Denham Foreshore
Denham
The westernmost town on mainland Australia, with a seafront promenade, jetty, shell-brick church and spectacular sunsets.
Denham is the only town in Shark Bay and the westernmost town on the Australian mainland. It grew up during the pearl-shell industry. Along the seafront road you'll find lawns, a jetty, restaurants and bars, and in the evening the sun sinks into the bay, best viewed from the waterfront. The town's St Andrew's Church and the old Pearlers' Inn (now the Old Shark Bay Hotel) are built from shell bricks cut from the shell beaches. Denham is the meeting point for renting four-wheel-drive vehicles, booking boat trips and national park day tours, and it is the only supply stop in the area.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Shark Bay World Heritage Discovery Centre
- Little Lagoon
- Shark Bay Ocean Park Aquarium
- Peron Homestead & Hot Tub
- Big Lagoon
- Eagle Bluff
- Monkey Mia
- Shell Beach