Review: Perth Culture and Coffee Walking Tour
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Perth is getting quite a name for itself as a caffeinated cultural hub!
The city has expanded its public art offering in recent years by introducing colourful murals, striking sculptures, and industrial scale creative installations to the CBD. Alongside the art, you’ll find cool cafes tucked into every nook and cranny — and today I get to explore the street art and cafe scenes with Two Feet and a Heartbeat on their Perth Culture and Coffee Walking Tour.
My guide’s name is Dave. He’s a true blue Perthite and is very passionate about his city — which he loves to show off to visitors. Dave’s also a trained horticulturist, so the first pieces of art he points out are a number of painted planter boxes. This is just one of the many initiatives the City of Perth have taken to make the CBD shine. The planters and accompanying bench seats are decorated with funky florals, Aboriginal dot paintings, and art deco designs.
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As we walk around the back of historic Town Hall (built entirely by convict hands), Dave gives a running commentary on the city’s history. At the State Buildings, we duck into the unassuming entrance of Como The Treasury (Perth’s only 6-star hotel) and through to a fancy sitting room. The public space is decked out in luxurious furnishings, greenery, and various pieces of contemporary art. It would be the perfect place to curl up with a book and a coffee. Speaking of coffee, the smell of freshly ground beans is getting stronger as we amble down the hallway.
The State Buildings harbour high-end restaurants and cafes, retail shops, and health and wellness practitioners that go hand in hand with the elegant hotel. Dave buys me a takeaway coffee from popular Petition (included in the tour price) and we cruise down St Georges Terrace amongst the suits, tourists, and council workers.
A sidle up King Street brings us to the theatre district. His Majesty’s Theatre is a grand old Edwardian building that just begs you to book a ticket to a show. ‘You just have to see the toilets’, Dave says as we bee-line for the front doors. Inside, it’s red, red, and more red — and the facilities are no different with their old-fashioned mirrors and plush bench seating. On our way out, we ask the entrance clerks if we can take a peek at the main stage. Unfortunately we’re not able to see the theatre bowl. But nonetheless, I’m impressed with the place (and I desperately want to see a musical here!).
From there, we circle the school district and visit the original Hale Boys’ School site as Dave shares stories and history dating back to 1858. We weave our way through landscaped parks, hidden gardens, courtyards, and corridors — marvelling at the street art-scapes along the way — before emerging at Perth’s brand new meeting place — Yagan Square. This public space at the corner of Wellington and William Streets opened back in 2018, and also acts as a pedestrian through-way to the Perth Cultural Centre in Northbridge.
Yagan Square, which is named after the famous Noongar leader and resistance fighter from the colonial era, could easily become Perth’s version of Times Square in New York. It has an epic digital screen for showing community messages and advertisements, and the tower it sits on is a piece of sculpture in its own right. The 14 rods at the top symbolise the reeds and the bullrushes once found in this wetland area — and the fourteen language groups of the First People.
No matter which corner of Perth’s CBD you find yourself in, you’re bound to spy colourful and interesting public art. And the beauty of this Perth Culture and Coffee Walking Tour is that you’ll get to see the art, while hanging out with a friendly local — one who’ll treat you to a mighty fine cup of joe along the way!
The writer travelled as a guest of Two Feet and a Heartbeat. You can book this tour here.
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About the writer
Jennifer Morton is a freelance writer and photographer. The Canadian expat has lived all over Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. She also spent six months working on a cruise ship in Europe. When Jennifer is not writing about travel, you may find her lounging on the beach, fishing with her son, sipping coffee at a cafe, reading a book, or zooming in on a beautiful scene.
