Gnomesville
Gnomesville
4.5
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Monday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Tuesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Wednesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Thursday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Friday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Saturday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Sunday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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Keith S
Mount Claremont, Australia388 contributions
Nov 2020 • Couples
It’s one of the 100 top visited attractions in Australia and it all started with one person leaving a gnome in a forest.
This is not an organised attraction, it’s not set up by a company or a government, it’s just grown organically over the years.
It’s serene and quiet and every space is full of gnomes (and other statues), from all over the world.
This is not an organised attraction, it’s not set up by a company or a government, it’s just grown organically over the years.
It’s serene and quiet and every space is full of gnomes (and other statues), from all over the world.
Written 7 November 2020
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Yip Yip
42 contributions
Sept 2021 • Couples
Honestly didn’t expect the sheer magnitude of gnomes that awaited us the morning we arrived. We knew there would be many, but there are so much more than you’d imagine! We bought a cheap kit at a local Kmart that included two paint your own gnomes for the occasion! We painted them in the trunk and found a home/new gnome friends in a nearby gnome shelter. Definitely a must see and feel free to bring your own. Wish more eccentric stops like this existed on all our travels 😄
Written 17 August 2022
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Aussiegirl1964
Eaton, Australia181 contributions
May 2020 • Family
Saturday 31st May 2020, Took our 2 and 1/2 year old to Gnomesville today for a visit. The weather was not the best but it was a beautiful experience, so many gnomes a good 1/2 hour wander around looking at them all. It has grown a lot since the last time we were there with our inlaws from Victoria,The only down side, no public convenience its a fair drive to get there so a public toilet somewhere nearby would be good, and maybe get a coffee van or similar, and maybe remove the broken gnomes as they detract from the beauty of this place over all it was a really good visit, would go again
Written 1 June 2020
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Nikita6057
Midland, Australia24 contributions
Feb 2020 • Friends
Fantastic place sadly ruined by the March Flies. You can't enjoy the place as you are being bitten by March Flies. They are everywhere. As you open the car door they are on you biting before you even put a foot on the ground.
It's a fantastic place but sadly at this time of the year it can't be enjoyed.
It's a fantastic place but sadly at this time of the year it can't be enjoyed.
Written 9 February 2020
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traveling-tart
Springfield, Australia27 contributions
Dec 2023 • Couples
When we were planning our trip to Western Australia, this was one of the places I wanted to visit. To be able to see such a large community of gnomes living in one place, bringing joy to so many people, is amazing.
Even though the space is limited and the gnomes are mostly exposed to the elements, the community continues to grow in harmony with its surrounds & people travel from all over the world to visit or help a gnome migrate to the area.
There are gnomes in their houses, cages, sheds, buses, school house, caravans, cruise ships etc, who have all chosen to settle in Gnomes Ville. Gnomes Ville exceeded my expectations, I thought I would have a quick look and continue our journey, but the area was so special, you just want to keep wandering through Gnomes Ville losing yourself in the magic on the gnomes world. There are Gnomes from all walks of life and all over the world, we even managed to find gnomes that had migrated from Brisbane. It would of been very nice to see some more gnomes represent the different traditional cultures, but I imagine that will come in time.
Sunday is a special day in Gnomes Ville, as human volunteers from the Visitor information centre join the Gnomes, to share information about the Gnomes and the surrounding area, with the humans like us, who come to visit the gnomes.
We learnt so much from the ladies, not only about the gnomes and their history, but also about the surrounding areas & places to visit that would suite our interests.
Great attraction, we purchased a gnome & gave it a new home at Gnomes Ville, with of course its QLD maroon cap.
Even though the space is limited and the gnomes are mostly exposed to the elements, the community continues to grow in harmony with its surrounds & people travel from all over the world to visit or help a gnome migrate to the area.
There are gnomes in their houses, cages, sheds, buses, school house, caravans, cruise ships etc, who have all chosen to settle in Gnomes Ville. Gnomes Ville exceeded my expectations, I thought I would have a quick look and continue our journey, but the area was so special, you just want to keep wandering through Gnomes Ville losing yourself in the magic on the gnomes world. There are Gnomes from all walks of life and all over the world, we even managed to find gnomes that had migrated from Brisbane. It would of been very nice to see some more gnomes represent the different traditional cultures, but I imagine that will come in time.
Sunday is a special day in Gnomes Ville, as human volunteers from the Visitor information centre join the Gnomes, to share information about the Gnomes and the surrounding area, with the humans like us, who come to visit the gnomes.
We learnt so much from the ladies, not only about the gnomes and their history, but also about the surrounding areas & places to visit that would suite our interests.
Great attraction, we purchased a gnome & gave it a new home at Gnomes Ville, with of course its QLD maroon cap.
Written 17 December 2023
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mjail5
Perth, Australia1,400 contributions
May 2020
What a unique attraction ! Gnomes everywhere and all contributed by individuals. There were cheeky gnomes and even covid-19 gnomes. There were families who added to their collection with every newborn that came along. If you have never been here, it is definitely worth a look.
Written 14 July 2020
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Dan L
Bunbury, Australia8,543 contributions
Dec 2022
We last visited in March 2018, since then the area has been flooded, many gnomes damaged and smashed. Council has undertaken a wonderful revamp of the area with paths, boardwalk, bus and car parking, ablution block and the gnomes rearranged in pods stretching along the road reserve and through the trees. Gnome heaven for the grandkids and shouts of excitement from children visiting with other families.
Written 29 December 2022
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DAVID E
East Fremantle, Australia334 contributions
Jun 2023
Out in the middle of GNOWERE lies a little village full of GNOMES of all shapes and sizes and from all over the WORLD. This is a collection of little people that has to be seen to be believed and even though its a bit of a drive its worth it. Take a Gnome with you and a little sign and set it free to be with its own or just walk quietly among the many and check out their origins and all the quirky thing they get up to when GNO one is looking
Written 1 June 2023
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seaweedsprites
Perth, Australia45 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
Stopped here to stretch our legs on the way through and found it to be quite interesting and entertaining. Our two under-six kids had a great time.
Interesting to see where some of the gnomes have come from around the world.
Must be thousands of the things here!
No public toilets on-site. Plenty of parking in a lot and by the roadside.
Interesting to see where some of the gnomes have come from around the world.
Must be thousands of the things here!
No public toilets on-site. Plenty of parking in a lot and by the roadside.
Written 23 January 2020
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Dan L
Bunbury, Australia8,543 contributions
May 2024 • Friends
We always head to Gnomesville when overseas and interstate visitors arrive. Magical place for young and old and the carpark and overflow parking areas full on the Sunday when we visited. The settings are becoming more exotic, the countless gnome figures housed in tiny buildings and along the nature trails of the area. A happy place for sure but also poignant reminders with memorials of past lives.
Written 3 June 2024
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Planning to visit in September. Just want to knowif it is still an interesting place to visit after the July flood? Thanks
Written 14 August 2018
No... 1/ Its a forrest 2/ you dont want yr dog peeing#droppings# Because you,ve got little children wondering through... and sometimes touching them! Your own descretion here plz:) thkyu♡
Written 14 August 2019
Heya, is there a nice place in or near Gnomesville to have a picnic lunch?
Written 15 September 2015
Ironstone Gully Falls
A lovely bush picnic area 18.5 km from Donnybrook on the Capel Road. This is an old picnic area which was reserved in 1903 for Capel River settlers as a recreation area. Try this area we went here beautiful, also a long drop toilet.
Written 16 September 2015
A bit of history but there could be more stories around.
Vicki Campbell is a Ferguson valley local who lived on the north western side of the roundabout with her husband Kevin. Both played a fundamental part in the early years of Gnomesville. Vicki recalls her early life with many gnomes around her parents farm.
The story starts when she saw new surveying pegs and found out that the old couple on the south side were to have some of their land annexed for a new T junction. There was much concern about this T junction, not only from the land to be taken but also from the T being at the bottom of a hill.
A public meeting with the Shire and landholders outlined the objections and a decision was made to consider a roundabout. Eventually this came to pass but tensions still remained.
At this time the first gnome appeared. No one put it there. Vicki is quite clear about this. This was the gnome of legend. It was first seen in the hollowed out old tree next to the roundabout. In her childhood Vicki had parked her bicycle here to catch the school bus.
As in the legend, it wasn’t long before other gnomes joined in this silent protest. But the gnomes were not the type to take things too seriously. Some times they would entertain both themselves and spectators with cricket and football matches. The West Coast Eagles football team was the one to beat in those days.
They used to play on the roundabout but they were evicted from there.
Within a few months there were perhaps 20 gnomes. Over the years, perhaps 30 of Vicki’s gnomes have come to stay in Gnomesville.
In the early years, vandalism was a problem. Of course as it became known that hurting a gnome brought bad luck, this no longer is a problem.
After a while it seemed that improvements were needed to the village. At this stage Vicki’s husband, Kevin stepped in. With gravel from the shire, wood kerbing from Koppers logs and some chainsawing assistance from CALM in Collie, the village took shape.
Kevin worked tirelessly despite increasing health problems. He developed much of the pathing, tracks, edging and structure of Gnomesville in his trademarks thongs (flip-flops) and shorts. Kevin sadly passed away on …. and is remembered by a post with a plaque and a pair of thongs in bronze near the site of the first gnome’s appearance.
Written 14 August 2015
A bit of History but there could be more stories around.
Vicki Campbell is a Ferguson valley local who lived on the north western side of the roundabout with her husband Kevin. Both played a fundamental part in the early years of Gnomesville. Vicki recalls her early life with many gnomes around her parents farm.
The story starts when she saw new surveying pegs and found out that the old couple on the south side were to have some of their land annexed for a new T junction. There was much concern about this T junction, not only from the land to be taken but also from the T being at the bottom of a hill.
A public meeting with the Shire and landholders outlined the objections and a decision was made to consider a roundabout. Eventually this came to pass but tensions still remained.
At this time the first gnome appeared. No one put it there. Vicki is quite clear about this. This was the gnome of legend. It was first seen in the hollowed out old tree next to the roundabout. In her childhood Vicki had parked her bicycle here to catch the school bus.
As in the legend, it wasn’t long before other gnomes joined in this silent protest. But the gnomes were not the type to take things too seriously. Some times they would entertain both themselves and spectators with cricket and football matches. The West Coast Eagles football team was the one to beat in those days.
They used to play on the roundabout but they were evicted from there.
Within a few months there were perhaps 20 gnomes. Over the years, perhaps 30 of Vicki’s gnomes have come to stay in Gnomesville.
In the early years, vandalism was a problem. Of course as it became known that hurting a gnome brought bad luck, this no longer is a problem.
After a while it seemed that improvements were needed to the village. At this stage Vicki’s husband, Kevin stepped in. With gravel from the shire, wood kerbing from Koppers logs and some chainsawing assistance from CALM in Collie, the village took shape.
Kevin worked tirelessly despite increasing health problems. He developed much of the pathing, tracks, edging and structure of Gnomesville in his trademarks thongs (flip-flops) and shorts. Kevin sadly passed away on …. and is remembered by a post with a plaque and a pair of thongs in bronze near the site of the first gnome’s appearance.
Written 14 August 2015
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