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A father-and-daughter family producer with an old-school daily cellar door on Ingoldby Road, McLaren Flat - 10:30am to 4:30pm.

Walking & Hiking

Granite Island

Victor Harbor

A small rocky island off the Victor Harbor foreshore, home to a little penguin colony and accessed by the iconic horse-drawn tram causeway.

A tiny tucked-away cove between Rocky Bay and Knights Beach, reached via the Harbourmasters Trail. Calm days bring crystal-clear water for snorkelling; rough days bring dramatic wave shows.

A bright, recently renovated cellar door at 49 Ingoldby Road pouring Halliday five-star red wines from single McLaren Vale vineyards.

A 1.9-kilometre sealed loop trail along the granite cliffs of Port Elliot, linking Horseshoe Bay, Freeman Lookout, Green Bay and Knights Beach with sweeping Encounter Bay views.

Wine & Cellar Doors

Hardys Tintara

McLaren Vale

Historic ironstone winery purchased by Thomas Hardy in 1876, now the McLaren Vale cellar door of the Hardys wine company and a registered heritage site.

A family strawberry farm on the Victor Harbor Road with a pick-your-own patch (October-May), a market hall of local produce and an on-site cafe.

Family-owned winery with a sleek new rooftop cellar door offering 360-degree views across McLaren Vale and the Gulf St Vincent.

Boutique McLaren Vale winery by Mark Hastwell and Jane Lightfoot, with a relaxed cellar door on Foggo Road and a long history of growing grapes for others.

A European-inspired wine bar and restaurant in a rustic exposed-brick space just off Cadell Street, Goolwa - share plates, natural wines and slow service the way it should be.

Modern Australian restaurant on the Goolwa Wharf with uninterrupted views over the Murray and the PS Oscar W paddle steamer.

Scenic helicopter flights over McLaren Vale - 30-minute scenic loops, wine flights to remote cellar doors and lunch flight packages.

The official southern trailhead of the Heysen Trail, a 1,200km walking route that runs from Cape Jervis to Parachilna Gorge in the Flinders Ranges.

Walking & Hiking

Hindmarsh Falls

Victor Harbor

A short, easy walk leads to a lookout over a roughly 20-metre cascade on the Hindmarsh River, tucked into a quiet recreation reserve north of Victor Harbor.

Walking & Hiking

Hindmarsh Island

Goolwa

A large inland river island in the lower Murray near Goolwa, connected to the mainland by the 2001 Hindmarsh Island Bridge - a gateway to the Coorong and Murray Mouth.

Heritage & History

Hindmarsh Island Sturt Monument

Goolwa

A stone obelisk on Hindmarsh Island commemorating the explorer Charles Sturt, who reached the Murray Mouth here in 1830 - a quiet riverside heritage stop.

A 423-hectare national park proclaimed in 2021, protecting habitat for the southern brown bandicoot and western pygmy possum - one of the Fleurieu's newest parks.

Small family winery by brothers Richard and Malcolm Leask, with a stripped-back cellar door in an 1850s stone cottage on Willunga's High Street.

A clifftop lookout on the Australian War Memorial 'Places of Pride' register, honouring HMAS Hobart I, II and III - with 2025 interpretive signage.

Family-owned artisan bakery in Aldinga, now with sister stores at McLaren Flat and Middleton - famous for sourdough loaves, pies and pastries.

The McLaren Flat outpost of the Aldinga sourdough bakery, with the same legendary pies, sourdough loaves and counter cakes.

The Middleton outpost of the cult Home Grain sourdough bakery from Aldinga, popular with surfers and weekenders for its famous pies and sourdough loaves.

A Mediterranean and Palm Springs-inspired cellar door and wine bar in Currency Creek, pouring easy-drinking estate wines alongside a co-designed mezze menu.

Beaches

Horseshoe Bay

Port Elliot

A near-perfect horseshoe of sandy beach framed by sandstone headlands at Port Elliot, one of the safest swimming beaches on the Encounter Coast.