Willunga
Historic slate-mining town in the heart of McLaren Vale wine country, famous for its Saturday farmers market and vibrant maker community.
A heritage town with a foodie heart
Willunga grew up around the slate quarries that once supplied roofs across Adelaide. Its High Street of old slate buildings now houses boutique shops, galleries, cafés and one of Australia's best farmers markets.
Willunga Farmers Market
Every Saturday morning, producers from across the Fleurieu gather in the Willunga Recreation Park to sell seasonal produce, bread, cheese, wine, flowers and prepared foods. It is widely considered one of the country's standout regional markets.
Almond Blossom & Tour Down Under
In July, the surrounding almond orchards burst into white blossom. Each January, Willunga Hill hosts one of the most famous mountain stages of the Santos Tour Down Under cycling race.
Places in Willunga
3 places
Russell's Pizza
$$Woodfired pizza in a heritage yard
A Friday and Saturday night institution - Russell Jeavons' woodfired pizzas served under the stars in a walled garden behind a Willunga stone cottage.
Willunga Farmers Market
$Every Saturday morning, rain or shine
One of Australia's most celebrated farmers markets, running every Saturday morning in the grounds of Willunga High School.
Hither & Yon
$$Boutique Willunga cellar door
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.
Sources
- Willunga - Wikipedia article - Wikipedia (accessed April 2026)
Image credits
- View of Willunga by State Library of South Australia , CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons