Glencairn Tidal Pool

A wide basin built in the 1920s and later restored, its rock walls enclosing a floor of soft golden sand, on the False Bay coast between Fish Hoek and Simon's Town. Shallow and calm, with no waves or current inside the walls, and rock pools on the surrounding reef to work through at low tide. Reach it off Glencairn Main Road (M4), 5km from Fish Hoek or 4km from Simon's Town: park at the beach or the station, cross the railway line and follow the walkway. Roughly 45 minutes from the city.

Coordinates: -34.1626991, 18.4323005

Part of Cape Peninsula tidal pools cut into the rock

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