Colonial Brewing Co.
Founded in 2004, CBCO is a pioneering microbrewery about 8 kilometres north of the town of Margaret River. You can sample their range of beers on-site in the buzzing beer hall, which offers a compact menu of snacks, burgers and half a dozen pizza options.
P: (08) 9758 8177
The Beerfarm
Housed in an abandoned dairy in Metricup, the Beerfarm has a rustic knees-up vibe, while a gleaming array of tanks produces a broad and ever-changing range of craft beers in an adjacent shed. There’s a deep sense of community and sustainability in the DNA here, which knits in seamlessly with the pretence-free and lo-fi approach. You can grab a meal here, too, with both beer and spent brewing products employed creatively in the kitchen.
Gabriel Chocolate
With a retail shop in Fremantle, Gabriel Chocolate produces its own chocolate from scratch in its Yallingup facility. They are “Western Australia’s first bean to bar chocolate makers,” with an onsite store selling a range of eating and drinking chocolates, as well as a café that fashions them into other delicious guises.
The Margaret River Farmers Market
Expect a broad range of locally grown produce, as well as a slew of other stalls selling value-added goods, like, chocolate, pasta, cheese, preserves, olive oil and baked goods. The market runs every Saturday from 8 am–12 pm, and opens and closes half an hour earlier from November through to March to beat the heat.
Settlers Liquor Store
Starting life as the bottle shop attached to the legendary Settlers Tavern, Settlers Liquor was established as a standalone store just across the road in 1994. A similar ethos to the selection at the mothership is taken here, with a vast and eclectic mix of local and imported products rubbing shoulders with some more familiar names.
Vasse Felix Art Gallery
The internationally significant Holmes à Court Collection of over 4000 artworks is curated into rotating exhibitions that are displayed in the old Vasse Felix winery, which is flanked by a sculpture garden.
