The WA Shipwrecks Museum is the foremost maritime archaeology museum in the southern hemisphere. The displays in the convict built Commissariat building feature artefacts and relics from ships wrecked along the treacherous WA coastline, including the original timbers from the Batavia, wrecked in 1629. Free daily tours 10.30am and 2.30pm.
Established in 1985 and now celebrating 38 years in business, Fremantle Opals offers a wealth of knowledge and experience in choosing opals and opal jewellery.
The friendly staff invite you to view an exclusive range of beautiful jewellery and unset opals. Choose from opal rings, pendants or bracelets: they specialise in black opal. Fremantle Opals buy direct from Australian mines and also offer a range of South Sea pearls. A perfect place to find that special souvenir or gift during your holiday in Perth! You can also purchase jewellery from their website and they can post it home for you. You’ll find them in bustling Market Street, only a five-minute walk from the train station in central Fremantle.
Located in the historic Artillery Barracks at Burt Street, Fremantle, the Army Museum of WA exhibits takes visitors through a rich, historical story of Western Australians in the Australian Army from the early colonial times and conflicts to the Boer War and Afghanistan. The exhibits display the history of involvement in World Wars 1 & 2, Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, Afghanistan and the hardships of prisoners of war, worldwide peacekeeping activities together with exhibits of Heraldry and Traditions. There is also an extensive display of tanks, artillery and military vehicles. Follow us on Facebook! – Army-Museum
Visiting times – 10.30am to 3.00pm (last entry at 1.00pm), Wednesday to Sunday. Visits take approximately two hours. All adult visitors to the museum must have the appropriate photo ID.
Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre (WFAC) is a multi-disciplinary contemporary arts hub situated in Walyalup | Fremantle on Whadjuk Nyoongar Boodjar. One of the longest running arts centres in Australia, WFAC is housed in an extraordinary Neo-Gothic heritage building and lush leafy grounds. WFAC’s annual program includes curated contemporary visual arts exhibitions, live music, performance, discourse, creative learning classes and a unique artist studios and residency program.
What’s more, you can pick up stunning, locally made wears at the WFAC design store and stay for a coffee in their garden café, Plated.
Perfectly located near the ocean in one of the 100 year old former Pilot’s Cottages, Glen Cowans Studio at the Roundhouse showcases underwater imagery by Glen Cowans, photographed along the west coast of Australia and around the world. His subjects are the seascapes within and the breathlessly beautiful life forms that live there. Cowans images offer viewers a rare experience, where one can contemplate the wondrous life found in the underwater world.
Works available range from limited edition canvas prints to open edition prints, coffee table books, underwater video and more. Mention ‘Hello Perth‘ for a 10% discount with minimum $50 spend.
Explore Perth’s unique history, food, culture, and art on the city’s original and best walking tour with Two Feet and a Heartbeat. From themed walking tours, arcades and laneways to our delicious fromage tour, you will get a unique perspective on the people, culture, food, history and arts of Western Australia.
At the heart of the experience is a team of highly qualified, local guides who host in a professional yet relaxed manner, on award-winning itineraries. They accommodate any group size in Perth and Western Australia and it’s their local knowledge, established community connections and ability to think outside the box that sets them apart. Two Feet was voted the best tour in Perth three years in a row.
Get 15% off Two Feet & a Heartbeat‘s regularly scheduled walking tours when you book online using the code: helloperth. See the Hello Perth Exclusive Discounts page for more details on this discount.
The Fremantle Roundhouse is the oldest public building in the state of Western Australia. Opened in January 1831, it was built to hold any person convicted of a crime in the settlement until 1886. Since then it’s been a Police Lock up, accommodation for the Water Police, and a storage facility for the Fremantle Ports. Today it’s a popular historical tourist attraction, with sweeping views over the city, Fishing Boat Harbour and the Indian Ocean.
The Fremantle Roundhouse is open between 10.30am and 3.30pm every day except Christmas Day and Good Friday. The ‘Fremantle Volunteer Heritage Guides’ office is also manned every week day between 10am and 3.30pm. The cannon is fired daily at 1pm. If you attend you may even be able to trigger the shot!
At the heart of Fremantle, the beautifully restored National Hotel is serving quality food and premium beverages seven days a week for lunch and dinner. The ground floor comprises a traditional style pub, with a 60 seat alfresco area on High Street, a 4 metre high bar display with an extensive selection of premium spirits, cocktails and wines complimented by a lengthy array of tap beers. They also offer innovative promotional nights such as live comedy, open mic or see some of the finest live music Fremantle has to offer.
The National Hotel has 12 boutique rooms aimed at the more discerning traveller, featuring private ensuites and individual heritage styling with all mod cons. 6 rooms have verandahs overlooking the streets of Fremantle and 6 are tucked away in the eaves of the building featuring Parisian style views across the rooftops of the port city. Some rooms feature hand made beds by local woodworkers, local artwork on the walls and of course the convenience of having Fremantle’s best bar and restaurant downstairs.
The sensational National Hotel rooftop bar is the jewel in the crown and offers stunning 360 degree views of Fremantle, the port and even out to Rottnest. A perfect spot for a function, a special event, or just pop in any day from midday for a drink or bite to eat. There’s nothing quite like this rooftop so make sure you bring a camera!
Perched on the ocean’s edge, the WA Maritime Museum explores Fremantle’s past, present and future as a coastal city and port. Home to Australia II and Cold War-era Oberon class submarine HMAS Ovens, the Museum inspires visitors to discover WA’s affinity with the ocean and plays host to WA Museum curated and international touring exhibitions. Free daily tours 10.30am and 2.30pm. Entry fees apply.
Fremantle Prison is Western Australia’s only World Heritage listed building. Built by convicts in the 1850s, Fremantle Prison was used as a place of incarceration for 136 years. Decommissioned as a maximum security gaol in 1991, the prison is a monument to a system of punishment that is uncomfortably recent. Step inside and do time with Fremantle Prison’s experienced guides on a Prison Day Tour, Tunnels Tour adventure or spooky Torchlight Tour. Fremantle Prison is open 7 days a week and the Prison Gatehouse is open from 9.00am to 5.00pm daily, and later on Wednesday and Friday evenings.
