Solway Park

Solway Park is a park in Broome, Western Australia. Solway Park is situated nearby to the suburb Cable Beach, as well as near Djugun.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Broome International Airport and Sun Picture Gardens.

Broome International Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Bidgee, CC BY 3.0.

Broome International Airport is a regional airport located 0.4 nautical miles west of the Broome GPO, Western Australia. Despite its name, as of June 2026 it does not have any international scheduled flights.

Sun Picture Gardens

Movie theater

Photo: Gnangarra, CC BY 2.5 au.

The Sun Picture Gardens is the world's oldest picture gardens still in operation. It is located in Broome, Western Australia. Unlike most outdoor cinemas, it screens multiple films per night; the majority of outdoor cinemas screen one or two films a week. Sun Picture Gardens is situated 3 km east of Solway Park.

Broome Cable House

Courthouse

Photo: Gnangarra, CC BY 2.5 au.

The Broome Cable House opened on 9 April 1889 and is now known as the Broome Court House. Constructed in 1879, the facility was used as a cable station until March 1914. Broome Cable House is situated 3 km east of Solway Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cable Beach and Broome.

Cable Beach

Suburb

Photo: Kate Branch Photography, CC0.

Cable Beach is a suburb.

Broome

Photo: Binarysequence, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Broome is the largest town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, with 14,660 residents in 2021. Established through the pearling industry of the late 19th century, it became a beach resort in the 1980s.

Djugun

Suburb

Djugun is a northern suburb of Broome, Western Australia within the local government area of the Shire of Broome. The name relates to the language of the local Djugun or Jukun Aboriginal people.

Solway Park

Type: Park
Location: Broome, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-17.95194° or 17° 57′ 7″ south

Longitude

122.2142° or 122° 12′ 51″ east

Elevation

20 metres (66 feet)

Open location code

5QJ426X7+6M

GeoNames ID

8163257

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