Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse

MAINLAND AUSTRALIA'S TALLEST LIGHTHOUSE

Location	Leeuwin Road, AUGUSTA
Email	caveworks@margaretriver.com
Phone	+61 8 9758 1920
Fax No	+61 8 9758 0861

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 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.

VISITING THE LIGHTHOUSE

Precinct open every day of the year (except Christmas Day) from 8.45 am to 5 pm.

Tour Times:

9.00am, 9.40am, 10.20am, 11.00am, 11.40am, 12.20pm, 1.00pm, 1.40pm, 2.20pm, 3.00pm, 3.40pm & 4.20pm

Easter weekend: April 6th to April 9th

Every 30 minutes: 9.00, 9.30, 10.00, 10.30, 11.00, 11.30, 12.00, 12.30, 1.00, 1.30, 2.00, 2.30, 3.00, 3.30, 4.00, 4.30pm

April 10th to April 21st & Anzac Day
Every 30 minutes: 9.00, 9.30, 10.00, 10.30, 11.00, 11.30, 12.00, 12.30, 1.00, 1.30, 2.00, 2.30, 3.00, 3.30, 4.00, 4.30pm

Please be there 15 minutes before your tour so that you allow time to walk to the Lighthouse Tower.

Ticket Prices:

Site Fee

Adult $5

Child (up to 16 years) $3

Tour

Adult $17

Child $7

Ultimate Pass (Jewel, Lake & Mammoth Caves & Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse)

Adult $60

Child $27

Family $160 (2 adults, 2 children) additional children $15.00

Please note: for safety reasons children under the age of four are unable to go up the Lighthouse tower.

Review Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse

Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse recently featured in an episode of Postcards - check out the video!

MOORINE MARAUDER

Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse is home to one of the life-sized fibre glass cows from CowParade Margaret River. Pirate-themed Moorine Marauder is based inside the grounds and is keeping watch out to sea through a telescope.