Put this one on your list for the school holidays! This is our second visit to this amazing nature play park set amongst the trees right on the Swan River. Last time we visited it was the end point of our walk along parts of the Mosman Park Heritage Trail from Freshwater Bay. This was a long walk....too long for the kids but a good hike for adults. You can park at the playground (in the Mosman Park Tennis Club car park) but I always find it more interesting to walk in and

This trail meanders along the North Fremantle Esplanade with it's mooring pens and luxury riverside apartments before following sections of the North Fremantle Heritage Trail with it's historic buildings and various artworks along the high cliffs of Rocky Bay and into the landscaped paths along Mimim Cove with it's million dollar views. The turnaround point at Mt Lyell offers fabulous 360 degree views up and down the river. We actually started on the East Fremantle side, par

I have driven past this so many times without ever realising it was here. It is a bit of a tricky turn off from Stirling Highway at Boundary Road but recently signs have been erected to advertise the Buckland Hill WW2 tunnels which form an important part of Perth and WA's history. Although the Leighton Battery site is always accessible the museum and tunnels are open from 10 until 3 every Sunday with tours departing every 30 minutes. Entry to the tunnels is $8 per adult and