Bunbury Cottage Guidebook
Food scene
Bunbury’s main street is pumping with new wines bars, restaurants and cafes. Victoria Street, also known by the locals as the Cappuccino Strip, is dotted with establishments which are cosy in the winter, and alfresco in warmer months. When the fairy lights come on each night, restaurants, wine bars, pubs and nightclubs create a lively scene. Other small eating precincts are at the Marlston Waterfront, Jetty Baths and Austral Parade, East Bunbury.
Venture out into the Geographe Wine Region and enjoy the fantastic food and drink. This region has a boutique feel, and more often than not the person behind the counter is the person behind the wine. Treat yourself to a boutique food- and wine-lovers’ paradise out in the Ferguson Valley, with amazing home-style rustic winery food, wood-fired pizza, traditional French cuisine, and food matched perfectly with micro-brewed beer. Hackersley’s five-course degustation menu will completely delight you.
Incredible selection of fresh fruit and vegetables, meats, dairy, deli, cheeses, bakery and flowers.
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Bunbury Farmers Market
2 Vittoria RdIncredible selection of fresh fruit and vegetables, meats, dairy, deli, cheeses, bakery and flowers.
Cooking over fire might be decidedly trendy - as is the room's bare brick, exposed timber and Edison-bulb aesthetic - but Market Eating House's relaxed approach to hospitality is perfectly pitched for its locale.
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Market Eating House
9 Victoria StCooking over fire might be decidedly trendy - as is the room's bare brick, exposed timber and Edison-bulb aesthetic - but Market Eating House's relaxed approach to hospitality is perfectly pitched for its locale.
Located on the beautiful Leschenault Inlet, where dolphins visit almost daily. They only use fresh local produce and everything is home baked, on the premises, right down to their croissants.
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The Happy Wife
98 Stirling StLocated on the beautiful Leschenault Inlet, where dolphins visit almost daily. They only use fresh local produce and everything is home baked, on the premises, right down to their croissants.
Serving customers since 1865, the state-heritage-listed Rose Hotel has an important and dignified past having played host to generations of Bunbury and South-West locals.
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The Rose Hotel & Motel
27 Wellington StServing customers since 1865, the state-heritage-listed Rose Hotel has an important and dignified past having played host to generations of Bunbury and South-West locals.
Benesse Bunbury
83 Victoria StGreat food and coffee. Indoor and outdoor seating.
Lost Bills
41 Victoria StCosy small bar in the heart of town serving delicious cocktails
Dôme Café - Bunbury Waterfront
21 Bonnefoi BlvdTraditional cafe set on a sunny north facing beach
Ramen Plus
Delicious Japanese ramen restaurant
Open Thursday to Sunday 10am-4pm they specialise in the set-menu long lunch which changes approximately every 8 weeks, but you can just pop in for a coffee/cake, cheese platter or some Hackersley Estate grown wine any time.
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Hackersley Estate Wines
1133 Ferguson RdOpen Thursday to Sunday 10am-4pm they specialise in the set-menu long lunch which changes approximately every 8 weeks, but you can just pop in for a coffee/cake, cheese platter or some Hackersley Estate grown wine any time.
Sightseeing
Bunbury is a port city in Western Australia, south of Perth. It's known for wild bottlenose dolphins that often swim close to the beach at Koombana Bay. Nearby is the Dolphin Discovery Centre and the Leschenault Inlet, with calm waters and parkland rich with mangroves and birdlife. Bunbury’s western coastline spans popular Back Beach and Wyalup-Rocky Point, with its basalt rock formations
The Bunbury Wildlife Park is home to a range of furry and feathered Australian animals including marsupials, birds and reptiles.
Open Thursday to Monday from 10am to 4pm on Prince Phillip Drive, Bunbury.
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Bunbury Wildlife Park
7 Prince Philip DrThe Bunbury Wildlife Park is home to a range of furry and feathered Australian animals including marsupials, birds and reptiles.
Open Thursday to Monday from 10am to 4pm on Prince Phillip Drive, Bunbury.
With so many dolphins living along the coast, Bunbury and Koombana Bay offer the perfect opportunity for dolphins and humans to meet and interact right. The Interaction Zone has been designated as a special dolphin protection area for this very purpose.
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Dolphin Discovery Centre
off Koombana DrWith so many dolphins living along the coast, Bunbury and Koombana Bay offer the perfect opportunity for dolphins and humans to meet and interact right. The Interaction Zone has been designated as a special dolphin protection area for this very purpose.
Jetty Baths is a quiet beach near Bunbury’s city centre with shallow still waters making it a perfect location for children. Watch the boats, build sand castles on the beach, whilst keeping a look out in the bay to see the resident dolphins frolicking in the water
Łazienki na pirsie
41 Casuarina DriveJetty Baths is a quiet beach near Bunbury’s city centre with shallow still waters making it a perfect location for children. Watch the boats, build sand castles on the beach, whilst keeping a look out in the bay to see the resident dolphins frolicking in the water
Housed in a distinctive pink, former convent, Bunbury Regional Art Gallery is situated in the city centre of Bunbury, a two minute stroll to the CBD to the east and the sparkling Indian Ocean to the west. This is the premier public art gallery in the South West of Western Australia. Boasting four separate formal exhibition spaces as well as community exhibition facilities, BRAG offers a diverse and stimulating programme of exhibitions from regional, state and national sources.
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Bunbury Regional Art Gallery
64 Wittenoom StHoused in a distinctive pink, former convent, Bunbury Regional Art Gallery is situated in the city centre of Bunbury, a two minute stroll to the CBD to the east and the sparkling Indian Ocean to the west. This is the premier public art gallery in the South West of Western Australia. Boasting four separate formal exhibition spaces as well as community exhibition facilities, BRAG offers a diverse and stimulating programme of exhibitions from regional, state and national sources.
Bunbury is now home to more than 40+ large scale murals by national and international artists (think Anya Brock, Amok Island, Fintan Magee, Beastman, Stormie Mills and more), inspiring a sense of place, social connection and passion for the arts.
Download your map here:
https://visitbunburygeographe.com.au/see-do/arts-culture/street-public-art/
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Bunbury
Bunbury is now home to more than 40+ large scale murals by national and international artists (think Anya Brock, Amok Island, Fintan Magee, Beastman, Stormie Mills and more), inspiring a sense of place, social connection and passion for the arts.
Download your map here:
https://visitbunburygeographe.com.au/see-do/arts-culture/street-public-art/
A massive 8,000m2 mural painted on the side of a dam wall is a tourist magnet for a small coal-mining town in the South West of WA.
Wellington Dam Lookout Area
Wellington Dam RoadA massive 8,000m2 mural painted on the side of a dam wall is a tourist magnet for a small coal-mining town in the South West of WA.
A selection of small wineries, breweries and restaurants
Bushwalking and mountain bike trails
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Ferguson Valley
5 Ferguson RdA selection of small wineries, breweries and restaurants
Bushwalking and mountain bike trails
The precinct boasts a multi-sports court, parkour areas, mini golf, a youth services building, beach climbing net, event and performance space and more.
Koolambidi Woola (Bunbury Youth Precinct)
The precinct boasts a multi-sports court, parkour areas, mini golf, a youth services building, beach climbing net, event and performance space and more.
The ship-wreck-themed Bunbury splash park has over 40 water features, with a giant tipping bucket and many spray zones. The biggest hit has to be the bucket, which fills and splashes the kids about every five minutes. There are also a few smaller splash buckets around the splash park.
Sykes Foreshore Splash Park
The ship-wreck-themed Bunbury splash park has over 40 water features, with a giant tipping bucket and many spray zones. The biggest hit has to be the bucket, which fills and splashes the kids about every five minutes. There are also a few smaller splash buckets around the splash park.
A new interactive nature playground with wheelchair accessibility has opened in the heart of Bunbury.
The Mangrove Cove all abilities nature play area features mangrove root-inspired climbing frames, slides, rope nets, ladders, and rope bridges. The design was influenced by the unique mangrove system found in the Leschenault Inlet.
Mangrove playground
A new interactive nature playground with wheelchair accessibility has opened in the heart of Bunbury.
The Mangrove Cove all abilities nature play area features mangrove root-inspired climbing frames, slides, rope nets, ladders, and rope bridges. The design was influenced by the unique mangrove system found in the Leschenault Inlet.
Back Beach is one of the most popular beaches in the Bunbury region. Located on Geographe Bay this pristine white sandy beach is an excellent spot for swimming, building sand castles, snorkelling and surfing. Beach fishing is also a popular pastime if you fancy the chance to catch your own dinner.
Cycle along the bicycle path which hugs the coastline or take a gentle stroll to revel in the beauty of the surrounds.
Back Beach BBQ Area
Back Beach is one of the most popular beaches in the Bunbury region. Located on Geographe Bay this pristine white sandy beach is an excellent spot for swimming, building sand castles, snorkelling and surfing. Beach fishing is also a popular pastime if you fancy the chance to catch your own dinner.
Cycle along the bicycle path which hugs the coastline or take a gentle stroll to revel in the beauty of the surrounds.
A short walk from the city center, Koombana Bay is famously frequented by cavorting bottlenose dolphins; in its calm waters, you may even find yourself swimming right next to one of these remarkable creatures. The wide, white-sand beach is easily strollable, with views of boats from the nearby Koombana Bay Sailing Club. Beach volleyball is a big sport here, and the restaurants and cafés of the nearby Marlston Waterfront are popular with both locals and visitors.
Koombana Beach
A short walk from the city center, Koombana Bay is famously frequented by cavorting bottlenose dolphins; in its calm waters, you may even find yourself swimming right next to one of these remarkable creatures. The wide, white-sand beach is easily strollable, with views of boats from the nearby Koombana Bay Sailing Club. Beach volleyball is a big sport here, and the restaurants and cafés of the nearby Marlston Waterfront are popular with both locals and visitors.
The popular 5km loop around the tranquil Leschenault Inlet takes in the stunning Mangrove Walk (the southernmost mangroves in Australia) as well as views across the waterway into the CBD, stop for coffee or a drink at a number of cafes along the way.
Venture further and take the coastal cycle or walk along Ocean Drive past Bunbury’s iconic lighthouse in the north, past the picturesque basalt rocks at Wyalup-Rocky Point, to the natural wonders of Maidens Reserves trails in the south.
Leschenault Inlet, Australia
The popular 5km loop around the tranquil Leschenault Inlet takes in the stunning Mangrove Walk (the southernmost mangroves in Australia) as well as views across the waterway into the CBD, stop for coffee or a drink at a number of cafes along the way.
Venture further and take the coastal cycle or walk along Ocean Drive past Bunbury’s iconic lighthouse in the north, past the picturesque basalt rocks at Wyalup-Rocky Point, to the natural wonders of Maidens Reserves trails in the south.