Sights in East Coast
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Maria Island
The car-free Maria Island was declared a national park in 1972. Its mixed history provides some interesting convict and industrial ruins among some exquisite natural features: forests, fern gullies, fossil-studded sandstone and limestone cliffs, and empty beaches. Maria is popular with bushwalkers, mountain bikers and bird-watchers, and snorkellers and divers are in for a treat. National park fees apply; island info is available at the visitors reception area in the old Commissariat Store near the ferry pier.
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Freycinet National Park
Sheathed in coastal heaths, orchids and wildflowers, Freycinet incorporates Freycinet Peninsula, people-free Schouten Island and the lesser-known Friendly Beaches north of Coles Bay. Black cockatoos, yellow wattlebirds, honeyeaters and Bennett's wallabies flap and bounce between the bushes. Long hikes include the two-day, 31km peninsula circuit, and shorter tracks include the up-and-over saddle climb to Wineglass Bay. Ascend the saddle as far as Wineglass Bay Lookout (one to 1½ hours return, 600 steps each way) or continue down the other side to the beach (2½ to three hours return). Alternatively, the 500m wheelchair-friendly boardwalk at Cape Tourville affords sweeping…
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Swansea Holiday Park at Schouten Beach
If you like to cruise around on two wheels, you can hire mountain bikes from Swansea Holiday Park at Schouten Beach.
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Heritage Centre
This centre was a school in the 1860s, but now features local history exhibits and an ancient billiard table.
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Morris’ General Store
The red-brick 1838 Morris’ General Store is one of the many still-functioning historic buildings in Swansea.
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Anglican Church
There are many still-functioning historic buildings, including the 1871 Anglican Church.
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Council Chambers
The 1860 Council Chambers is one of the many still-functioning historic buildings in Swansea.
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Historic Buildings
There are many still-functioning historic buildings, including the 1860 Council Chambers, the 1871 Anglican Church and the redbrick 1838 Morris' General Store.
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Bark Mill Museum Swansea
This excellent museum features working models of black-wattle bark processing equipment used in tanning leather, and displays on Swansea's early history, from French exploration to agriculture and industry.
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