Discover Nedlands: Waterfront, Art and Culture

Nedlands brings together a culturally significant waterfront, art in specific locations, and a range of ways to enjoy active days. The cultural heritage entry for the Dalkeith/Nedlands foreshore, last updated on 19 September 2022, notes its significant social and cultural heritage value, as well as its good walking and cycling paths. Other highlights include an inclusive playground on the Swan River, a bicycle pump track in College Park, and several distinct cultural attractions. You can decide whether to focus your stay on exercise, culture, or a mix of both.

Foreshore paths and cultural heritage

The cultural heritage entry for the Dalkeith/Nedlands foreshore, last updated on 19 September 2022, notes its significant social and cultural heritage value. There are also good walking and cycling paths. This combines exercise with a cultural perspective on the area: you can consider your time by the water not only in terms of the activity you prefer, but also in terms of its social significance. Walking and cycling are two different ways to include exercise in your plans. Which one takes priority depends on how you want to spend your stay. The area's cultural heritage adds another perspective on the foreshore.

According to the cultural heritage entry for the Nedlands Tennis Club, last updated on 19 September 2022, the club is culturally significant from aesthetic, historical, and social perspectives. These three perspectives broaden the view beyond the foreshore paths. If you enjoy exploring different cultural aspects of a place, you can consider the club as another historical and social point of interest alongside the foreshore.

Art in specific locations

Public art in Nedlands is located in two specific places. “Asteroid” by Rick Vermey is at the roundabout at Broadway and The Avenue; “The Boat Story” by Claire Bailey is on Hampden Road. The names and locations make art a concrete part of your itinerary: you can focus on one of the works or consider both as separate points of interest. Together with the culturally significant Tennis Club, they offer a cultural perspective on Nedlands that includes both individual artworks and the significance of a place.

Playground and pump track: different focuses

Jo Wheatley All Abilities Play Space is an inclusive, accessible playground on the Swan River in Nedlands. If children are part of your travel group, you can include it as an idea for your day; its inclusive design and accessibility are specific features to consider. College Park also has a bicycle pump track at the corner of Princess Road and Bay Road. The playground and pump track offer different focuses: inclusive play at one, and a cycling-oriented facility at the other. This distinction can help you organize ideas for the day around the interests of your fellow travellers.

Shifting Sands: art and sustainable design

“Shifting Sands,” an art installation and a “Living Lab,” is located at UWA's Nedlands campus. It aims to raise community awareness of sustainable design practices. This adds another thematic dimension to art in Nedlands: the connection between design and sustainability is part of the work's concept. If you are interested in the ideas an artwork conveys, “Shifting Sands” offers another perspective alongside the public artworks and cultural heritage sites.

Choose a hotel to suit your priorities

When choosing a hotel, you can start with your personal priorities: foreshore paths, cultural interests, or an active itinerary.

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