Lonely Planet Pocket Perth & Fremantle

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• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9781788682701
• eBook ISBN: 9781788687263

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Pocket Perth & Fremantle is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Take a quokka selfie on Rottnest Island, savour the sunset from Cottesloe Beach and quaff wine in Swan Valley vineyards - all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Perth & Fremantle and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Pocket Perth & Fremantle: Colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Free, convenient pull-out Perth & Fremantle map (included in print version), plus over 15 colour neighbourhood maps User-friendly layout with helpful icons, and organised by neighbourhood to help you pick the best spots to spend your time Covers Central Perth, Swan Valley, Northbridge, Highgate, Mt Lawley, Leederville, Kings Park, Subiaco, Scarborough to Cottesloe, Fremantle, Rottnest Island, and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Pocket Perth & Fremantle is our colourful, easy to use and handy guide that literally fits in your pocket, and is packed with the best sights and experiences for a short trip or weekend away. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveler's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

Fremantle

Fremantle is a boho harbour town with sea-salty soul to burn – a tight nest of streets with an atmospherically faded cache of Victorian and Edwardian buildings. ‘Freo’ thrums with live music, craft-beer bars, boutique hotels, left-field bookshops, Indian Ocean seafood shacks, buskers and beaches – it’s a fabulous place to spend a few days.

Fremantle Markets | JASON KNOTT/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO ©

The Short List

AFremantle Prison Doing time with the ghosts of convicts past in this World Heritage–listed institution.

AWA Shipwrecks Museum Learning about the 1629 wreck of the Batavia and WA’s myriad other sea disasters.

AWestern Australian Museum – Maritime Exploring Freo’s bonds with the sea.

AHistoric Fremantle Soaking up the faded gold-rush grandeur at the Arts Centre.

ADrinking in Fremantle Sipping some fine West Australian craft beers.

Getting There & Away

d Fremantle is 30 minutes from Perth Station by train (on the Fremantle line...unsurprisingly).

g Bus it from Central Perth: route 103, 107, 111 or 158.

f Take a river cruise with Rottnest Express or Captain Cook Cruises.

u A cab from Central Perth will cost around $40.

Top SightFremantle Prison

This World Heritage Site is one of Fremantle’s most popular places to visit, but don’t underestimate how chilling it can be to walk into tiny cells and to see the trapdoors that open up beneath a hanging noose. Going at night further enhances the eerie experience, a very real one for the convicts and prisoners of the day.

PHILIP SCHUBERT/SHUTTERSTOCK ©

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www.fremantleprison.com.au

1 The Terrace

day tour adult/child $22/12, combined day tour $32/22, Torchlight Tour $28/18, Tunnels Tour $65/45

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AEntry to the gatehouse, including the Prison Gallery, gift shop and Convict Cafe is free.

AIf you want to stay the night, book a bed at the exc...

Table of contents

• Table of Contents
• Welcome to Perth & Fremantle
• Top Sights
• Eating
• Four Perfect Days
• Need to Know
• Perth & Fremantle Neighbourhoods
• Central Perth
• Swan Valley
• Northbridge
• Highgate & Mount Lawley
• Leederville
• Kings Park & Subiaco
• Scarborough to Cottesloe
• Fremantle
• Rottnest Island
• Survival Guide
• Behind the Scenes
• Our Writer