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A tiny 8-hectare reserve at the southern end of Myponga Reservoir - South Australia's first privately donated nature reserve, gifted in 1956.

Wine & Cellar Doors

Noon Winery

McLaren Vale

Legendary cult winery by Drew Noon MW, making small batches of some of Australia's most sought-after Grenache and Shiraz. Open only three weekends a year.

One of the longest, safest swimming beaches on the Fleurieu - a broad arc of white sand backed by dunes and a historic jetty.

Beachfront holiday park directly opposite Granite Island, with villas, cabins, safari tents and powered sites - a longstanding Victor Harbor family favourite.

Beaches

O'Sullivan Beach

Onkaparinga

A quiet, rocky cove and boat ramp between Christies and Hallett Cove - the last of the metropolitan beaches before you enter the Fleurieu proper.

Award-winning family-owned bakery on Victor Harbor's main shopping street - pies, pastries, coffee and the famous whale-shaped donut.

An 18-artist cooperative gallery sharing space with Willunga Glass Studio on Willunga's High Street, with paintings, sculpture, slumped glass, jewellery and woodcraft.

Dining & Cafés

Old Bush Inn

Willunga

Willunga's oldest pub - a heritage 1839 bluestone hotel on the High Street serving hearty meals, with regular live music and a beer garden.

Walking & Hiking

Old Noarlunga

McLaren Vale

Historic 1840s river township on the Onkaparinga River, tucked inside a dramatic river bend near Onkaparinga River National Park.

Walking & Hiking

Old Willunga Hill

Willunga

The 3-kilometre winding ascent out of Willunga onto the Willunga Scarp is South Australia's most famous cycling climb, with panoramic Gulf views from the top.

Sixth-generation family vineyard founded in 1841, one of the oldest continuous winegrowing families in McLaren Vale.

A boutique reds producer on Seaview Road near the Onkaparinga Gorge, known for the Jimmy Section Shiraz and an unusual Durif.

A small charming Normanville main street cafe known for brunch, specialty coffee and a tight all-day menu.

A Currency Creek winery, providore and restaurant on a sprawling vineyard estate, with multiple event spaces and a long lunch reputation.

Walking & Hiking

Onkaparinga River National Park

McLaren Vale

A stunning river gorge and surrounding bushland just 35km south of Adelaide, with clifftop lookouts, riverside walks and rock pools teeming with wildlife.

Walking & Hiking

Onkaparinga River Recreation Park

Onkaparinga

A 250-hectare estuarine recreation park where the Onkaparinga River meets the sea - distinct from the upstream Onkaparinga River National Park, with quiet walking trails and rich birdlife.

A regenerative and biodynamic 'living wines' producer with weekend appointment tastings on the McLaren Vale plain.

A certified-organic, biodynamic and vegan producer with a historic barn cellar door on Twentyeight Road - by appointment while renovating.

A mother-daughter-owned winery with a warehouse-style cellar door on Willunga's main road, paired with a contemporary art programme curated by Praxis Artspace.

Andrew 'Ox' Hardy pours shiraz, grenache and fiano from a rustic tasting space at the historic Upper Tintara Vineyard in Blewitt Springs.

Wine & Cellar Doors

Oxenberry Farm

McLaren Vale

A boutique Scarpantoni-family winery on the original 1840 Oxenberry Farm homestead, with a cellar door cafe and duck-filled wetlands.

A scenic hilltop cellar door on Ingoldby Road, McLaren Flat, also a popular wedding and events venue with sweeping vineyard views.

Beaches

Parsons Beach

Victor Harbor

A wild, remote surf beach at the western end of Newland Head Conservation Park, best known for its powerful reef break and its seclusion.

Leading certified organic and biodynamic producer with a cellar door on Wheaton Road, owned and run by the Paxton family.