Fremantle Working Port & Fishing Boat Harbour Walk
Explore Fremantle's working waterfront — the second-busiest port in Australia where container ships pass the fishing fleet, and the Fishing Boat Harbour where fresh fish and chips beside the boat moorings is one of WA's great simple pleasures.
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Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour
Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour is where the WA commercial fishing fleet moors between trips — the fish and chip shops, seafood restaurants, and fish mongers on the harbour waterfront serve the freshest seafood in Perth direct from the boats.
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Little Creatures Brewery
Little Creatures Brewery occupies a former crocodile farm in the Fishing Boat Harbour — the brewery founded in 2000 played a major role in the Australian craft beer revolution and is now one of Fremantle's most visited destinations.
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Victoria Quay Working Port
Victoria Quay is the passenger terminal for the Indian Ocean cruise ships and the working commercial port — watching container ships manoeuvre past the heritage transit sheds gives a sense of Fremantle's continuing importance as Western Australia's trade gateway.
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WA Maritime Museum
The Western Australian Maritime Museum sits at the edge of the harbour in a dramatic curved building — the collection includes the Australia II yacht that won the America's Cup in 1983, breaking the US's 132-year winning streak in the most significant sailing upset in history.
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Submarine HMAS Ovens
HMAS Ovens is a decommissioned Oberon-class submarine moored beside the Maritime Museum — the guided tour through the cramped interior of a cold war-era submarine is an immersive experience of naval life in confined underwater quarters.
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Arthur's Head Lighthouse
Arthur's Head lighthouse (1843) on the rocky promontory overlooks the port entrance — the precinct around the old lighthouse contains the Round House (1831), Western Australia's oldest building, and views across the Indian Ocean towards Rottnest Island.