The Brighton Bathing Boxes comprises of 93 colourful structures that are located on the south end of Brighton Beach in Bayside in the state of Victoria in Australia.
Brighton Bathing Boxes in Australia
The Dendy Beach Pavilion welcomes visitors to Brighton Beach.
Although the first bathing box was built in the 1860s further along the coastline of Brighton, which was built to serve as a changing room to maintain the modesty of bathers….
..most of the bathing boxes that are located at Dendy Street Beach were built between 1907 and 1933.
None of the structures are connected to electricity or running water. They are still used as changing rooms; but they are also used to store beach equipment and for gatherings of family and friends.
The rear side of each structure may not be as interesting as the front side…
…but they are still quite colourful nonetheless.
The Brighton Bathing Boxes offers a view of the city of Melbourne in the distance.
Final Boarding Call
I now have been to Brighton Beach in three locations around the world: in Brooklyn in the United States; in England in the United Kingdom; and now in Australia.
Unfortunately, the Brighton Bathing Boxes are privately owned — but the good news is that visitors are welcome to photograph them. They may even sit on the steps of one of them when the owner is not present.
Motorists who drive to Brighton Beach can park on the street or in the somewhat small parking lot for a fee — although one can park for a limited amount of time for free; and no fee is charged after 8:00 in the evening.
All photographs ©2025 by Brian Cohen.
