Margaret River to Bridgetown drive: Distance, time & best stops

The best stops on the Margaret River to Bridgetown drive include the Brown Hill Estate winery, the natural swimming holes at Workmans Pool and the Kondil Wildflower Park in Nannup. By car, the distance from Margaret River to Bridgetown is 118km – a driving time of 1h22m.

The Margaret River to Bridgetown drive takes you from Western Australia’s most celebrated wine region to a forest-surrounded, cider-making town.

For a wide range of Margaret River experiences, including wine-tasting tours, pick out your favourites here. To choose your ideal Margaret River accommodation, check out the options here.

For the best places to stay in Bridgetown, search here.

This guide should help you plan your perfect Margaret River to Bridgetown road trip.

Margaret River to Bridgetown distance and driving time

By car, the distance from Margaret River to Bridgetown is 118km. That makes for a driving time of around one hour and 22 minutes.

9 Margaret River experiences worth booking

1. Wine tours. 2. Wine & chocolate tasting. 3. Whale-watching. 4. River canoeing. 5. Cave tours to Lake Cave, Ngilgi Cave, Jewel Cave and Mammoth Caves. 6. Nature and culture tour. 7. Surfing lesson. 8. Stand-up paddleboarding. 9. Coffee discovery experience.

Why you should stay in the town of Margaret River

There are plenty of great places to stay in the Margaret River region. But stay in the town itself has one massive advantage – you can walk to the bars and restaurants in the evening after a day’s wine-tasting.

If you’d like to avoid driving in the evening, these are the best accommodation options in the town of Margaret River.

For apartments with a pool (honestly, this is the best choice): Margarets In Town.
For chalets by the river: Riverview Tourist Park.
For a centrally-located motel: Margaret River Motel.
For a bit more style: Prideau’s of Margaret River.

Margaret River to Bridgetown road trip: Margaret River to Nannup

The quickest route from Margaret River to Bridgetown leaves Margaret River to the west along Rosa Brook Road. On the way, you’ll pass Stella Bella Wines and 10 Mile Brook Dam. The latter is a pleasant spot for a walk, but you can’t swim in the lake.

There’s another potential cellar door wine-tasting stop at Brown Hill Estate or Rosabrook Wines, but shortly afterwards, you’ll enter the forests.

As Rosa Brook Road becomes Mowen Road, the Margaret River to Bridgetown drive enters the Rapids Conservation Park then the Blackwood State Forest.

Before reaching the town of Nannup, there are a couple of potential swimming spots at Workmans Pool and Barrabup Pool in the St John Brook Conservation Park.

Margaret River to Bridgetown drive: Nannup to Bridgetown

Once you reach Nannup, you can stroll in the Kondil Wildflower Park – which is particularly colourful in the spring months. Alternatively, take in the views from the Tank 7 Lookout or hit the trails of the Nannup Mountain Bike Park.

In Nannup, you’ll join the Brockman Highway and continue west through more tall forest until you reach the Bridgetown Jarrah Park hiking area. This is a good chance to go walking amongst some of the tallest trees in the country. Shortly afterwards, the Brockman Highway weaves into Bridgetown.

The best things to do in Bridgetown include walking through the Blackwood River Park, admiring jigsaws from around the globe at the Brierly Jigsaw Gallery and tasting locally-made ciders at the Cidery and Blackwood Valley Brewing Company.