of NSW.

Royal Botanic Gardens

Sydney Botanical Gardens - Information Booth

The Domain

Art Gallery Of New South Wales

Mrs Macquaries Rd, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

Piccolo Me Royal Botanic Gardens

Cafe Cappapino’s

On street accessible parking

On street accessible parking. Macquarie Apartments

St.George open air cinema

Lift. Circular Quay up to Cahill Expressway

Cahill Expressway Lookout

Andrew (Boy) Charlton Pool

Wooloomooloo/domain Pathway

Tranquility in the Gardens 

Peace Amongst the Noise

If you have been looking for an accessibility-friendly way to cool off, you can’t go past the beautiful Collaroy rock pool. Located at the Southern end of Collaroy Beach, this 50m pool was created with mobility impairment in mind. It offers easy access via two simple ramps with handrails and boasts beautiful views of a seemingly endless horizon. It also has a smaller pool next to the large one, perfect for the kids. 

The main pool is approx. 1.4m at the shallow end and 1.7m at the deep. What’s more is that it is right by the well-known Collaroy Beach, which is fully accessible. 

Accessible toilets, picnic areas and level paths are all around for easy mobility. The beach even has two FreeWheeler beach wheelchairs available to borrow, which makes enjoying the beach that much easier.

If you are looking for somewhere to stay, we recommend the Sargood hotel.



If you have a spinal injury (a prerequisite for staying there), it is a great hotel, specifically designed for the mobility impaired. There are all sorts of activities for people with mobility needs; it is very close to the Collaroy rock pool; they have an undercover accessible car park for guests, and they provide support workers and therapists. Check out their 

Free-to-use aqua chair wheelchair available at Collaroy Surf Lifesaving club to use in the rock pool (just as the lifeguards)

Two free beach wheelchairs for use on the sand also available at Collaroy Surf Lifesaving club.

Gentle ramp with handrails on both sides down into the water.

Stunning views of the sands, headlands and endless horizons of the beaches of Collaroy and Narrabeen .

Shallow pool next to the main pool with easy access, great for the kids.

Accessible shower on the beachside of the Collaroy Surf Lifesaving Club.

2x at the Collaroy Beach Surf Life Saving Club (1 including an adult hoist which requires an MLAK key, and 1 that doesn’t). Please note that you need to have your own sling to use the hoist. Refer to FAQs below for more information on MLAK keys.

1x at the rock pool (not requiring an MLAK key)

There is free parking at the large car park near the Surf Club, which includes sections reserved for the mobility impaired.

Is there an aquachair there that I can borrow for the Rockpool?

Yes, there is one that you can borrow from the Collaroy Beach Surf Lifesaving Club (just ask the lifeguards at the beach and they will get them for you). 

By Bus – It takes approx. 43 minutes by bus from the CBD

By Car – Driving via the A3 takes approx. 48 minutes, or via the A8 takes approx. 38 minutes (but this option has tolls)

Is there an MLAK Key available there for me to borrow?

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Collaroy rockpool is an ocean pool with easy access for wheelchair users. The pool has a gentle ramp down into the water. An aquachair for use in the water, accessible changing rooms and toilets, accessible parking, a picnic area, and a playground.

Free Things to Do

Get The Most of the Coast

Peace Amongst the Noise

Joy at Collaroy

Life's a beach

Hip dip with a hip view