MILK BEACH, SYDNEY
Sydney has somewhere in the region of about 100 beaches – both harbour and ocean, north and south – so it shouldn t come as a surprise to find there are still stretches of sand here untrodden by a million feet. Milk Beach is one of those locations, an inlet in a spectacular location in you-can t-afford-it Vaucluse, with views over the harbour to the bridge and the city skyline on one side, and a whole heap of fantasy mansions on the other.
There s only about 50 metres of sand here, so it s good thing Milk Beach is tricky to access: with no carpark or direct road link-up, you ll have to join the Hermitage Foreshore walking track from either Rose Bay or Watsons Bay. To find yourself a spot here for a swim and a sunbake is, however, well worth the effort.
As your boat draws into the bay, it s the green that hits you first: the emerald-green waters, and the verdant green of the bush fringing the beach. It s only after you have absorbed that, that you notice what really sets this beach apart from most others in Sydney: there is no-one on it.
Store Beach, on Manly s North Head, is accessible only by boat, which makes it a great place to play castaway. Visiting celebrities love it, according to Scott Bear, part of the concierge team at the Park-Hyatt Sydney. They know about Bondi Beach, but they love discovering these smaller beaches, says Bear, who often arranges private boat trips around the harbour for his VIP guests. Our guests know about the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge, but it s these amazing local experiences that they really enjoy.