gypsy10 Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 Hi there, We've been led to believe that the coastline SOR is not as appealing as NOR. Is it true that it is very industrial in places and not as pleasing to the eye in some places? We wanted to know if there are any parts that are non-industrial that anyone could recommend to us? We do not want to rule the south out as we are concentrating on the north at the mo, but a nice coastline not too far away from home is one of our priorities. Any recommendations, thoughts, opinions would be much appreciated?s Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola0mc Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 All my friends in Perth live north, they say they wouldn't live south at all. But I can't comment personally. Sure other people will manage to help more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raychelsb Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 When we visited Perth earlier this year, whilst we loved some places slightly NOR such as Sorrento, Trigg, Hilary's, we actually preferred places SOR. Coogee beach and Woodman Point are lovely and we fell in love with Rockingham and the area around - Safety Bay and Shoalwater. The water at Rockingham was completely flat and you could walk out a fair bit just paddling, we loved it. In fact when we move over we will be looking to rent in the Rockingham area. The beach at Secret Harbour was almost deserted but lovely. Have fun checking all the beaches out! Can;t wait to do the same! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akasully2 Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 Sounds great. So where are the industrial areas then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floorman Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 must admit we favoured the south on our reccie last year ,we have got our hearts on Secret Harbour at the moment but that might all change when we get there in jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkis2000 Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 We went to Shearwater last year and found it to be much calmer than the NOR beaches. We also went to South Beach at Fremantle which was lovely (but I am a bit biased in that my married name is South and we met up with OH's cousins, so we were the South's on South Beach!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akasully2 Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 We went to Shearwater last year and found it to be much calmer than the NOR beaches. We also went to South Beach at Fremantle which was lovely (but I am a bit biased in that my married name is South and we met up with OH's cousins, so we were the South's on South Beach!!) That's fab, you could pretend your family owned it originally! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou8670 Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 Beaches SOR are beautiful; we found those NOR shelve steeply and not ideal for the kids so whenever north we always headed to Hillary's. We're here for a reccie this time and only been here a day overcoming jet lag and catching up with family but will be checking out some beaches when the weather warms up later this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portlaunay Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 NOR is just wrong. If it were so bad either side of the Swan there'd be no one there Personally, as I pass beyond Cottesloe it just doesn't feel right. When we arrived here we landed in Freo. For the first month I would wander to South Beach with the kids, play in the park and sit in the cafe eating steaming bowls of porridge in the winter mornings. Between Freo and Rockingham there is a large industrial area. It stretches some distance through Henderson and Kwinana and houses a large BP plant but you're not really aware of it until you're on top of it. In Freo you have the dockyard with stack upon stack of containers, massive ships and huge cranes but you can watch it all working with amazing efficiency and grace from the opposite side of the harbour where the ferry terminal, maritime museum and E Shed markets are and I love it. The bottom line though is, you have to see for yourself and it's all relative; "a nice coastline not too far away from home" kind of sums up Perth really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chardy Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Rockingham foreshore is great especially for kids (although can get busy) and you can see the grain terminal at one end, the rest of the industrial area is largely out of sight from most beaches. We like the almost deserted beaches of secret harbour, Madora bay and halls head. On windier days there is a great sheltered Hilary's style beach in the Mandurah marina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loulou Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Coogee, Woodmans Point and Rockingham are all great SOR cant comment on NOR Cottlsloe and Scarborough are better for surfing so I am led to believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfie Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 There are lovely beaches around the Mandurah area Dawesville Halls Head Falcon etc There is always the NOR SOR divide NOR best SOR best. Just look at both areas and decide for yourself one mans blood anothers poison so to speak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chardy Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Also bear in mind the smaller quieter beaches don't have Surf life saving patrols. They have a great app to check this and receive shark alerts etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou8670 Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Also bear in mind the smaller quieter beaches don't have Surf life saving patrols. They have a great app to check this and receive shark alerts etc What's the app Chardy? Cheers Lou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chardy Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 It's called Beachsafe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dxboz Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 I absolutely love South Beach - live right next to it - a few minutes into Fremantle. I love Fremantle Harbour also. In fact I love everything about this area. As others have said you will have to make your own mind up so many differing opinions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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