Book Direct with the Owner at Small-Group History Of Fremantle Walking Tour with Lightning Ridge Tourism in Fremantle, for all your Attraction and travel needs.
Fremantle is Perth’s hip and historic cousin, an easy 25 minutes from the city. Heritage buildings and boutique shops line the pretty streets alongside trendy cafés selling locally-made treats. Explore the best of Fremantle with a local by your side; take a stroll down the cappuccino strip and around the harbours, hear tall tales of old salty seadogs and crafty convicts and stop for lunch at our favourite local restaurant before ending your tour at one of the British Empire’s most notorious correctional facilities; UNESCO-listed Fremantle Prison!
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Stop At: City of Fremantle, Town Hall Centre, 8 William St, Fremantle WA 6160, Australia
Your adventures begin at the Fremantle Town Hall and rest assured, this walking tour is no boring history lesson, but rather takes a non-traditional route, discovering factual, anecdotal, and downright fascinating local stories.
Learn about how Western Australia was founded and why we eventually received convicts
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: The Fremantle Round House, Captains Lane, Fremantle, Western Australia 6160 Australia
This is WA’s first building. We will stop here for a short guided tour presented by voluntary guides
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Bather's Beach, Fremantle, Western Australia Australia
This is the site where the fist settlers arrived in Western Australia.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour, Mews Rd, Fremantle, Western Australia 6160 Australia
Where the current fishing industry is based.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Ball & Chain, Corner Marine Terrace and Collie Street, Fremantle, Western Australia 6160 Australia
Lunch at a locally owned venue is included in the tour. You'll hear of local tales, such as Irish prisoners escaping, comical British bushrangers, and the shameful expulsion of Indigenous peoples to Rottnest Island.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Fremantle Prison, 1 The Terrace, Fremantle WA 6160, Australia
Built at the same time as the Fremantle Prison, these cottages were where the workers at the prison were housed.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Fremantle Prison, 1 The Terrace, Fremantle, Western Australia 6160 Australia
The world heritage listed Fremantle Prison is where you’ll find out about the amazing history of convicts that arrived in Western Australia starting in 1850.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
