Start from 34 curated places around Albany, AU, then choose the recommendations that fit your guests.
Restaurants & cafés
Liberte
A Parisian-cocktail-bar-meets-Vietnamese-bistro in the corner of the heritage-listed London Hotel on Stirling Terrace — the most-talked-about Albany dining room of the last decade, run by chef Amy Hamilton. French-Vietnamese small plates and a serious wine list. Best for a long, drink-led dinner.
Sotao
An Iberian-leaning tapas and wine bar on York Street, opened by chef Mauricio Munoz — the room Albany locals point to first when asked where the food scene is going. Octopus, salt-cod croquettes, sardines, and a wine list that travels the peninsula. Small space, ten tables.
Trails & outdoors
Bald Head Walk Trail
A 12.5km return ridge walk along the Flinders Peninsula in Torndirrup National Park — boardwalks, granite domes, soft-sand pinches, and the cleanest Southern Ocean view in WA at the far end. Grade 4, six to eight hours, the most-loved hard hike in the Great Southern.
Mount Clarence and Mount Adelaide Loop
A 7km loop through the native bushland of the Menang Noongar that links both heritage-park mounts — historic cannons, bunkers, the Desert Mounted Corps Memorial, and Padre White Lookout. Moderate, about two hours, the in-town walk with the most history per kilometre.
Things to do
The Gap and Natural Bridge
Two granite formations in Torndirrup National Park — The Gap is a 40m-deep slot the Southern Ocean rams into directly, viewed from a cantilevered steel platform; Natural Bridge is a wave-cut arch 80m away. Reopened in 2025 after a $3.3m platform upgrade. The Albany visit no one skips.
Middleton Beach
A 5km curve of white sand 4km east of the CBD, with a shark-net swimming enclosure, beach volleyball nets, playground, and the Ellen Cove boardwalk running its full length. The locals' default swim and the closest beach to the town centre.
Landmarks & sights
National Anzac Centre
An interactive World War I museum on the slope of Mount Adelaide overlooking King George Sound — the harbour where the first ANZAC convoy assembled in 1914. Visitors are issued the identity of a real soldier or nurse and follow their war through the galleries. The most-visited paid attraction in regional WA.
Princess Royal Fortress
The 1893 coastal-defence fortress on Mount Adelaide, with restored gun emplacements, barracks, and the 10th Light Horse display — Australia's first federal fort, built when locals expected the Russians or French to attack. Free to wander; the National Anzac Centre sits inside the same heritage park.