The Castle

The Castle was built in North Beach in 1870 by Edward Hamersley as a holiday house for the Hamersley family.

Edward's son Samuel inherited the building upon his death in 1874. The building was sold in 1896 and soon after became North Beach’s first hotel. It was frequented by drovers and camel drivers stopping at the quarantine station at Star Swamp on their way to the Goldfields.

By 1939 the Forrest Amusement Park had been created next door to the hotel which boasted an open air picture garden, night tennis, deck games, and night cricket.