Normanville & Yankalilla
Twin towns on the western Fleurieu: Normanville's broad sandy beach and jetty paired with Yankalilla's rural hinterland and historic shrine.
Normanville Beach
Only an hour from Adelaide, Normanville boasts one of the Fleurieu's longest, safest swimming beaches - a wide arc of white sand backed by dunes and a historic jetty. It is a favourite family destination for long beach walks, swimming and surf fishing.
Yankalilla
Just inland, the small rural town of Yankalilla is home to the Our Lady of Yankalilla shrine and several art galleries, cafés and an excellent bakery. The drive from Yankalilla through Second Valley to Cape Jervis is one of South Australia's great coastal road trips.
Places in Normanville & Yankalilla
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Allusion Farmstay & Vineyard
A 32-acre hobby farm with vineyard, cellar door house and two self-contained units (Shiraz and Cabernet) with valley and ocean views near Yankalilla.
Aqua Blue Normanville Beach
A beachfront kiosk and restaurant on Normanville Beach foreshore, open from breakfast through to dinner with one of the best swimming-beach views on the Fleurieu.
Art Works at Normanville
A gallery on Normanville's main road dedicated to the work of painters Judith Sweetman and Gilbert Dashorst - coastal landscape work in oils and watercolour.
Carrickalinga Lookout
A clifftop lookout on Forktree Road above Carrickalinga with sweeping views over the bay, the Sellicks Hills and the Gulf St Vincent coast.
Corinium Roman Villa
A unique rammed-earth Pompeii-inspired villa on 43 acres at Torrens Vale - apartments with wood fires, spa baths and French doors to private verandahs.
Fleurieu Fishing Charters
Offshore fishing charters from Wirrina Cove Marina with 30+ years of local experience - two vessels carrying up to 16 passengers, snapper, whiting and tuna grounds.
Forktree Brewing
A converted shearing shed brewery on a working family farm, with panoramic ocean views over Carrickalinga to Cape Jervis - one of the most scenic brewery destinations on the Peninsula.
HMAS Hobart Memorial Lookout
A clifftop lookout on the Australian War Memorial 'Places of Pride' register, honouring HMAS Hobart I, II and III - with 2025 interpretive signage.
New Terry Hotel & Golf Resort (Wirrina)
A 4-star 87-room resort on Yankalilla Bay with an 18-hole golf course, mini golf, indoor pool, gym and dining, set on a quiet cove between Normanville and Second Valley.
One Little Sister Cafe
A small charming Normanville main street cafe known for brunch, specialty coffee and a tight all-day menu.
Shrine of Our Lady of Yankalilla
A 19th-century stone Anglican church in Yankalilla that became a Marian pilgrimage site after an image of the Virgin Mary appeared on the wall behind the altar in 1994.
Stable Studio by the Mill
A contemporary gallery, in-house studio and shop in Yankalilla run by artist Christine - browse the working studio while you shop the gallery.
The Links at Lady Bay
$$$Italian dining at Lady Bay Resort golf course
Contemporary Italian restaurant at Lady Bay Resort with a terrace overlooking the golf course and the Gulf St Vincent coast.
Wirrina Cove Holiday Park
A holiday park on Wirrina Cove with powered and unpowered camping sites, cabins and self-contained units, just metres from a quiet swimming beach.
Wirrina Cove Marina
The small marina and public boat ramp at Wirrina Cove, a base for fishing charters and recreational boaters, next door to the Wirrina resort precinct.
Yankalilla Agricultural Hall & Showgrounds
A heritage stone showground hall first built in 1887, with a 1900 supper room and 1950s cinema foyer - still the home of the annual Yankalilla Show.
Yankalilla Craft & Produce Market
A small monthly craft and produce market at the historic Agricultural Hall, third Saturday of every month, with local growers, makers and bakers.
Yankalilla Memorial Park
A sporting precinct opened in 1926 hosting the Yankalilla Golf Course and the town's football, bowls, netball, hockey and tennis clubs.
Yankalilla Trading Store
A destination lifestyle store on Yankalilla's Main Road stocking large furniture, lamps, clocks and homewares - one of the most-visited shops in town.
Carrickalinga Beach
A wide white-sand beach north of Normanville
A wide, flat, white-sand beach stretching 3km along the Gulf St Vincent north of Normanville - safe for swimming, excellent for beach walks and one of the Fleurieu's best family beaches.
Ingalalla Falls
Tiered cascade and rockpools in Second Valley Forest
A family-friendly tiered waterfall and rockpool just a short stroll from the carpark, set in the lush Second Valley Forest Reserve south of Normanville.
Yankalilla
One of colonial SA's five major towns
Historic agricultural town on the western Fleurieu, once one of the five major towns of colonial South Australia and still the service centre for the surrounding farming district.
Yankalilla Bakery
$Award-winning country bakery
A legendary country bakery on the Main South Road at Yankalilla - celebrated for its vanilla slice, pies and pasties on the drive to Cape Jervis.
Normanville Beach
Wide white sand just an hour from Adelaide
One of the longest, safest swimming beaches on the Fleurieu - a broad arc of white sand backed by dunes and a historic jetty.
Sources
- Normanville & Yankalilla - Wikipedia article - Wikipedia (accessed April 2026)
Image credits
- Normanville, SA , CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons