Fremantle
Fremantle is a rustic and historic town with interesting building and architecture.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=foo6UJfT2y0
MUST VISIT - Main attraction in Fremantle is the Fremantle Markets
(* only opens Fri - Sun)
So the Fremantle visit should be planned between Friday to Sunday. Go on Friday to avoid the weekend crowd.
Take the free CAT bus to tour and enjoy seeing the old / historical architecture around town.
BEST PRICE FOR SOUVENIER SHOPPING
* Megabes Products Gifts and Souvenirs (cheapest) @ Fremantle market (Fri to Sun)
*E-Shed market (Aussin - not worth to go just for souveniers)
Can also try Freo Souvenirs (on Market street) - opens on weekdays.
CHILLING
MUST TRY : Recommend to go for Fish n Chips Lunch or dinner at either:
- Kailis' Fish Market Cafe or
- Cicerellos Fremantle (*Show Hello Perth 10% discount voucher from booklet).
*take photo at the fishing harbour / pier of the shops
*Bring your own tartar / chili sauce (expensive to buy there)
- Explore Cappucino Strip
- explore Espalanade / ferris wheel area or fishing boat harbour
HISTORY
Fremantle Prison - a world heritage site
Fremantle roundhouse - cannon firing at 1 pm
Maritime Museum
OTHER things to do :
Shipwreck museum
Photo@ Rainbow Container
Take a ferry from Barrack jetty in Perth city to/fro Fremantle
On Fridays, *Friday prayers at @St Paul's Church - unique experience.
Enroute to Fremantle / return to Perth city, option to stopover at :
MUST DO : Stopover at Cottesloe Beach for picturistic setting including Sunset watching.
South Beach (10 mins from town)
@Kings Park (city background - afternoon is better due to angle of sun) / Blue boathouse for photo
*Reasonable parking near Shipwreck museum. Get on BLUE CAT at Stop 17. Fremantle market is at Stop 3.
B Shed - you can take the ferry to Rottnest (cheaper than from Perth city)
Long term parking at Victoria Quay near C and D Sheds cost $10 a day plus 3% surcharge for credit card payments.
Related links:
https://www.westernaustralia.com/en/plan_your_trip/Suggested_Itineraries/pages/a-day-in-fremantle.aspx#/
https://www.weekendnotes.com/things-to-do-with-kids-fremantle/
https://www.experienceperth.com/article/thu-06072018-0427/fremantle-top-10-things-do
https://theculturetrip.com/pacific/australia/articles/the-top-10-things-to-do-in-fremantle-perth/
Iti from australia.com:
Morning
Cruise down the Swan River to the charming port of Fremantle, its streets filled with stories of convicts, maritime heroes, murderous mutineers and pioneers.
Taste the past on a tour of Fremantle Prison, the state's first jail and largest convict built structure
check out Western Australian Maritime Museum, overlooking the Indian Ocean, which features the winning America's Cup yacht, Australia II, an Oberon class submarine and the 17th century Dutch Batavia shipwreck.
Afternoon
Have lunch at Bread in Common, an inspired bakery, restaurant and bar in a converted warehouse before checking out the rollicking Fremantle Markets (Friday to Sunday) where you can shop for Aboriginal artworks and local produce, then browse the bookshops and boutiques along nearby South Terrace where local artists and musicians create a carnival atmosphere on weekends.
Go on a pub crawl to check out Fremantle’s craft brewers such as The Monk Brewery and Kitchen and the heritage-listed Sail & Anchor Hotel.
Finish at the large and bustling Little Creatures Brewery on Fishing Boat Harbour. Dine on fish and chips at Kailis' Fish Market Café or watch the sunset over dinner at the Bathers Beach House.
Catch a train and you will return to Perth in 25 minutes.
