ATTRACTIONS MAYLANDS WA

You will enjoy delicious breakfasts, lunches, and excellent coffee and cakes, all made on the premises at The Old Bakery on Eighth Cafe. You can relax in the unique ambience of the historic old bakery building with its casual courtyard and art gallery, or enjoy your meal in the attractive, umbrella-filled back garden where fresh herbs are grown for the kitchen. You will be tempted, not only by the excellent food and service, but also by the Old Bakery on Eighth Gallery next door, brimming with beautiful Western Australian arts and crafts. Children are welcome and high chairs are available. The Old Bakery on Eighth Gallery and Cafe enables visitors to relax and to enjoy 'fine art, fine food, and fine coffee'. Readily accessed via Guildford Road or by rail, the cafe is only minutes from the city by train, bus or car.

At The Old Bakery on Eighth Gallery, you will discover a gallery brimming with fine art and craft, paintings, jewellery, ceramics, glassware, scarves, wraps, bags and crafted natural timbers. You can select gifts and mementos created by some of Western Australia's talented artists and craftspeople. The Gallery was established in an old bakery building, circa 1903, with an historic wall oven still intact, a reminder of its original function as a bakery. The oven is being restored and a wood-fired bakery will soon be in operation. Browse in the Gallery showrooms featuring a range of gifts, fine art and crafts then relax in the Old Bakery on Eighth Cafe and garden next door. Enjoy delicious breakfasts and lunches, good coffee, and freshly baked cakes. Ask about current stock or exhibitions and check the Western Australian newspaper on Saturdays to see what's on or visit their website. They also have on-line purchasing through Presenting Gifts.com. The Old Bakery on Eighth Gallery and Cafe enables visitors to relax and to enjoy 'fine art, fine food, and fine coffee'. Accessible via Guildford Road or by rail, the gallery and cafe is only ten minutes from the city by train, bus or car.

Maylands is home to some of Perth’s best restaurants and cafes, cutest small bars and coolest fashion boutiques. It’s little wonder its town centre is buzzing on weekends and its picturesque river foreshore is a favourite hangout for families and watersports fanatics. It’s a 12-minute drive east from central Perth to the foodie and fashion hubs of Maylands - Whatley Crescent and Eighth Avenue - but it’s just as easy to get there by train. The eight-minute ride from Perth Train Station drops you right at the heart of the district. Cycling the scenic riverside trail from central Perth will get you there in around 20 minutes. Spend a morning brunching and browsing the gourmet delis. Go hunting for collectables and new wardrobe additions in the vintage clothing and fashion boutiques, and antique and homeware stores. Take high tea in the riverside gardens, or take your mobile on a mural search through Mayland’s streets and alleyways, where many walls have been transformed by the works of celebrated local and national artists. Walk along the Maylands Foreshore Reserve, lay your blanket in a shady spot and enjoy a lazy picnic or barbeque (public barbecues available). You can also take in those sweeping river and city views while casting a line from one of the jetties, canoeing the river, chartering a boat, or testing your skill on the par 71 course at Maylands Peninsula Golf Course. Families will also find plenty of fun in the warmer months at nearby Maylands Waterland, and foodies should make a beeline for Maylands on Saturday night in summer, when the balmy night air is filled with the sensational beats and aromas of the buzzing Hawkers Market....

Peninsula Farm is located on the banks of the Swan River off Johnson Road, Maylands and was one of the first farms in the colony and the earliest metropolitan residence. Peninsula Farm offers a unique opportunity to explore the first years of European settlement in Western Australia. Constructed by Joseph Hardey in 1839, it was the third house he had built on Peninsula Farm, a property originally granted to him in 1830. Over the years the house was added to, expanded outwards and upwards. At the same time, the farm became smaller and smaller. Peninsula Farm remained in the Hardey family until 1913. Joseph Hardey and his son Richard, who took over management of the property in the late 1860s, were highly influential in the religious, business and political activities of the colony. Peninsula Farm, however, tells more than just their stories. It also tells of their wives and daughters, the women and servants who ran the house and the workers who ran the farm. It tells of farming and how families and the young colony sustained themselves. ...