Bruny Island | Hazard Rating: 2-3/10 | Parking: Good + close | Faces: North East into Adventure Bay | Length: 3 km
Original People: Nuenonne | Original Name: lunawannalonna (Bruny Island).
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 a BBQ are situated mid-beach.
Travelling along Adventure Bay Road is the Captain Cook Holiday Park that has cabins, caravans & camping. Further along is Captain Cook Creek, a freshwater creek that feeds into the beach and is good for swimming and fishing. Don’t forget the Raspberry Farm and the Bligh Museum.
A jetty at the south-east end is popular for fishing and boat access.
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. Named as the 5th best beach in Australia in 2023 by Tourism Australia.
