Raffles Bay and Fort Wellington
Raffles Bay and Fort Wellington are part of the Gurig National Park on the Cobourg Peninsula. Visiting the Gurig National Park by car or boat is a major commitment. There are tours from Darwin which fly in but for those who wish to travel to the area by car or boat a permit is required. It can be obtained from Cobourg Peninsula Sanctuary and Marine Park Board. Telephone: 08 8999 4814. At the moment access to Raffles Bay is only possible by boat.
A detailed, and rather chatty, account of the 4WD journey to the Cobourg Peninsula is provided in Evelyne Wagnon's Your Guide to Darwin and the Top End (Brolga Press, 1988) although the book makes no mention of the settlement at Raffles Bay.
The only accommodation available in the National Park are cabins near the Ranger Station at Black Point and they should be pre-booked when applying for entry to the Park. For more information on the park check out: http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/parks/find/gariggunak.html
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