C U @ 58 Restaurant & Tapas

Fine dining at its best. With a first class chef at the helm you can be guaranteed a gastronomic delight. Voted Best Regional Hotel 2008.

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58 South West Highway, Donnybrook

Donnybrook Family Bakery

Large selection of delicious pastries, cakes, sandwiches & fresh bread. Cappuccino & coffee.
Late night, early morning trading hours. 7 days a week.

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Solarfruit

Pander to your addictions. Indulge your taste buds with a taste of paradise. With a large range of products from fruit leather, chocolate coated fruits to real fruit sauces there is a taste to satisfy every palate.
Factory Shop open 10am to 4pm, Mon – Fri

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Solarfruit Factory Shop
150 Wade Road, Donnybrook
PO Box 249, Donnybrook 6239

All Saints Anglican Church

South West Highway, Donnybrook

Built 1906 from locally quarried Donnybrook Stone. It has a jarrah ceiling & stained glass windows. It has a large rose window facing east.

Anchor & Hope Inn

South West Highway, Donnybrook

Built 1845 this now privately owned residence was once a hospital, inn, stables & restaurant.

Apple Lights

South West Highway, Donnybrook

Not so old but none to young, these Apples are the Granny Smith symbol of Donnybrook. Constructed in late 1970, out of fibreglass resin, these lights once illuminated the Ayers Park Gardens. Now up-lights illuminate their characteristics.

Brookhampton Hall

Thomson Brook Road, Brookhampton

Cir 1890, home to the Brookhampton Bellringers, this hall has been utilised as a school, migrants camp, function hall & meeting point. Quarterly dances are stilled held at this establishment.

Brook Lodge

Bridge Street, Donnybrook

Cir 1940, this establishment once housed the Women’s Land Army. It was also used to house the workers from the fruit dehydration factory in 1944.

Commercial Bank Of Australia Ltd Building

South West Highway, Donnybrook

Cir 1907, now a private residence, this establishments history pages include; Bank, Real Estate Agents, Harvest Office, Information Centre and Video Store.

Donnybrook Hotel

South West Highway, Donnybrook

Pre 1900, this was the first hotel to be built in Donnybrook.

Donnybrook Post Office

South West Highway, Donnybrook

Cir 1898. Was an integral part of Donnybrook & Districts mail & telecommunication system. Still operating as a Post Office today.

Forrest Tavern - AKA Mumby Pub

Donnybrook – Boyup Brook Road, Mumballup

Cir 1907, this was the local wayside inn, local meeting place & for 7 years the school ran out of the old spirits shed. School concerts were held in the dining room.

Railway Hotel - SWAG

South West Highway, Donnybrook

Cir 1902, originally named the Goldfields Hotel, the now named SWAG has been voted 2008 Best Regional Hotel of the Year.

Soldiers Memorial Hall

Bentley Street, Donnybrook

Cir 1909, built from locally quarried Donnybrook Sandstone, to commemorate the soldiers who fought in the First World War. Largely used community Hall.

St Thomas' Anglican Church

Cnr Thomson Brook Road & King Springs Road, Thomson Brook

Privately owned church built in 1909, for the community. Built from bricks manufactured onsite from local materials. Still used today for worship groups & weddings.

The Old Stables

South West Highway, Mullalyup

Cir 1865, this old stables & smithy was built from kiln fired clay bricks, sourced from the very land it rests on. Now a Gallery.

Yabberup Hall

Donnybrook – Boyup Brook Road, Lowden

Cir 1894, this community hall was used as a gathering point for families. Built from bricks on site. Still used today as a community centre/ club rooms.

Picnic & Recreational Areas

Donnybrook Apple Fun Park

If you’re feeling young or young at heart, come and play at the Donnybrook Apple Fun Park. With play equipment to suit ages from 0 – 99, there is something for the whole family. Built by the Donnybrook Community, this park was made a possibility by the generous contributions from local business owners.
Largest free entry community owned Fun Park in Australia. BBQ facilities, toilets, ample parking, shaded areas.

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http://www.donnybrook-balingup.wa.gov.au/Community/Apple%20FunPark

Glen Mervyn Dam

Fantastic picnic areas with toilet facilities. Activities include skiing, boating, swimming and hiking.

Golden Valley Tree Park

This stunning array of trees from around the world, from the traditional “English” setting to the exotic, and is the largest arboretum in Western Australia. Walk trails, toilet facilities, BBQ & picnic tables.

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E: info@goldenvalleytreepark.org.au
W: www.goldenvalleytreepark.org.au

Grimwade Settlement

Historic mill settlement with foundation remnants. Picnic & camping area. 25kms south east of Donnybrook. No facilities.

Ironstone Gully Falls

Seasonal falls, splendid array of wildflowers. Great picnic area with toilet facilities. Just 18kms south west of Donnybrook.

Old Oak Tree

This tree can be found between the Visitors’ Centre and the Tele Centre in the main street it was planted in 1842 by settlers who came to mill the timber.  More settlers arrived in 1897 to find gold unfortunately only small amounts were found, some of them planted fruit trees and our fruit industry began To celebrate 150 years of Donnybrook in 1992 a time capsule was placed near the tree-to be dug up in 2042 to celebrate our 200th year.

Wellington Dam

The Wellington Dam area is a spectacular location set in the Collie River Valley. It provides an abundance of picnic areas, swimming holes, and bushwalking trails.

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Wellington Dam

Balingup Lavender Farm

A sea of purple waits for you to wander through. Take a deep breath; your mind is at ease. Welcome to Balingup Lavender Farm.

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Gnomesville

Hidden deep in the south west forests, a secluded community has been discovered by wayward travellers. Touted as the place where gnomes go to retire is Gnomesville, nestled at the beginning of the Ferguson Valley just a 30 min drive from Donnybrook.

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Namestey Lavender Farm

Come visit the Lavender Shed; enjoy a morning tea while discovering the hidden secrets of lavender. Choose from a fantastic range of products and meaner through fields of fantastic blooms. Situated in on a hill overlooking the Glen Mervyn Dam, a scenic splendour awaits.Open from September until the end of May. Saturday & Sunday 2pm - 5:30pm. Group bookings welcomed. With wonderful products in our Lavender Shed from our lavender products to olive oil & olives, honey, marmalade & many more. Entry fee of $7.50 per person includes devonshire tea.
 

For further information

1708 Collie – Mumballup Road
P: 08 9732 2018
E: greigs2@bigpond.com
W: www.namasteylavender.com.au

Tours

Royal Gala Tours

An adventure awaits you in the Heart of the South West. Enjoy day tours through breath taking scenery, experience mining life, sample local foods & wines, visit olive groves & marron farms, hand feed native residents of the South West. Let Royal Gala sweep you away. Meals & entry fees included in tours. Departs Donnybrook twice weekly.

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Pilot Peter Gubler & Captain Noelene King
21003 South West Highway Mullalyup
P: 08 9764 1400
E: royalgalatours@bigpond.com
W: www.royalgalatours.com.au

Walktrails

Apex Park And Amphiteatre

This gives you access to the beautiful Preston River where you will find a swinging bridge over the river, you will also find that the amphitheatre is made from the local Donnybrook stone.  The amphitheatre was constructed by Mr Les Combes who donated his time to add to the beauty of the area.  Within this area you will find the War Memorial  Free barbeques and plenty of grassed area for picnics and the kids to play.

Cemetery Walk (Chinaman's Grave)

Turn right into Fleet Street at the southern end of town and follow the road to the cemetery.
Walk through the centre of the cemetery, and just inside the fence, turn right, and there at the end in the very comer you will see the Chinaman's grave.  He was a market gardener who is Donnybrook's only murder victim.
If you are feeling adventuresome:-
At the left hand end of the cemetery just outside the fence, you can climb over the gate where you will find various roads that meander through the bush, some of which come out onto the railway line on the southwest highway.

Golf Course
(1km out of town - going towards Bunbury)  Take a stroll around our beautiful 18 hole golf course.
Tum left off the South West Highway whilst still in the 80kmh zone at the Donnybrook Country Club sign.  Park in the parking area.  Wild flowers and bird life abound.  Please respect the golfers and kangaroos.

Walk Around The River
The Preston River runs behind the shops on South West Highway.  There is a circular walk around the river.
Commence walking south at the river below Apex Park.  (You can park your car there also.)  You will come onto a sealed pathway.  At the end of the pathway there is a weir crossing the river. (If water is running over the weir, abandon the walk.)
Cross over the weir and turn left and walk along the river until you come to the suspension bridge which will bring you back to where you started.

Byramgou Park Winery & Gallery

Free wine tastings & cellar door sales.

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Smallwater Estate Cellar Door and Resturant

52 Tramline Road, Newlands
P: 08 9731 6036 or 0429 956 424
E:  john@smallwaterestate.com
W: www.smallwaterestate.com

Thomson Brook Wines

Pam & Terry Foster
Thomson Road, Donnybrook
P: 08 9731 0590
E:  information@thomsonbrookwines.com.au
W: www.thomsonbrookwines.com.au