Andrew Swaffer Livres

A guide to Australia's West Coast for all free-spirited travellers wishing to get the most out of this huge slice of down under.

Sydney is widely regarded - especially by Sydneysiders! - as having one of the world's most inviting, enticing, picturesque and fun collection of urban beaches. In this successor to Sydney's Best Picnic Spots & Beaches, local author and beach fanatic Catherine Proctor and Woodslane's outdoor guides series editor Andrew Swaffer have teamed up to survey the hundreds of beaches and swimming enclosures in the Sydney region. The very best 100 or so beaches are presented in this new guide, illustrated in full colour with vibrant photography, orientation maps and detailed maps for the larger beaches. The guide includes Information on location access (including by public transport), parking, facilities - including toilets and BBQs - the local environment, views, popularity, suitability for children, swimming, surfing and snorkelling, cafes and kiosks. Salt water swimming enclosures (whether netted, rock or concrete) are also detailed, including the best of those with no associated beach. Sydney's Best Beaches & Rock Baths will be a must-have guide for any Sydneysider looking to venture beyond the sands of their favourite local beach. Guide coverage is from Palm Beach to the Royal National Park.

Sydney has one of the most beautiful settings in the world, but it's not just the Harbour that is capable of creating a little magic. In and around Sydney are stirring headlands, parks large and small (with excellent facilities), undisturbed bushland and slow, peaceful rivers. There are thousands of places to spread out a picnic blanket, unpack a hamper and soak up the great Australian outdoors, and in Sydney's Best Picnic Spots, Parks & Reserves you'll find the very best of them. Coverage includes the Royal National Park in the south, the Blue Mountains and Wisemans Ferry in the north.

Loaded with information on one of the greenest cities in the world, this guide will take you from the vistas of Kings Park to late afternoon barbecues at Trigg Beach.