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Valley of The Giants Treetop Walk
Tingle Tree, near Walpole
Elephant Cove, William Bay National Park, near Denmark
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A once thriving timber town on Wilson Inlet, it is today a popular resort town, the nearby coast offering visitors excellent swimming, fishing and surfing.
Where is it?: Western Australia: South Coast. Denmark is 414 km south east of Perth. The town is located at the foot of Mt. Shadforth beside the Denmark River.
Things to see and do:
Denmark has a range of activities and attractions for young and old, including some of Australia's finest wineries, a wealth of arts and crafts, cosy cafés, gourmet foods, exhibitions, walking trails under a forest canopy, wildflowers and whale watching.
The Denmark wine region offers delightful premium wines, from vineyards set amidst the area's natural beauty. The fine, high quality local wines have distinct, recognisable, regional characteristics, with the gentle summer temperatures and higher winter rainfall being particularly suited to Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir and Merlot. More >>
Surrounding area:
The southern gateway to Western Australia's Karri forests, Walpole is home to the giant tingle trees and the Valley of the Giants. The Treetop Walk gives intimate access this world famous forest of gigantic tingle trees - from the forest floor and from 40 metres up in the canopy. Then descend to the boardwalks below and explore the "Ancient Empire" - a grove of impressive veteran tingle trees.
The largest centre in Western Australia outside the Perth metropolitan area, Albany is the perfect base from which to explore the many beauty spots - both coastal and inland - of the Great Southern. Sited on the shores of one of Australia's great natural harbours, Albany is surrounded by stunning coastal scenery, calm harbour beaches and the beautiful Stirling and Porongurup mountains ranges in the hinterland with easy access walking tracks. More >>
Brief history: Denmark was originally known as Koorabup (place of the black swan) the locality was named by explorer Dr. Thomas Braidwood Wilson in 1829 after Dr. Alexander Denmark, a physician to the Royal Navy fleet. The area was sighted in 1627 by the Dutch ship Gulden Zeepaerd. Surgeon Dr. Thomas Braidwood Wilson visited the area in 1829 and named the Denmark River. Following Wilson's reports about the area it was explored again, first by Capt. Collet Barker and then later by Captain Bannister in 1831. Bannister named William Bay, Edward Point and Parry Inlet after Captain William Edward Parry, an Arctic explorer whom he admired.
A mill was established on the banks of the Denmark River by Charles and Edwin Millar (Millar Bros.) to provide sleepers for the Great Southern Railway in 1894. The community it supported was named Denmark, after the river beside which it stood. Good quality milling timber quickly ran out after only ten years. Once the mills closed in 1905 and very few people remained in the area. The government purchased the remaining buildings and the town struggled on for many years. It became a group settlement town after World War I, but it did not develop greatly until after World War II.
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