Barrabup Pool Nannup

On a trip in the south-west forests, we drove through some wonderful regrowth forests and it was difficult to distinguish between old growth and regrowth as a novice. Located just before the timber town of Nannup, this picturesque swimming hole was for the exclusive use of the mill manager and his family. The timber mill operated from 1909 - 1915 and then from 1919 - 1925 employing 150 men until the timber resources were exhausted and the mill moved to nearby Nannup.

The mill manager's residence was perched on the edge of the pool, it was a case economic segregation, the mill workers were able to use the aptly named Workers Pool, a little further downstream on St John Brook in the Cambray State Forest.

The picnic area, offers tables under the shade of the trees or a roofed structure. We enjoyed our breakfast under the trees, interestingly,  there are no rubbish bins at the pool as they attract feral animals. A sign kindly asks people to take their rubbish with them, I saw no rubbish around the area at all.

The boardwalk is located where St John Brook flows into the pool, the slow flowing brook meanders through the forest. There is a walk along a track around the pool and through the forest, while the area was logged in the early part of the century, growth in the area has returned although no tall timber is found in the area.