Witchcliffe: Candle Making, Wine and Railway History

Witchcliffe offers several distinct highlights for a stay: hand-poured candles, a changing wine tasting selection, a significant timber industry history and the Wadandi Track, which runs right through the town. If you’re looking for a hotel in Witchcliffe, these themes can point you towards crafts, wine, local history or an activity on foot or by bike.

Guided Tours and Getting Your Bearings

Witchcliffe Ecovillage offers guided site and sales tours for prospective buyers. Registration is required. As tour arrangements may change, check the registration requirements before your visit.

Local Candle Making

The Margaret River Candle Company is located at 10421b Bussell Highway, Witchcliffe, Western Australia 6286. The shop entrance is around the corner on Shervington Avenue. For directions, both details are useful: the address identifies the location, and Shervington Avenue is where you’ll find the entrance. The Margaret River Candle Company hand-pours candles on site. For travellers interested in craft production, this specific activity adds its own local touch to the focus on wine and history.

Wine Tasting at Amato Vino

Amato Vino’s tasting bar is located in the iconic “The Witch and Windmill” building in Witchcliffe. The Witchcliffe cellar door features five wines on its tasting list each week, with the selection changing weekly. With the “Savour Flight”, you can choose three of the week’s five wines. Each wine is served as a 50 ml sample; the three samples are served together on a specially designed barrel-stave board, accompanied by tasting notes. As the list and tasting options may change, check the current selection before your visit.

Timber and Railway History

Witchcliffe has a significant timber industry history and was a junction station on the railway line to Busselton. Old railway sleepers and rails remain visible along the Wadandi Track as traces of the railway infrastructure. The track runs right through Witchcliffe. The station’s status points to its historic connection with the Busselton line, while the preserved components also show the tangible, visible side of this heritage.

The Wadandi Track is relatively straight and runs across easy terrain that families can cover on foot or by bike. Those interested in railway heritage will also find a route here for getting around on foot or by bicycle.

Another Nearby Highlight

Nearby, the Amaze’n hedge maze can serve as a possible introduction to Witchcliffe. Its grounds feature sculptures made from found objects. These sculptures offer a different focus from the old sleepers and rails on the Wadandi Track: here, found objects are central, while there, the focus is visible railway infrastructure.

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