About Albany

Western Australia’s first settlement, Albany is also set (in Princess Harbour) within one of the world’s finest natural harbours – King George Sound – on a 1,000 million-year-old granite coastline with pristine beaches edged by forests of giant trees or vast farmland plains.

Of the 6,000 plant species which have earned Western Australia the ‘Wildflower State’ tag, three-quarters are to be found within easy range of Albany. Although Albany is now a modern town with plenty of shops, bars and restaurants in and around Main Street, it is also proud of its heritage so a full-scale reproduction of the brig (Amity), which in 1826 brought its original settlers of soldiers and convicts, stands on its original landing site.