Jarrahdale's old white weatherboard post office was built in 1896, and now houses a small local history museum with some amazing old images (jumbo jarrah!). Guided walks run by heritage-society volunteers hoof it around the town from here – call for bookings (0406 980 677; $5 to $20).
Old Post Office
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26.31 MILES
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Round House
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Bell Tower
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Nearby attractions
1. Millbrook Winery
1.07 MILES
Millbrook's lush vine rows and ponds come a a total surprise, nooked into the dry jarrah-clad hillsides the middle of somewhere close to nowhere…
2. Serpentine Falls
3.53 MILES
This 15m sluice of water is within Serpentine National Park, feathering down the face of a smooth granite escarpment. Falls Rd is off the South Western…
3. Serpentine National Park
3.8 MILES
Densely forested, often steep area with walking tracks and picnic areas. The wildflowers strut their stuff between July and November; this is also when…
4. Araluen Botanic Park
15 MILES
South of Kalamunda, just off Brookton Hwy, is Araluen Botanic Park. Constructed in the 1920s by the Young Australia League (YAL) as a bush retreat for…
5. Rockingham Museum
19.48 MILES
Run by the local historical society, Rockingham's dinky little art-deco museum (a former library, built in 1947) has plenty of old photos, maps and rusty…
6. Core Cider
20.97 MILES
This hidden valley in Pickering Brook has sustained apple orchards since 1939. Take a one-hour tour through the trees on a tractor-pulled carriage, a 45…
7. Shoalwater Islands Marine Park
21.54 MILES
Just a few minutes' paddle, swim or boat ride away from the shore 5km south of Rockingham is strictly protected Penguin Island, home to penguins, silver…
8. Schoolhouse
22.69 MILES
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