Northam Attractions
Apex Park
Apex Park is located on the banks of the Avon River and is the ideal place to rest, enjoy the views and have a picnic. The park provides plenty of shade and grassed areas to play and picnic on. There are free electric barbecues to use, toilet facili ...
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Avon River
The mighty Avon River is famous for hosting the international annual white water rafting event, the Avon Descent. Each year, hundreds of canoeists and power boaters tackle the gruelling rapids and rocks pools of this 133 kilometre course from the pic ...
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Bernard Park
Bernard Park is located on the banks of the Avon River in downtown Northam. It is named after Mr Oscar L Bernard, a past Mayor of Northam. The 100 year old pine trees provide for a shady venue for a family picnic. The park features a man-made lake a ...
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Broome Terrace Picnic Area
Situated overlooking the Avon River with shady trees and grassed areas to sit and gaze upon Northam's unique white swans gliding past. Barbecues and toilet facilities are opposite in Apex Park where the children can play safely or perhaps stroll down ...
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Graves of First Pioneers
The Graves of First Pioneers are the graves of John Morrell who died in 1843 and Peter Chidlow and Edward Jones who died in the 1830's. The Graves of First Pioneers in the Northam Cemetery reflects some of the turbulent history of the district when s ...
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Katrine Barn
Katrine Barn was built in 1858 and is part of an historic complex initially established in 1832. It is listed by the National Trust. Situated in the Avon Valley, between Northam and Toodyay, the Barn has now been restored. It houses a museum display ...
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Morby Cottage
Built in 1836 by one of Northam's first families the Morrells, Morby Cottage stands as an excellent tribute to the spirit of the district's early pioneers. From the crudest of materials John Morrell, an Englishman who arrived in Western Australia in ...
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Morrell Memorial
This memorial commemorates the death of John Morrell in 1843. John Morrell’s memorial holds aesthetic value in its simple, white, rectangular structure and its prominent position on the verge of a busy road, clearly visible to all. The site is im ...
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Northam Historic Town Walk
Northam boasts the largest number of historic buildings in Western Australia, outside Fremantle. Call into the Avon Valley Visitors Centre, 2 Grey Street, Northam to collect your brochure on the "Historic Town Walk". The duration of the walk is appro ...
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Northam Town Hall
The Town Hall is one of the most interesting historical buildings in Northam and is listed with the National Trust. It was opened by Sir John Forrest in 1898 and is typical of the Italianate excesses which afflicted Western Australia in the wake of t ...
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Old Railway Station Museum
The Old Railway Station Museum offers an insight into the railway history of Northam and will appeal to rail enthusiasts and history buffs. Wander through the beautiful old railway station that houses the museum and visualise how the station would ha ...
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Pioneer Memorial
This obelisk (four-sided stone pillar that tapers to a pyramid at the top) on Centenary Hill, was dedicated to the memory of the early settlers of the wheatbelt by his excellency Sir William Campion King. It is located on the intersection of Southern ...
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Police Station & Courthouse Northam
The Courthouse was built in 1896 and the Police Station in 1866. The Police Station was built due to public demand for Northam to be given a second Police Station and proper lock-up facilities. This coincided with the period in which Moondyne Joe was ...
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Rivermist Alpacas
Rivermist is only a short distance from Perth (90 kilometres) in the magnificent Avon Valley. The farm is halfway along the Northam-Toodyay Road, on the banks of the Avon River. Rivermist Alpacas is primarily an alpaca stud, but other animals to see ...
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St James Anglican Church
The present church of St James in West Northam, was built at a cost of 1,200 pounds, the old church having been demolished some years earlier. The official stone was laid on 21st June, 1911 by David Morrell whose father had contributed much to the o ...
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St Johns Church
The foundation stone was laid by Bishop Dr H.H. Parry in 1889. The estimated cost of the building was twelve hundred pounds. By 1890 the church was completed and consecrated. It is a beautiful and graceful building and the east windows have inset ...
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St Saviours Church Katrine
This little church was consecrated by the Reverend Matthew Hale, first Bishop of Perth on 7 May 1862. It is located on the Toodyay Road at the causeway crossing of the Avon River, about eight kilometres out of Northam. The land was given by the Vive ...
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Suspension Bridge
The locals proudly claim that, arguably, their suspension bridge is the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in Australia. The bridge crosses the Avon river near the Fitzgerald Street Bridge close to the centre of Northam. The bridge crosses over to ...
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White Swans
A unique sight for Western Australia is the majestic White Swans that have discovered a natural breeding ground along the Avon River in Northam. Western Australia is the only place in the world where the Black Swan is native, and as such seeing white ...
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