Neck Beach

The neck beach forms the eastern side of the long thin isthmus that connects north and south Bruny. This long wide open beach faces out to Storm Bay and the Tasman sea, and features sweeping views of Adventure Bay north to Cape Queen Elizabeth and south to Fluted Cape, whilst in the distance one can see the immense sea cliffs of the Tasman Peninsula.

This is a remote, wild and invigorating beach to spend some time at, with Pied and Sooty Oystercatchers, Hooded plovers and other seabirds such as the White-Bellied Sea Eagle, often seen here. Pods of dolphins are not uncommonly seen breaching the water see, and, at certain times of year, whales too. Little Penguins make their way up the beach at dusk and early night fall, to nest in rookeries in the dunes

It is important when enjoying the Neck beach to protect coastal shorebirds' nesting sites by trying to stay as much as possible in the wet sand and being very mindful of avoiding any disturbance to nesting sites in the dry sand.

From the car park, a board-walk can be followed passed a turnoff to the Truganini lookout and across the grassy dune and down to the magnificent ‘Neck Beach’ a sweeping more than 15km long beach that runs from Cape Queen Elizabeth to Bligh Rocks. From here you can spend as little or as long as you would like. Give yourself 4 hours return from here to walk north to Cape Queen Elizabeth, or 2 ½ - 3 hours return to walk south from here to Bligh Rocks.

There are strong rips and currents and dangerous conditions in certain sections of the water along neck beach, and the surf can at times be fierce, so any swimmers must approach the water with due care and caution

The surf can be wild here, with big swells and some unpredictable rips and other hazards. Kids certainly not to be left unattended in the water, and important that swimmers have enough skills to safely manage the conditions along with caution for these risks