Historic haunted places in Fremantle, WA. Each page gives the ghost story, whether visitors can go, and a link to the site the story came from. The stories are folklore, not documented fact.
Open to the public (arts centre and galleries; the centre does not run ghost tours).
Built in the 1860s as the Fremantle Lunatic Asylum, the building has a reputation for doors that open and close, faces at windows and corridors where the temperature drops. The bes…
Open to the public (daytime tours; Torchlight Tour on Wednesday and Friday nights).
Forty-four people were executed at this former convict prison, and its small gallows room is often described as cold and eerie. Staff and visitors report sudden drops in temperatur…
Completed in 1831 as a jail, the Round House is Western Australia's oldest permanent building. In 1843, 15-year-old John Gavin, now thought probably innocent, was hanged out front …
Local guides say John Gavin, hanged at the nearby Round House in 1843, was buried in an unmarked hole in the sand hills close to this spot. Staff tell of bumping noises in the ship…