BREMER BAY

HEMA Map reference 75/H9

34° 23' 6' S 119° 22' 8' E

Statistics

Caravan Park

Bremer Bay            08 9837 4018

Fishery Beach        08 9837 4290

Services

Attractions

Wellstead Museum, Quallup homestead, Fishery Beach Park, John Cove, Paperbarks Picnic Area, Short Beach, Blossoms Beach, Native Dog, Monkey Rock, Millers Point, Twertup Field Study Centre, Tolleburrup Hill Lookout.

Buildings of note

Quaalup homestead 1880s, Former telegraph station 1870s.

Calendar of events

March: Fishing competition.

Description

Located on the mouth of the Bremer River it is an excellent access point to the Fitzgerald National Park for 2 wheel drive vehicles.

Whalers & sealers visited the area in the 1820s. John Wellstead settled in the area in the 1850s. John Septimus Roe named the bay after Sir James Gordon Bremer , captain of the ship Tamar.

Eyre on his cross country jaunt from South Australia commented thus on the nearby Mt. Barren:

"Most properly had it been called Mt. Barren, for a more wretched arid looking country never existed than that around it."

To be fair, Eyre had almost died of thirst crossing the Nullarbor and was now being pelted with a continuous downpour of rain. That would be apt to put one in a bit of a sour mood.

The town was originally called Wellstead in 1951. Bremer Bay adopted its current name in 1962 after local residents petitioned to have the local name accepted as official. (Another town named Wellstead was gazetted in 1966 to the east of Albany.)

It is whispered that Bremer Bay is an ideal fishing location and it seems to be hoped by those who visit, that the usual tourist hordes won't hear about it and will stay away for at least another season.

The coastal scenery is spectacular and there are a number of places for those with 4x4s to explore. If you prefer a more free style of camping than a caravan park, then Millers Point Reserve (to the west) is a great place to stay.