Inman Valley

A small family Jersey dairy in the Mount Compass hinterland, hand-crafting hard-style farmhouse cheese from a single herd of grass-fed Jersey cows.

A new boutique cellar door on a working hinterland farm at Mount Jagged, pouring Southern Fleurieu cool-climate wines next door to Alexandrina Cheese.

A 563-hectare bushland park near Mount Compass with three quiet walking trails through native scrub - one of the best birdwatching reserves on the Fleurieu.

A walk-in-only bushland reserve north-east of Mount Compass, on the Heysen Trail - one of the quieter walking destinations on the central Fleurieu.

A high-altitude (300m+) single-vineyard estate in the Fleurieu hills, with a December cellar door pop-up coinciding with the cherry season.

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.

A 400-acre working farmstay near Mount Compass with a small vineyard, cattle, horses and direct Heysen Trail access - an authentic farm immersion.

A high-rainfall conservation park in the Inman Valley protecting some of the last Fleurieu Peninsula swamps and a network of bushwalking tracks through tall stringybark forest.

An 18-hole public golf course on the eastern side of Mount Compass town, part of the local recreation precinct.

The main pub in Mount Compass on the Victor Harbor road, with a bistro, beer garden, regular live music and the only proper hot dinner on the highway between Willunga and Victor Harbor.

A 90-hectare conservation park north-east of Mount Compass with a 3.5 km Heysen Trail summit loop offering big views to Lake Alexandrina, the Coorong and the coast.

A Southern Fleurieu small-batch producer focused on premium Shiraz, with a town-based cellar door in central Victor Harbor.

Off-grid architect-designed luxury eco suites on a 240-acre Inman Valley hilltop, with views over the valley to Encounter Bay - includes the 'Nest' and 'Eagles View' suites.

Settler cottage and bell tents in Inman Valley

An early settler homestead turned boutique accommodation on Nosworthy Road: a romantic cottage, a glamping bell tent and a simple forest tent - all for couples.

A 270-hectare bushland reserve south-east of Myponga, on the Heysen Trail, with diverse native bird and mammal habitat and quiet bush walking.

A 68-hectare reserve protecting the Fleurieu's largest peat swamp and one of the major remaining populations of the endangered Mt Lofty Ranges Southern Emu-wren.

A long-running family fish-your-own trout and yabby farm in the hills above Mount Compass - one of the more unusual family attractions on the Fleurieu.

A 280-million-year-old glaciated river bed

A Permian-era glacial pavement carved into 510 million year old bedrock on the floor of the Inman River - one of the oldest and most accessible glacial sites in Australia.

A country pub in the rolling hills

A traditional country pub in the tiny hamlet of Inman Valley - a classic Fleurieu lunch stop after a bike ride along the Encounter Bikeway or a visit to Glacier Rock.

A dairy town famous for Australia's only cow race

A friendly country crossroads halfway between McLaren Vale and Victor Harbor, best known for the annual Compass Cup cow race held every February.