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18
Aug
2010

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Emu Point > Middleton Beach > Princess Royal Harbour

Emu Point...

From the centre of town take Middleton Road (spot the Dog Rock!) to Golf Links Rd. Turn left and it will take you to Emu Point and Oyster Harbour.

As well as being one of the safest areas for toddlers to swim, Emu Point is also centre of Albany’s fishing and oyster industries. While you are there, sample a cup of squid from the Squid Shack or some local mussels or oysters.

Return to Middleton Beach and take a walk along the broadwalk and Whalehead walk to the Pt. King Lighthouse. For those who would prefer to enjoy the scenery in the comfort of their car, take Marine Drive with its numerous lookout bays over Emu Point, King George Sound and out to the open sea.

From there take the Mount Clarence turnoff and drive through the Avenue of Honour to reach the parking area near the top (elderly and handicapped people may drive right to the top). Mt Clarence is the highest point in Albany and the home of the Desert Mounted Corps Memorial- a recast of the original statute erected at Suez in 1932 – a National War Memorial which looks out over King George Sound. Mt Clarence was the assembly point for World War I Convoys enroute to Anzac Cove in 1914.

Turning left again at the bottom of Mt Clarence will take you to the Princess Royal Fortress. The “Forts” was commissioned in 1893 to protect the strategically valuable port against enemy attack. Two gun batteries were hidden in the Mt Adelaide hillside and a nearby barracks housed a small permanent garrison. The former Military Institute has been refurbished as a visitors centre and tearoom. Allow time to stroll around the “Forts” and enjoy the magnificent views and the military history of Australia.

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