Bruny Island | Hazard Rating: 2-3/10 | Parking: Good + close | Faces: South East into Adventure Bay | Length: 3 km
Original People: Nuenonne | Original Name: lunawannalonna (Bruny Island).
Information and review
Adventure Bay Beach on the east coast of Bruny Island is an incredible beach that has won many top awards. You can swim, paddle, walk and fish at a beach with spectacular views and many access points along its length (with parking).
At the north end is ‘Quiet Corner’, a popular part of the beach with its own small protected beach hidden away and often used by locals.
A shop, eating places, toilets and BBQ are situated mid-beach.
Further south is a freshwater creek (Captain Cook Creek) that feeds into the beach and is good for swimming and fishing. Captain Cook Holiday Park which has cabins, caravans and camping and is near the beach on the opposite side of the road. Don’t forget the Raspberry Farm open in season.
A jetty at the south end is popular for fishing and boat access. Further east is another small beach which seems to have no name but also has a boat ramp, a small private beach and Pennicott Tours for incredible boat tours.
Originally named by European explorer Abel Tasman in 1642 as Storm Bay, later renamed by Captain Tobias Furneaux in March 1773 in honour of his ship HMS Adventure. Cook later anchored there in 1777.
Having spent a lot of time here I can say it is an ideal beach and area to spend time at – steeped in history and not too commercial, mind you everything is named Cook something even though he was not the first, or second or …?
Named as the 5th best beach in Australia in 2023 by Tourism Australia.
