Denmark

Denmark
Located 66km east of Walpole along the South Coast Highway, Denmark is green, squeaky clean, and proud of it. Though originally a timber town, Denmark rapidly exhausted its trees and has since turned into quite an earth-friendly place. Today the town has a thriving organic farming scene and won the 1998 national “Tidy Town� title for its appearance and progressive environmental policies. Denmark has more organic produce shops, health food stores, and whole grain bakeries than you’d expect to find in a town of its size, and town folks are a friendly, crunchy lot.
Denmark’s coastline is impressive, and has spots for good fishing, surfing, boating and swimming. The tourist office gives out a good map of die area and has info on West Cape Howe, William Bay and Walpole-Nonalup National Parks. Hikes for all skill levels abound, and the extensive Bibbulmun Track runs along the coast..
Strickland St, Denmark’s main thoroughfare, intersects the South Coast Highway. Heading east, turn right on Strickland to reach the tourist office and adjacent bus stop (open daily except Christmas, 9am-5pm). Westrail buses run to Perth and Albany once daily; the tourist office does bookings and has schedules. The post office is across the street and the hospital is at the north end of Strickland. The police station is west of Strickland St along the south side of the highway. The volunteer-run Denmark Environment Centre is also on Strickland St and lias an herbarium, a small library, and plenty of information on the local community and national environmental issues, as well as a neat gift shop. The town holds four market days each year, with live music: one at Easter, two in January, and one in late December,
The Wilson Inlet Holiday Park is in a beautiful spot 4km down Ocean Beach Rd right on the inlet. (Rooms in unheated, somewhat dingy cabins; on slow days you might get one of the nicer brick houses for the same price.) in town. Denmark has a solid arts and crafts scene, with wares for sale at a number of shops around Strickland St. The Festival of Classics, held each November, spotlights local talent in a series of classical music and drama performances. Denmark is also home to several wineries; ask at the tourist office about tastings