“Albany’s Historic Whaling Station was the last operating station in Australia and provides a fascinating insight into Albany’s colourful past. Recognised as a heritage site, the whaling station is an engaging and educational tourism attraction for all ages to enjoy.” Spent most of the day at the Whaling Historic Centre which is in a great position, especially the cafe. It’s a fascinating but challenging experience and well worth the visit. There’s an Australian Wildlife Centre there as well and we saw a couple of wombats as well as other animals and birds.

Fantastic day out, with way more to see than we expected. The whaling museum includes the last whaling ship in Australia, there were three cinemas including a 3D movie and then there was a wildlife park and botanical garden. We could have spent even longer there if we had time. The staff were incredibly pleasant and helpful and the whole day was ridiculously good value for money. We’ll be back whenever we get chance to come to Australia again.

Great places for families of all ages. The toddlers enjoyed the playground, the tweens enjoyed climbing on the boat, the 3d movie about whales and the skeletons and everyone enjoyed the shell room. Animal park was a nice bonus. A little more expensive than other places perhaps but could spend a whole day easily with a great variety of things to see. The scrimmage room was a personal favourite. The volunteer on the boat was really friendly as well. What an amazing place. Recommend to other families.

Wow! We didn’t expect this. First of all we arrived at 4PM and the lady behind the counter told us that it would take 4 hours to see everything but we could come back for the next day. Great service. This place is very interesting to learn more about the history of Albany. Yes it is confronting at times, but in a good way, to learn. A big bonus is the location and surrounding views.

This tourist attraction is interesting and informative. This facility gives visitors an insight into whaling and processing through various interpretive signage, movies and holograph. The original buildings are all still there housing various machinery used in the time when this facility was still in operation. The whale chaser boat Cheyne IV is also on site and you are able to board it and have a look around. A great place to visit.

A lot of history here, not to be missed. No longer operating. It is an eye opener. We all enjoyed this visit. It took us about five hours of driving from Perth. It is advidable that you should make stops along the way. Week end traffic can be daunting.

We came across this site as we were heading out to The Gap. The Whaling Galley Cafe had great food and views. The historic site was very interesting and incredibly well done. Such a fascinating part of our history.

Very interesting museum covering what is now a controversial topic, which is handled sensitively. The history of whale hunting and its importance to the community in the past is well explained. Some things are quite shocking to the modern person, only thinking how important whale conservatin is today, but we need to remember the past.

Exceptionally interesting museum, we stayed over 3 hours but still missed some displays. Walking around the old whaling boat was great, kids would love it. Good on so many levels, highly recommend. Entry fee not cheap but also covers a botanic garden and wildlife park. Saw a baby pademelon! Cafe at whaling station has a great location and good food.