If someone is working, you may be able to wrangle your way in. Relics, including glazed pottery, copper and iron items, glassware and coins, are on display at the museum for the Heritage and Diving Villages. This lovely park fronts Jumeira Beach and a walk on the grass, irrigated at great public expense, is a real treat. There is a children's play area, barbecue pits, picnic tables, walkways and kiosks. The long stretch of beach is clean and lined with shady palm trees.
Lifeguards are on duty here.
The park is usually open to all, but Saturday and Monday are reserved for women and children only. This is a good option for women who are hoping for a vacation tan, but don't want to pay a small fortune at a hotel beach club or put up with the male attention they might get at a public beach. They're built by hand using fairly basic tools and resilient teak and shesham woods, and are incredibly sturdy. The main attractions are its relatively cool, dry climate, the mountain scenery, excellent 4WD options and the magnificent Hatta rock pools. It's an amazing experience to swim through the narrow rock corridors of this miniature canyon, roaring year-round with plunging waterfalls.