We ♥ Clovelly
Clovelly is a taste of paradise. A village in the city. God's country.
Here’s a little of what we love.
THE GREAT OUTDOORS
Water sports
Swimming + Snorkelling at Clovelly and Gordon’s Bay
Scuba diving (see Gordon’s Bay scuba club)
Clovelly nippers at Clovelly Surf Lifesaving Club
The ‘TamaCloey’ Tamarama to Clovelly open water classic
Out and about
The Bondi-to-Coogee walk is a highway for joggers.
Parks and sporting fields galore.
Barefoot bowling at Clovelly or Bronte Bowls.
Sporting teams
Clovelly Crocodiles - junior rugby league, affiliated with the Roosters
Clovelly Eagles - junior Rugby Union in the Randwick/Easts division.
Randwick Rugby Club plays their home games at nearby Coogee Oval.
Groups/Activities hosted in the St Luke’s hall
SCHOOLS, PLAYGROUPS, CLUBS
Playgroups
Clomama – a community playgroup hosted by St Luke’s
Local schools
St Catherine’s school (Waverley) – Anglican K-12 girls school.
Claremont College (Randwick) – Co-ed Anglican primary school.
St Anthony’s, Clovelly – Catholic primary school.
Child care
Clovelly childcare centre (40a Arden St).
Community Organisations
Scouts – 1st Clovelly Scout Hall, Chesterfield Parade.
Clovelly Bowling club – Beside the sea
Bronte Bowling club – Beside Varna Park
FUN ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS
1. Summer Kids Club at St Luke's! And Pupil Free Day in July.
2. Head to one of the beautiful parks & playgrounds:
Burrows Park, Ocean St – toilets, shelters, football field, gym equipment
Bundock Park, behind the beach at Clovelly – playground, toilets (beside kiosk), BBQ’s, picnic shelters and kiosk/restaurant
Burnie Park, Burnie St – playground and picnic tables
Varna Park, Clovelly/Waverley – playground with new equipment
Govett Reserve, Randwick – fenced park where Clomama likes to go!
Bieler Park, Randwick – fenced park, good for younger kids.
3. Cycle in Centennial Park, on the kids bike-track & playground for the littlies or ride around the whole park with the older kids – there’s also the central playground & café, plus the playground at Oxford St gates.
4. Walk the Bronte to Coogee coastal track (pram-friendly only from Coogee heading north to the south side of Gordons Bay).
5. Get out for a coffee and babycino at the gluten-free Wholegreen Bakery (Arden St) or Eugene’s (Macpherson St), TopHat coffee merchants (Arden St intersection), Clodeli or Tuga (Fern St intersection), Seasalt (at the beach), Gordon's and Madame & Yves’ (Beach St intersection).
6. Swim, snorkel or rock hop at Gordon’s Bay.
7. Explore Waverley cemetery, where you’ll find the grave of poet Henry Lawson and aviator pioneer Lawrence Hargreave.
8. See the annual Sculpture by the sea exhibition on in October-November each year on the spectacular Bondi-Tamarama coastal walk.