Quaranup, Heritage quarantine facility in Princess Royal Harbour, Australia

Quaranup is a former quarantine complex at Princess Royal Harbour with 17 stone and timber buildings arranged along the shoreline. The layout includes residential quarters, office spaces, and medical facilities that together formed the health infrastructure for ships arriving at the port.

The site was founded in 1875 to check ships arriving at Albany Harbour and the diseases they might carry. It started as a simple caretaker's cottage and jetty, then grew into a larger complex with medical and support buildings.

The name Quaranup derives from "quarantine" and now designates a camp for tourists and school groups. The Wheeler family leased the station in 1956 and ran it as Camp Quaranup until 1970, when it passed to the Shire of Albany. The site was classified by the National Trust in 1977 for its architectural character and historic foundation.

The camp occupies the Vancouver Peninsula shoreline opposite the Port of Albany, within a Class A nature reserve. A lookout built in 1997 at the highest point, Quarantine Hill, gives views toward Torndirrup National Park, King George Sound, Goode Beach and the Cheyne Beach whaling station. The complex reopened in April 2006 after a A$1.1 million renovation, so check current access and bookings before arriving.

A separate powder magazine on a nearby island stored ammunition while the main complex focused on ships. This arrangement shows how safety and health concerns were organized separately in that era.