Newcastle Ocean Baths
A free seaside pool opened in 1922. Its cream-colored Art Deco entrance is the most classic image of the city's waterfront.
Newcastle Ocean Baths sits right next to the eastern end of the city-center beach. Opened in 1922, the pool is filled with seawater as the tide comes in. It includes a large pool and a shallow children's pool, and entry is free. The cream-colored Art Deco entrance and grandstands along the street are state heritage buildings, and they are the image most often seen on Newcastle postcards. The baths connect to Canoe Pool and Nobbys Beach to the north and to Newcastle Beach to the south, making it ideal for a stroll along the seafront promenade after a swim. The entrance and pool have been renovated in stages in recent years, so check the Newcastle City Council website for opening arrangements.
Opening hours
Open all day (check announcements during renovation)
Nearby sights
- Fort Scratchley
- Bathers Way
- Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle
- Bogey Hole
- Honeysuckle & Queens Wharf Foreshore
- Nobbys Head & Nobbys Beach
- King Edward Park
- Stockton Ferry & Stockton Beach