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18 date ideas around Bunbury, from the dolphins at Koombana Bay and the Marlston Hill tower to sunset on the basalt at Wyalup-Rocky Point, the Australind Jetty and a $5 tasting at Willow Bridge Estate. Swipe through them above, or browse every one below. Each was checked on the place's own website: what it is, when it's on and what it costs. 9 are free.
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Food and drink: 6 date ideas in Bunbury
Victoria Street, the eat street where Mojo's sits. Photo: Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
BUNBURY
Dinner and a big wine list at Mojo's
A Victoria Street restaurant, bar and bottleshop that has spent over 25 years collecting craft beer and wine from small producers. Its wine list holds a 3-glass rating from The Australian Wine List of the Year Awards; the menu uses produce from local farmers.
When Tuesday to Thursday from 11am, Friday to Sunday from 8am, until late; happy hour 2:30pm to 5pm
Cost Larger plates $36 to $55 (300g ribeye $55) when checked; happy hour $7 pints of Cheeky Monkey draught or glasses of Willow Bridge wine
Checked on the official website, 30 Sep 2026
Marlston Hill Lookout, on the hill just above Market Eating House. Photo: Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
BUNBURY
Middle Eastern fire cooking at Market Eating House
Chef Brenton Pyke, once head chef of Melbourne's The Little Press, cooks fire-kissed, Middle Eastern-spiced dishes for sharing at this Victoria Street restaurant, with plenty of local Geographe wines on the list. It opened in 2015 and says it is regularly included in Gourmet Traveller's restaurant guide.
When Wednesday to Saturday from 5:30pm, plus lunch from noon on Friday and Saturday (the menu and home page also list Thursday lunch; check when booking); closed Sunday to Tuesday
Cost Charcoal chicken $34 or $52, slow-cooked lamb shoulder $38 or $64, 350g Donnybrook scotch fillet $86 (menu changes regularly; prices when checked)
Checked on the official website, 30 Sep 2026
Victoria Street, looking north towards Froth's end of the street. Photo: Orderinchaos · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
BUNBURY
A tasting paddle at Froth Craft Brewery
Bunbury's brewery pours 20-plus beers brewed on site across 30 taps, next to an all-day Asian fusion kitchen. The City of Bunbury says the tasting paddle includes new releases found nowhere else; bands and comedy nights appear on its events page.
When Every day, noon until late
Cost Beer paddles from $20 (four Froth favourites, 800ml) to $34 (six of your choice, 1200ml) when checked; $100 to taste them all
Checked on the official website, 30 Sep 2026
Koombana Bay, the water the Bayview Bar looks over. Photo: Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
BUNBURY
Steak sandwich over Koombana Bay at the Bayview Bar
Head upstairs on the Koombana Bay waterfront for a table or a lounge seat on the alfresco bar looking straight over Koombana Bay. The steak sandwich on WA Black Angus scotch fillet is billed as a three-time winner of Regional WA's best steak sandwich.
When Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday 11:30am to 9pm; Friday and Saturday 11:30am until late; closed Monday and Tuesday
Cost Steak sandwich $34; 300g scotch fillet $50; woodfired pizzas $27 to $31 (when checked, September 2026 menu)
Checked on the official website, 30 Sep 2026
HENTY
A $5 tasting at Willow Bridge Estate
Twenty minutes from Bunbury in the Ferguson Valley, Willow Bridge pours its Dragonfly and Estate wines at an upstairs cellar door. The winery says it picks, crushes, ferments and bottles every grape itself; book ahead and wine bought on the day is 15% off.
When Every day 10:30am to 4:30pm; closed public holidays. Book by phone or the online form (groups of 6 or more should book)
Cost $5 each
Checked on the official website, 30 Sep 2026
Queens Gardens, where the Bunbury Markets set up. Photo: Orderinchaos · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
BUNBURY
Saturday morning at the Bunbury Markets
On the first and third Saturday of each month Queens Gardens fills with often more than 60 stalls, everything handmade, homegrown or home-baked. On the other Saturdays a smaller Produce in the Park market runs there instead.
When Bunbury Markets first and third Saturday of the month, 8am to 1pm; Produce in the Park second and fourth Saturdays, 8am to noon
Cost No entry fee listed; pay as you go at each stall
Checked on the official website, 30 Sep 2026
Views and climbs: 5 date ideas in Bunbury
Marlston Hill Lookout Tower. Photo: Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
BUNBURY
Climb the Marlston Hill Lookout Tower
Climb the oddly shaped 1988 tower on the site of Bunbury's first lighthouse for views over the harbour, Koombana Bay, the breakwater and the beaches, then walk on to the 25-metre chequered lighthouse.
When Any day
Cost Free
Checked on the official website, 30 Sep 2026
The basalt rocks at Wyalup-Rocky Point. Photo: Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
BUNBURY
Sunset on the basalt at Wyalup-Rocky Point
Basalt rocks formed from lava 130 million years ago meet the Indian Ocean on Ocean Drive. The City of Bunbury calls it a dramatic place to watch sunsets and waves; it is a Noongar place of mourning, so treat it with respect.
When Any evening
Cost Free
Checked on the official website, 30 Sep 2026
Maidens Reserve bushland running down to the Indian Ocean. Photo: Orderinchaos · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
BUNBURY
Up 153 steps at the Maidens Reserve lookouts
On Ocean Drive, a sealed, gently rising path through bushland leads to a first deck overlooking Bunbury, then 153 steps climb to a second lookout with 360-degree views to the Indian Ocean. Flora information boards and seats line the way.
When Any day
Cost Free
Checked on the official website, 30 Sep 2026
BUNBURY
Climb the rainbow stairs at Boulters Heights
Walk up the refurbished paths through bushland on an old dune for a panoramic view over Bunbury's landmarks and water. Come after 6pm, when the Boulters Heights staircase lights up in rainbow colours.
When Any day; staircase lit after 6pm
Cost Free
Checked on the official website, 30 Sep 2026
The estuary foreshore by the Eco Museum, beside the jetty. Photo: Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
AUSTRALIND
Walk the kilometre-long Australind Jetty
The jetty runs about a kilometre out over the protected waters of the Leschenault Estuary, home to black swans, migratory birds and a resident dolphin pod. Watch windsurfers and crabbers in the shallows, and stop at the Leschenault Waterways Eco Museum on the foreshore.
When Any day
Cost Free
Checked on the official website, 30 Sep 2026
For couples: 4 date ideas in Bunbury
The Rose Hotel on the corner of Victoria and Wellington Streets. Photo: Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
BUNBURY
Wednesday quiz night at the Rose Hotel
Take on the weekly pop culture quiz at the state-heritage-listed Rose Hotel, which has been serving customers since 1865. Prizes go to the top three teams and parmis are $25 on the night.
When Every Wednesday, 7pm to 9pm, until 23 December 2026
Cost Free entry; parmis $25
Checked on the official website, 30 Sep 2026
The beach by the Dolphin Discovery Centre, home of the Interaction Zone. Photo: Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
BUNBURY
Meet wild dolphins at the water's edge
On the beach in front of the Dolphin Discovery Centre, wild dolphins sometimes swim into a protected zone where you can stand knee to waist deep while red-shirted volunteers explain what you are seeing. The Centre has run it since 1989; no touching or feeding.
When Any day; visits are most common on warmer-month mornings between 8am and noon, with no set times
Cost Free
Checked on the official website, 30 Sep 2026
Mangroves and the boardwalk on Leschenault Inlet. Photo: Gnangarra · CC BY 2.5 au · Wikimedia Commons ↗
BUNBURY
The Leschenault Inlet loop and mangrove boardwalk
A 5 km sealed loop around Leschenault Inlet takes in a 200-metre boardwalk through the southernmost white mangroves in WA, carved observation huts and views over the inlet. Over 60 kinds of water birds live here, so bring binoculars.
When Any day
Cost Free
Checked on the official website, 30 Sep 2026
Bunbury Regional Art Gallery in the pink former convent. Photo: Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
BUNBURY
An afternoon at the pink convent gallery
The Bunbury Regional Art Gallery fills a heritage-listed former convent and school, the pink building that became a gallery in 1987. It shows regional, state and touring exhibitions across several spaces.
When Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm; closed Good Friday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day
Cost Free
Checked on the official website, 30 Sep 2026
On the water: 2 date ideas in Bunbury
Koombana Bay, where the eco-cruise goes looking for dolphins. Photo: Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
BUNBURY
Dolphin eco-cruise on Koombana Bay
The Dolphin Discovery Centre, an environmental charity, takes you out among Bunbury's 100 to 200 resident bottlenose dolphins for 60 to 90 minutes, with skipper commentary. It guarantees dolphins or you go again free on the next available tour.
When Several departures every day; times on the live booking calendar. Arrive at the Centre 30 to 45 minutes early (45 minutes from May to September, when boats leave from a beach 5 minutes' drive away)
Cost $65 adults
Checked on the official website, 30 Sep 2026
The Dolphin Discovery Centre, where the swim tour sets off. Photo: Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
BUNBURY
Swim with wild dolphins in Koombana Bay
On the Dolphin Discovery Centre's four-hour swim tour you get in the water in Koombana Bay with a guide and trained volunteers, hoping wild bottlenose dolphins choose to come close; wetsuits, snorkel gear and a snack are supplied. Sightings are guaranteed or you go again free, and you both need to be confident swimmers.
When November to April, daily at 7:45am (weather and numbers permitting)
Cost $230 each for swimmers; $150 to stay on the boat
Checked on the official website, 30 Sep 2026
Shows and music: 1 date ideas in Bunbury
Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre on Blair Street. Photo: Evad37 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
BUNBURY
A show at the Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre
Bunbury's regional entertainment centre on Blair Street, open since 1990, stages about 200 events a year: live theatre, music, comedy, contemporary dance, ballet and film. Pick a show and book through BREC's own site.
When Most weeks; dates on BREC's What's On page
Cost Ticketed; prices on each show's page
Checked on the official website, 30 Sep 2026
Can't decide? Let the deck pick your Bunbury date
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