I hope you all had a lovely Easter weekend. I was fortunate enough to fly to Melbourne to visit my good friends. Whilst there I was able to tick off one of my bucket list items and that was to visit the Brighton Bathing Boxes, just 17km outside Melbourne’s CBD. We were able to drive there but you could walk or cycle also if you had the time. This was the perfect timing for us and the weather was beautiful, a welcome change from Sydney’s crazy weather.
The bathing boxes are pretty famous and have been around for over a hundred years. They are a very European idea and still exist in parts of Europe today. I had seen them on Instagram and thought they looked really epic. They are colourful boxes that people use for storage, just on the beach. There are 82 in total and stretch along the Dendy Street Beach. Useful for storing important items, especially for the beach (I assume) but interesting to note the boxes can not have electricity or a water supply. Perhaps to stop people from living in the boxes.
Please feel free to check out my pictures of the bathing boxes below. They are sure to brighten up your Tuesday 😆 and if you want any additional information, you can read more here.













Thanks for taking a look,
Wayne ✌🏽
I love all these colours! YASS!
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Me too. Thanks so much for your comments ☺️☺️
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Amazing
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Many thanks 😊
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I’ve seen photos before. I just love the colours. Glad you had good weather. It would have been less fun if the rain had been pouring down!
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That’s so true! It wouldn’t have been in pleasant with the rain. Thanks very much for your comment 😊
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Ah rain — it can definitely dampen our enthusiasm. But less so than snow in the spring like we are having today! Bernie
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Oh no! Wrap up warm 🤗
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They are a strange item to me. Basically just so you are not changing into a swimsuit in public?
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Haha maybe. I think people keep deck chairs, tables, beach umbrellas, towels etc.
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Thanks for the photos. I like the way people painted the bathing boxes in such bright colors. You could certainly store a lot of beach gear in one.
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Very true! Thank you. I loved the colours and different designs.
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Very colourful. Some look like they are tiny homes.
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They really do! Thanks Jean
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I love the colors.
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Ah thanks Dan!
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Great beach huts, Wayne. I love the last photo of you and your partner.
I’ve heaps of photos of beach huts from when I used to live in Brighton. Sadly, there aren’t any here on the beachfront in Swansea.
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Thanks so much Hugh! I loved them, never go out of style.
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The ones in Brighton were selling for over £3,000 each. I wonder how much the ones you saw over the weekend sell for?
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Oh wow that’s so interesting. Expensive enough mind you.
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good memories
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Amazing 🤩
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I love the bathing boxes and took photos of them when we were in Brightona few years ago. I love their bright colours. Have a great time in Melbourne.
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Thanks Sheree! They were so impressive ☺️
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Not so Sunny today here in Geelong .. a cold and wet 13’C …
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I think we took the sun back to Sydney 😆 for now at least. More rain coming for us in next couple of days.
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