Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Visitor Centre
( 08-9756 1211;
www.nannup.wa.gov.au
; 4 Brockman St; 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-3pm Sat,
10am-1pm Sun)
Check out the Nannup tiger press clippings. Housed in the 1922 police sta-
tion.
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Balingup & Greenbushes
It's like 1967 never ended in trippy
Balingup
(population 450), where coloured flags,
scarecrows and murals of fairies and toadstools line the main street. Stop and rummage
around eclectic stores such as the
Old Cheese Factory
(Nannup Rd; 9.30am-4pm)
and the
Tinder-
box
(
www.cheekyherbs.com
;
South West Hwy; 9am-5pm)
herbal remedies shop.
the main street, and the village's busy social hub for dogs and their owners is the
Packing
Shed
(Nannup Rd; 9am-4pm)
. Explore the heritage exhibition and try some local fruit wine.
Greenbushes
(population 342) is a historic mining and timber township, 10km south of
Balingup. Some splendid decaying buildings from the boom days line the road, and herit-
age memorabilia is dotted through town. A series of walks loop around town and out to
join the Bibbulmun track; the Balingup and Bridgetown visitor centres keep walking-trail
brochures.
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Bridgetown
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Lovely Bridgetwon is surrounded by karri forests and farmland, and spread around the
Blackwood River. Weekends are busy, and the popular
Blues at Bridgetown Festival
(
www.bluesatbridgetown.com
)
occurs annually on the second weekend of November.
Bridgetown's old buildings include
Bridgedale House
(Hampton St; admission by gold-coin donation;
10am-2pm Sat & Sun)
, built of mud and clay by the area's first settler in 1862, and since re-
stored by the National Trust.
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Sleeping & Eating
Bridgetown Hotel
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