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Top Things To See in Fremantle

  • TravelingFoodie2
  • Aug 12, 2023
  • 1 min read

Arriving in Fremantle, we passed the Western Australia Maritime Museum, where the America's Cup winner Australia II is displayed.

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The ship arrived at the Fremantle Passenger's Terminal at 2pm. We hustled off the ship and walked 14 minutes to the Fremantle Prison, Western Australia’s only UNESCO world heritage site. We took the Convict Prison tour for A$22/pp. The tour took 1 hour 15 minutes. The Prison closes at 5pm.

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The prison was built in the 1850s.

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Almost 10,000 men were transported from Great Britain and Ireland to serve their prison sentences.

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Typical small cell.

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The Protestant Church in the Prison.

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The Catholic Church in the Prison.

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Drawings by prisoners on the wall of their cells.

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Convict outfits.

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After the Prison tour, we walked to Monument Hill with the Fremantle War Memorial.

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Walking back towards the Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour, we passed the Fremantle Ferris Wheel.

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Statue of Bon Scott, the lead singer of AC/DC. He was raised in Fremantle and his statue is located in the Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour.

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I Heart Freo sculpture in the Fishing Boat Harbour.

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Statue in the Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour.

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Bathers Beach is also known as Whalers Beach in Fremantle.

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Changing rooms at Bathers Beach.

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The Round House was used as a prison until the Fremantle Prison was built.

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On a Thursday evening in early December, Fremantle was surprisingly quiet.

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The Fremantle Market is open Fridays & Saturdays.

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Saint John's Anglican Church

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