Milton Tidal Pool
A Simon's Town tidal pool on the False Bay coast — a quiet, well-kept swim at the naval town's edge.
Trip Role
Ideal stay
Best for
Our take
The quiet, well-kept Simon's Town tidal pool — the swim that pairs with Boulders Beach and the naval town.
The quiet, well-kept Simon's Town tidal pool — the swim that pairs with Boulders Beach and the naval town.
- Trip Role
- Quick Stop
- Ideal Stay
- A swim
- Best For
- Swimmers, Simon's Town travellers, families.
- Skip If
- Travellers wanting the photographed pool.
- Go If
- You want a quiet, well-kept False Bay swim, or you're on the Simon's Town peninsula.
- Worth Extra Drive
- 0 min
Why it's worth your time
A tidal pool at Milton, on the False Bay coast at the Simon's Town edge — a well-kept, quieter False Bay swim, with a stone wall, a small beach, and a naval-town setting. Milton is the Simon's Town swim: less photographed than St James, less crowded than Dalebrook, and a clean, local spot. For the peninsula traveller it pairs with Boulders Beach and the Simon's Town naval walk.
What we love
The well-kept stone pool; the quiet; the Simon's Town and Boulders pairing; the local feel.
What to know
Free. Best at mid-to-high tide. Pair with Boulders Beach and the Simon's Town naval precinct.
More tidal pool in Western Cape
Camp's Bay Tidal Pool
The Atlantic-seaboard tidal pool at Camp's Bay — the cold-water swim with the Twelve Apostles behind.
Dalebrook Tidal Pool
A tucked False Bay tidal pool between Kalk Bay and St James — the Cape's most characterful sea swim.
St James Tidal Pool
The iconic coloured-hut tidal pool on the False Bay coast — a summer family swim with a postcard backdrop.
Woolley's Pool
A quiet tidal pool at Woolley's, south of Kalk Bay — the less-crowded False Bay swim.