Discover Broadwater

Broadwater offers a range of options for planning your trip: beaches and play, picnics in green spaces, activity along the foreshore and nature on the coast. Each location has its own features. Holgate Reserve and Playground is right by the beach, with a playground and picnic tables; Kingfish Costello Park combines a playground with grassy areas and shade trees. Broadwater Beach also has a foreshore path and a foreshore reserve. This gives you the option to choose between a dedicated place to take a break and getting active along the foreshore.

Play and picnic spots

At Holgate Reserve and Playground, a playground and picnic tables are right by the beach. This makes it easy to combine a break by the water with a chance to play. Holgate Reserve officially reopened after an extensive revitalisation. The City of Busselton announced this in May 2026; the work included an accessible playground. For your choice of location, this playground is a distinct consideration alongside its position right by the beach.

Kingfish Costello Park also has a playground, but offers a different setting for a picnic: its grassy areas and shade trees are well suited to one. When choosing between the two locations, you can take the surroundings into account. Holgate has picnic tables right by the beach, while Kingfish has grassy areas and shade trees. Both locations have a playground; for picnic planning, they differ mainly in these settings.

Getting around the foreshore

A shared-use path runs along the foreshore at Broadwater Beach and is used by cyclists and pedestrians. You can include the path in your plans for a walk or bike ride. So, alongside places to stop and spend time, getting active by the water is another option for an outing. The path infrastructure may change as coastal works progress. Before setting out, check the current route so you can plan your journey accordingly.

Coastal vegetation and wildlife habitat

The foreshore reserve at Broadwater Beach includes coastal peppermint woodland. It is known as a habitat for the endangered western ringtail possum, which is listed as threatened under both state and Australian federal law. For nature enthusiasts, the connection between coastal woodland and wildlife habitat is a specific ecological feature of Broadwater. The woodland is not only coastal vegetation, but also a habitat for a threatened species.

Restaurant and bar

Broadwater Resort has an on-site restaurant and bar called Tonic by the Bay. Both are open to guests and locals. You can therefore include this restaurant and bar option in your plans whether or not you’re staying at the resort.

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