Horrocks Beach, WA

Horrocks is located 488 km north of Perth, 74 km north of Geraldton and 22 km west of Northampton.

Horrocks (also known as Horrocks Beach) is a town in transition. Once the northernmost of a series of tiny holiday-fishing villages it was untouched by modernity with simple fibro holiday houses, streets which had grown out of the sand dunes, and a simplicity of life which seemed to belong the 1950s. Today, thanks to transportation and a desire to find a piece of paradise "far from the madding crowd", it has an impressive beachfront (parklands, play areas for children, modern facilities) and Glance Street has a number of new, large houses with spectacular, panoramic ocean views. The small population increases dramatically in the crayfish (rock lobster) season and during school holidays. It is a true holiday destination for families, surfers, anglers and birdwatchers. There is the added advantage of the local reef system which encloses the beach making it more like a lagoon.Read more