Laura - A Sentimental Town
Explore the shops and historic buildings
of Laura, the town Australian poet and
writer CJ Dennis once called home.
Taste delicious Golden North Ice cream,
made in Laura, at friendly cafés in the
main street, or for a chocolate fix, head
to CocoLaura. Collectors, indulge your
passion with antique shops.
www.laurasa.com
Wirrabara - Fresh Produce
Enjoy a seasonal dining experience or
an organic beef BBQ at an orchard in
the heart of the Wirrabara Forest. Or on
the third Sunday of the month head to
Wirrabara Producers’ Market in the main
street where you can buy a vast range of
fresh and value-added local produce.
www.wirrabaramarket.blogspot.com
Gladstone
Impressive and imposing, Gladstone
Gaol is a ‘must see’. Why not spend a
night in gaol? Or head to the factory of
Trend Drinks, where a unique range of
soft drinks is made in the traditional way
using FC Grubb family recipes.
Keep an eye out for both the Indian
Pacific and Ghan passenger trains
passing through town. Visit the
Southern Flinders Discovery Centre.
www.gladstonesa.com.au
Melrose
At the foot of Mt Remarkable National
Park and with the Heysen Trail running
right through town, Melrose is the
centre of bike riding in the Flinders
Ranges. Hire a bike (you can also book
a guide in advance) and ride one of the
many trails in and around Melrose. Cycle
out to the showgrounds (easy) or tackle
Mount Remarkable (difficult!). Bike
repairs are available in town.
Hike the Mount, take a shorter walk
to Cathedral Rock or just stroll around
town, perhaps visit the Melrose
Courthouse Heritage Centre.
For gourmet food and wine and regular
art gallery installations call into the
North Star, the oldest licensed hotel in
the Flinders Ranges.
www.southernflindersranges.com.au
Laura - Koffi n Kandi
Peterborough – Steamtown
The Steamtown Heritage Rail Museum
in Peterborough is an award-winning SA
tourist attraction. It features Australia’s
only operational triple gauge turntable,
a wide range of historic rolling stock
including elegant steam trains, powerful
diesel locomotives, unique passenger
trains and freight trains.
Book in for the magical Sound and Light
Show to relive South Australian railway
history, seated in a 1916 rail carriage.
www.steamtown.com.au
Steamtown, Peterborough
Orroroo & Magnetic Hill
Roos greet you at the town’s entrance
and set the tone for a laid back visit.
Take your time to explore what Orroroo
has to offer – an 1880s settler’s cottage,
a giant red gum tree, Ngadjuri rock
carvings and a poem etched in stone.
Buy roo products at Orroroo Kangaroo.
Burra Mining History
At Tank Hill Lookout, view Orroroo, the
reservoir and the Walloway Plain. On
the way back to Jamestown turn west at
Black Rock and go to Magnetic Hill and
feel your car roll uphill - or so it seems.
www.orroroo.sa.gov.au
Booleroo