Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse
MAINLAND AUSTRALIA'S TALLEST LIGHTHOUSE
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Location
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Leeuwin Road, AUGUSTA
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Email
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Phone
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+61 8 9758 1920
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Fax No
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+61 8 9758 0861
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Historic Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse is situated at the most south westerly tip of Australia, standing at the point where the Indian and Southern Oceans meet. With a stunning blue backdrop of the ocean meeting the sky the lighthouse appears to glow in white splendour during summer, whilst during winter the awesome force of the fierce Southern Ocean and powerful Indian Ocean crashing against the Cape makes a visit to the Cape a unique, awesome and contrasting experience year round.
A famous maritime land mark and important meteorological site from which data is collected, the tower stands 39 metres high from ground level and 56 metres above sea level. Its piercing beam, which has an intensity of one million candles, shines over the surrounding rugged sea and landscape for 26 nautical miles or 48 kilometres.
Cape Leeuwin on which the lighthouse stands is also the start point for the Cape to Cape Track. Nearby is also the Old Waterwheel, a wooden water wheel that once supplied water to the lighthouse from a fresh water spring in the the Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge. The water wheel has now calcified from the lime in the water, and although the wheel no longer turns water still trickles over the structure, as fresh as the day the water wheel was first erected.
Guided tours are conducted daily at the Lighthouse. A visitor centre, café and retail shop are contained within the Lighthouse precinct. Enjoy a light lunch or cappuccino in one of the heritage cottages overlooking Flinder’s Bay.
TOUR TIMES - Precinct open every day of the year (except Chrismas Day) from 8.45 am to 5 pm.
Guided Lighthouse Tour- $12 Adults, $7.00 child (All Lighthouse tickets include grounds entry)
Children under 4yrs are not permitted to climb the tower
General Site entry fee - Adult $5, Child $3.
Tours can be booked in advance by telephoning CaveWorks on (08) 9757 7411,
the Augusta Visitor Centre on (08) 9758 0166 or the Margaret River Visitor Centre
on (08) 9780 5911.
Tour Times
9.00, 9.40, 10.20, 11.00, 11.40, 12.20, 1.00, 1.40, 2.20, 3.00, 3.40, 4.20
*Additional Tours are offered during school and public holidays.
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