Southern Forests
Nº 71 · 34.3°S 116.1°E · Perth 250 km
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Southern Forests reads as a producer's region wrapped around old timber towns. Bridgetown, Manjimup and Pemberton anchor a dense run of cellar doors, distilleries, honey producers and truffle growers, while Nannup and Eastbrook add smaller pockets of the same. Running alongside is a quieter thread of heritage museums — in Bridgetown, Manjimup, Northcliffe, Nannup and Walpole — each tied to forestry, mining or pioneer history rather than polished tourism. Boutique stays cluster among the karri around Pemberton, Manjimup and Bridgetown, tucked into forest rather than town centres. Together the mix suggests a region still defined by what grows and what was logged, with hospitality built quietly around both.
Best time to visit
With cellar doors, forest walks and karri-shaded stays as the backbone, cooler months suit the forest character best, while the cool-climate vineyards point to autumn for harvest-season interest. Winter brings damp, dense forest atmosphere; summer favours the outdoor picnic grounds and heritage park settings scattered through the smaller towns.
What sets it apart
No other category comes close to matching the region's seventeen small-batch producers — wineries, distilleries, honey and truffle operations spread from Bridgetown to Peerabeelup — set against nine heritage museums tracing timber, mining and pioneer history in towns as small as Northcliffe and Collie. Boutique accommodation sits deliberately inside forest rather than town, and dining remains almost entirely absent bar a single forest-based chocolate maker. The imbalance itself is telling: this is a place organised around production and preserved history, not visitor infrastructure.
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Towns & localities
Guides to Southern Forests
Highlights
A selection of standout places across Southern Forests
Barnett Custom Knives
At Windy Hollow Forge outside Bridgetown, Bruce Barnett forges pattern-welded…
Food & diningFontanini Fruit and Nut Farm
Two Tuscan brothers, Archimede and Germano Fontanini, arrived from Garfagnana…
Places to staySerenity Gully
Off-grid tents spread across 478 acres of old-growth Jarrah forest in the hills…
CoffeeSouthern Roasting Co.
Green beans are roasted on-site at this Giblett Street espresso bar, where Ian…
NatureWarren National Park
Three thousand hectares of old-growth karri forest on the Warren River, just…
Museums & galleriesNorthcliffe Pioneer Museum
On Wheatley Coast Road opposite the Post Office in Jubilee Park, this…
Wine & spirits
Ampersand Estates Winery
Peerabeelup, WA
Two Americans-meet-South-Africans-in-West-Australia origin stories don't always pan out, but…
Black Cockatoo Distillery
Bridgetown, WA
Modern gins made on-site in the south-west forests of Western Australia, built on the idea of…
Blackwood Valley Distillery
Bridgetown, WA
A grounded origin story: airline pilot Dave was stood down during COVID, so he and father-in-law…
Bridgetown Winery
Bridgetown, WA
Brayden and Tayla came to winemaking from an electrician's run through the Pilbara and a yoga mat,…
DeiTos Vineyard Wines
Middlesex, WA
A vineyard and winery at Middlesex, where the cellar door handles both tastings and wine sales.
Hidden River Estate
Eastbrook, WA
Karri forest closes in around the cellar door at Hidden River Estate, where the lunch menu runs…
Mountford Wines and Tangletoe Cidery
Channybearup, WA
Andrew Mountford, a trained horticulturist, planted fifteen acres here in 1987, choosing Pemberton…
Nannup Brewing Company
Nannup, WA
The old Nannup Garage, opened as a brewery in September 2021, earns its name: *nannup* is a Noongar…
Pemberley of Pemberton | Book in for a Wine Experience
Eastbrook, WA
Five generations of farming meet cool-climate viticulture on the Radomiljac family's 17-hectare…
Pemberton Honey Company
Channybearup, WA
A boutique producer and packer of West Australian products of the hive, working from Channybearup…
Peos Estate
Manjimup, WA
Family-owned and operated, Peos Estate sits on Graphite Road in West Manjimup, 300 kilometres…
Picardy
Eastbrook, WA
Bill Pannell helped build Margaret River's reputation at Moss Wood from 1969, then turned his…
Museums & galleries
Bridgetown Historical Museum
Bridgetown, WA
Bridgetown Historical Museum is a museum in Bridgetown, WA. The museum explores themes of social…
Coalfields Museum
Collie, WA
Collie Museum celebrates the coal mining heritage of Western Australia's only coalfield, with…
Manjimup Heritage Park
Manjimup, WA
Manjimup Heritage Park preserves a collection of historic timber industry buildings in the heart of…
Manjimup Timber & Heritage Park
Manjimup, WA
Manjimup Timber & Heritage Park is a heritage-listed museum in Manjimup, WA. The museum explores…
Nannup Historical Society & Museum
Nannup, WA
Nannup Historical Society & Museum is a museum in Nannup, WA. The museum explores themes of social…
Northcliffe Pioneer Museum
Northcliffe, WA
On Wheatley Coast Road opposite the Post Office in Jubilee Park, this Northcliffe museum holds…
Understory Art & Nature Trail
Northcliffe, WA
An art-in-nature trail in karri forest behind the Northcliffe Visitor Centre, in Western…
Places to stay
Beedelup House Cottages
Beedelup, WA
Set among towering Karri trees near Lake Beedelup, this collection of private one and two bedroom…
Bridgetown Valley Lodge
Bridgetown, WA
In Bridgetown, deep in the Blackwood River Valley of WA's South West, a former 1950s trainmen's…
Cleves Hut
Nannup, WA
On 790 hectares of rolling hills and bushland outside Nannup, in Western Australia's forested…
Clover Cottages
Upper Warren, WA
Built in 1875 on the banks of the Warren River between Pemberton and Manjimup, this limestone…
Forest Lodge Resort
Pemberton, WA
On the edge of Pemberton, ringed by karri forest and set beside a small lake, this family-run…
Glenlynn Cottages
Bridgetown, WA
Five kilometres south of Bridgetown in WA's South West, a 120-acre farm folds down rolling…
Holberry House
Nannup, WA
On four acres of terraced gardens and parkland above the timber town of Nannup, this English…
In2theWild Matilda
Bridgetown, WA
Beside the water on a regenerative farm at Bridgetown, in WA's South West three hours from Perth,…
Karri Glade Chalets
Glenoran, WA
Two self-contained chalets sit among towering karri trees near the Donnelly River, within easy…
Karri Valley Chalets
Beedelup, WA
Boutique colonial brick chalets sit on 25 acres bordering Beedelup National Park, close to the…
Marima Cottages
Yeagarup, WA
Marima Cottages sits inside Warren National Park, about 15 minutes southwest of Pemberton in WA's…
Pump Hill Farm Cottages
Pemberton, WA
Pump Hill is a working family farmstay a kilometre out of Pemberton, set against the Karri forest…
Nature
Beedelup Falls
Pemberton, WA
Seventeen kilometres west of Pemberton off the Vasse Highway, Beedelup Brook drops through a…
Gloucester Tree
Pemberton, WA
A karri fire-lookout tree three kilometres south of Pemberton, fitted with metal pegs that spiral…
Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk
Walpole, WA
A 600-metre elevated walkway through the canopy of giant tingle trees in the Valley of the Giants…
Warren National Park
Pemberton, WA
Three thousand hectares of old-growth karri forest on the Warren River, just south-west of…
Food & dining
Australian Truffle Traders
Dingup, WA
A family-run truffle orchard in the karri country outside Manjimup, where fresh black Perigord…
Barrabup Organics
Nannup, WA
A family farm in the deep south-west that grows certified-organic herbs and turns them into its own…
Bridgetown Pottery-Restaurant
Bridgetown, WA
Approaching four decades on Hampton Street, this Bridgetown fixture pairs a working pottery gallery…
Chefingo's Restaurant
Pemberton, WA
On the edge of Pemberton along the Vasse Highway, this a la carte restaurant and wine lounge sits…
Fontanini Fruit and Nut Farm
Manjimup, WA
Two Tuscan brothers, Archimede and Germano Fontanini, arrived from Garfagnana in 1906 and bought…
Galloway Springs Farm
Bridgetown, WA
A regenerative farm on the South Western Highway near Bridgetown where the paddocks are given over…
Gather & Graze Cafe
Northcliffe, WA
Northcliffe is a one-street karri town, and this Zamia Street cafe has quietly become its daytime…
Hound & Hunter Fine Foods
Manjimup, WA
A collaboration between truffle grower Gavin Booth and chef David Coomer, this Chopping Street deli…
Jaspers Bar & Restaurant
Pemberton, WA
Tucked into the centre of Pemberton on Brockman Street, this small whisky bar and restaurant pairs…
Merri Bee Organic Farm
Nannup, WA
Three-plus decades of permaculture have shaped this organic holding on the banks of the Blackwood…
Nannup Lavender Farm
Carlotta, WA
Growing lavender at Carlotta since 1999 and, by its own account, the only such farm south of Perth…
Nelsons of Bridgetown
Bridgetown, WA
A relaxed yet refined restaurant occupying a 125-year-old heritage building on Bridgetown's Hampton…
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