"Bunbury - Nice stopover heading south of Perth" Top 5 Page for this destination Bunbury by aussirose

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Bunbury main street - Bunbury
Bunbury main street

I spent a few days in Bunbury with my daughter Kelli & family as my son-in-law has been working down there recently.

We had a lovely time checking out the local beach, markets and crabbing.

If you are heading south from Perth then Bunbury is a good stop off for a night or two to enjoy the quaint shops, lovely beach and lake area.

Bunbury is about 2 and a half hours south of Perth and if you are not travelling by car, then there is a good bus or train service right from the centre of Perth.

Bunbury beach - Bunbury

Bunbury beach




The beach in Bunbury is gorgeous! Pure white sand with a walking path along the beach front to a nice cafe right on the beach.

We stayed in flats only about 100 metres to the beach so it was an easy walk for us.

Bunbury lake - Bunbury

Bunbury lake




On the other side of town is the lake with nice safe swimming for the kids. My grandson just loved it! :o)

We parked the car close by, took baby Gaby for a swim and then walked around to the markets.

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:Nice beaches. Great markets. Fresh crabs.
  • Cons:Long day trip from Perth. Better to stay a couple of days.
  • In a nutshell:Bunbury - a good place to stop off when driving south from Perth.
  • Last visit to Bunbury: Mar 2009
  • Intro Updated Feb 27, 2011
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Just near the markets is a jetty with nice restaurants. The jetty is also a local hangout for catching crabs. We set... more travel advice

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    Faiza-Ifrah's Profile Photo
    Jul 10, 2010 at 8:06 AM

    my first experience of small town Australia. i liked your habit of exploring Main street first. i will adopt this habit too :-)

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