It is recommended that at least two adults accompany groups of two or more children to ensure an adequate level of adult supervision. On 1 August 2010, a meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Brazil placed Fremantle Prison and 10 other "Australian Convict Sites" on the World Heritage List - making it the first built environment in Western Australia to be bestowed this honour. As part of the whaling operations, a tunnel was constructed under the Round House to provide whalers with access to the town from the jetty and beach. Fremantle Prison, sometimes referred to as Fremantle Gaol or Fremantle Jail, is a former Australian prison and World Heritage Site in Fremantle, Western Australia.The six-hectare (15-acre) site includes the prison cellblocks, gatehouse, perimeter walls, cottages, and tunnels. The Fremantle Arts Centre is another building constructed in the 1860s by convicts from locally quarried limestone: it is a former lunatic asylum building on Ord Street, and is one of Fremantle's most significant landmarks.Today the imposing Victorian Gothic building and its historic courtyards are used for art exhibitions and music concerts. Get into your hardhat, slip into your overalls, lock into the ladder system and descend below the Prison to explore a labyrinth of tunnels built by prisoners. Thanks to Simon our guide for making it such a wonderful day. Definitely interesting for history lovers.
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Really a different perspective if the prison and it is well worth the extra cost. If you're not big into early Australian history, there's not much here for you. Do you need to book in advance to visit Whalers Tunnel? The tour guide will explain the history in very unique way. Brett is a very good story teller - and has the rare skill of being able to keep adults and children informed and interested.
We will pass on your review to Brett who will be very happy to hear such a positive experience was had by all. This tour is available as part of the following package: You may not know this but summer in Australia can get pretty hot. Extensive tunnels, which provided water to Fremantle for more than three decades, were hewn out of limestone by prisoners often shackled in punishment chains. About 50 years earlier, a 46m tunnel was built under the Round House to transport whale oil from the beach. Tunnels Tours are currently unavailable due to COVID-19 physical distancing requirements. Beautifully preserved & got the funniest guide who was an ex prison warden. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in the United States. A few signs about providing history details, so you get the understanding of its purpose. Discover original blast holes, bores, oil lamp recesses and artefacts from the days when working in the tunnels was hard labour for prisoners. Fremantle is renowned for its well-preserved architectural heritage, including convict-built colonial-era buildings, an old jetty and port and prisons; presenting a variety and unity of historic buildings and streetscapes. Step inside, do time and explore Fremantle Prison’s history as a maximum security gaol from 1887 to 1991. It is very impressive when you finish a one hour tour and can see that 35 adults and children were kept interested the whole time. Historic Sites, Points of Interest & Landmarks. 1 The TerraceFremantle WA 6160 Australia, (08) 9336 9200
It felt like an accomplishment to get to the end.
The Round House is located in what is now known as Fremantle's West End: a collection of streets characterised by late Georgian and Victorian-style architecture at the southern end of the port. Adult $60 - I had previous been on the day and night tours.I was fortunate to be on a small group of 4 - maximum 13 - will do a tour for one only as there is no minimum - all safety equipment supplied and fitted by Lesley and assistant - a short video of the Prison history and safety guidelines prior to descending the ladders.Tunnels have been open to the public since 2005 but you feel as if you are one of the first to explore this area. On 4 September 1829 the Marquis of Anglesea dragged her anchors and was wrecked on Bathers Beach during a gale. These tours will be reinstated as soon as possible based on updated State Government health advice.
Fremantle Prison: Underground tunnel tour rocks - See 4,031 traveller reviews, 2,805 candid photos, and great deals for Fremantle, Australia, at Tripadvisor. Not recommended for small kids but great for adults and young adults as it is a must see when visiting Fremantle. Unfortunately we only had time for 1 tour. All in all a fabulous day and I would recommend this to EVERYBODY!
Limestone was quarried on-site during construction, and the south-western corner (the South Knoll) and eastern portion of the site are at a considerably higher ground level. Loved this & would do other tours on offer at a later date.
Fremantle has several networks, the best known being the tunnels built from the 1880s at the prison to provide water.
When the first 75 convicts arrived from Britain in 1850 to support the colony's dwindling population, it became apparent that the Round House was inadequate to house them. FremantlePrison, Public Relations Manager at Fremantle Prison, responded to this review. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Throughly enjoyed by all. Yesterday I enjoyed a delightful 2 1/2 hours with our gushy tour guide Lesley as she shared her knowledge and love of the history of the Prison and the tunnels under the Fremantle Prison.If you are fit and do not mind enclosed spaces and you are trying to choose which tour to go on - I highly recommend the tunnel tour.
FREMANTLE PRISON TUNNELS - CYRIL AYRIS $6.50 Extensive tunnels, which provided water to Fremantle for more than three decades, were hewn out of limestone by prisoners often shackled in punishment chains.
On the 29th November seven of my family with a wide age range, from 20s to 60, ventured on the tunnel tour. This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of TripAdvisor LLC. It is a tunnel, not that long, but cleverly built under the circumstances. You get to climb down a 20m ladder with an extremely safe engineering solution so it is not as scary as you first think. I Went to this place for night tour (actually its a first date) and it was awesome and a bit scary but fun thou. The Round House had eight cells and a gaoler's residence, which all opened up into a central courtyard.
If you are a resident of another country or region, please select the appropriate version of Tripadvisor for your country or region in the drop-down menu. Statements of Significance for the Fremantle area and registered Aboriginal sites. Tours will run today from 10:00am through till 5:00pm. We visited this on nice sunny day. Should a child be unable to complete the tour for any reason they must be accompanied by at least one respective parent or guardian. We did the Doing Time tour with Brett. You wont spend too long here but I would suggest it is a must see.
We braved the ladder descent, ducked and weaved around the tunnels ( a challenge for the taller members of our group) and navigated the water tunnels all in 2.5 hours. The convicts built a new gaol, Fremantle Prison, which was completed in the 1850s and continued to be used as Fremantle's prison until 1991. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in the United States.
Gift Vouchers are valid for three (3) years from the date of purchase. The underground tunnel tour is an absolute blast. Historic Sites, Points of Interest & Landmarks.
The shafts and tunnels, once almost forgotten, have now been restored and opened to the public.
Guides lead the trek through dry sections of the tunnels on foot, before boarding replica convict punts to explore the submerged passageways accessible only by boat. The tour was fantasrtic, our guide - David - was very interesting and informative. What restaurants are near Whalers Tunnel? It was built back in the early 1800's (around 18304) as Bather's Beach (then called Whaler's Beach) which was a Whaling Station and the 50 meter tunnel was used to transport, This was an interesting walk from the city side of the tunnel out on to the beach. The Fremantle Prison site includes the prison cell blocks, gatehouse, perimeter walls, cottages, tunnels, and related infrastructure.
FREMANTLE Fremantle has several networks, the best known being the tunnels built from the 1880s at the prison to provide water. As part of the whaling operations, a tunnel was constructed under the Round House to provide whalers with access to the town from the jetty and beach.
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Tours will run today from 10:00am through till 5:00pm. The new tunnel opened on 18 July 2013.
If you are a resident of another country or region, please select the appropriate version of Tripadvisor for your country or region in the drop-down menu. For anyone looking to mix their sense of adventure with some local history, the Fremantle Tunnel Tour offers the chance to fit both into your afternoon. A process of gentrification in the early 1990s was accelerated by the establishment of the University of Notre Dame Australia, which occupies, and has restored, many of the buildings in the West End.
The Round House is located in what is now known as Fremantle's West End: a collection of streets characterised by late Georgian and Victorian-style architecture at the southern end of the port. From Fremantle, start with a 25-minute high-speed ferry to Rottnest Island; departing from Perth includes a 1-hour cruise along Swan River to Fremantle, where the river meets the Indian Ocean. Sarah will be very pleased to hear such great feedback for her tour.
Fremantle Prison was once one of the most notorious prisons in the British Empire. With overhead wires, the clearance between the new tunnel and the existing Joondalup line tunnel is only 75 cm (30 in). Light has at last been thrown on one of the most remarkable and brutal episodes of the port city's colonial past.
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