When you live near the Gold Coast your very spoilt with beautiful beaches , but it a nice beach close to the heart of Melbourne and worth going for a walk along after eating at the fantastic bakery's close by.

I grew up in Melbourne nearby and a trip to the beach was special. Years later and now living on a surf beach, St.Kilda doesn't have quite the same appeal. Yes, it has cafes and theme parks but I can't imagine going there in the winter months as I would in northern parts.

Area has been revamped. Cafes, beaches, icecreams. Nice place on a warm day. On Sundays there's also a market. St Kilda is worth a visit for anyone coming to Melbourne. Walk up Ackland St, rather than Fitzroy St.

The theme parks are close. It's really cold in August, I saw penguins. There's a chilli icecream there too.

Strolled along the foreshore to the pier - cafe stop then walk along to the restored teahouse and out to the breakwater - sensational views of the city and passing ships. The Vaults on the esplanade were open for Melbourne Open House last year - hope to see them open again sometime. Fascinating history of this area where I learnt... More

If you're lucky, you can see the little penguins even before sunset behind the breakwater rocks. Nearby is Luna Park, an old style amusement park that opened in 1912.

I usually went to St Kilda for refreshing and it is a lovely beach. The Luna Park is also a good photography spot if you like photography.

This was our first Australian beach, and we had fun, but certainly visited better beaches during our stay. Very strange: there is nowhere near the beach to get beach things (towels, sunscreen, etc.) - it kinda blew our minds, being that it's a city beach. Anyway, once we finally got settled with new towels, the day was a lot of... More

we find from port melbourne right around to elwood the beaches safe, clean and good parking available. st kilda has wonderful eating places close by, and a good sunday market. water quality is good just remember rain etc.. can have a huge impact on levels anywhere. bike paths, walking paths toilets etc.. are easy to get too.