Heritage & History
Stones & Stories
Slate quarries, river ports, 19th-century churches, lighthouses and the living cultural sites of the Ngarrindjeri and Kaurna peoples - the Fleurieu is rich in stories older than colonisation.
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Aldinga Village
A 1850s colonial farming village
The historic heart of Aldinga - a 1850s farming village laid out by local farmer Lewis Fidge, with a main street of 19th-century buildings surviving today.
Alma Hotel
$$Willunga's 1856 corner pub, still pouring
Built in 1856 on the corner of Hill and Aldinga Road, the Alma is the unpretentious locals' pub of historic Willunga - hearty meals, cold beer and a cheerful front verandah ideal for a post-market pint.
Armfield Slip and Boatshed
A 1926 boatshed where wooden hulls are still saved
A working heritage boatshed on Riverside Drive where volunteers restore and build traditional wooden Murray River boats using century-old slipway equipment. Drop in on open days to watch the craft in action.
Ashbourne War Memorial Hall & Oval
A community-built 1960 hall commemorating local WWI and WWII service personnel, with a full-size cricket oval still used by the district.
Berg Herring Wines
A quirky cellar door inside a converted 1862 sandstone chapel above Sellicks Beach, pouring small-batch Shiraz and Grenache.
Black Swamp
A heritage-listed wetland with small waterfalls, prolific birdlife and Aboriginal scar trees where canoes were once cut.
Bullaparinga Cemetery
One of the Fleurieu's earliest rural cemeteries - laid out in 1858 with first burials in 1859, set in the rolling Delamere hills.
Cape Jervis Lighthouse
The 1871 original & 1972 concrete replacement
The headland lighthouse marking the southern tip of the Fleurieu Peninsula, with an original 1871 structure and a 1972 concrete tower that still operates today.
Corio Hotel
Heritage hotel on the Goolwa wharf road
Historic stone hotel on Railway Terrace, Goolwa - one of the town's most recognisable 19th-century buildings, with a pub, restaurant and accommodation.
Currency Creek Cemetery
A pioneer cemetery containing the resting place of many 19th-century Murray River paddle-steamer captains.
Currency Creek Rail Viaduct
One of South Australia's tallest historic rail viaducts, a short walk through the creek valley from the Currency Creek Lions Park.
Currency Creek Township
A historic township once considered by William Light as the capital of South Australia, with a Lions Park picnic area beside the spring-fed creek and an 1913 Institute building.
Delamere Uniting Church
A pretty old rural Uniting Church on Yoho Road, the village's second historic house of worship alongside the Anglican St James.
Encounter Bay
Where Flinders met Baudin in 1802
A sweeping bay on the Fleurieu's south coast, named by Matthew Flinders after his 1802 meeting with French explorer Nicolas Baudin - and today the heart of the Victor Harbor foreshore.
Fishery Beach
A sheltered fishing beach a few kilometres east of Cape Jervis, the site of an 1840s whaling station and the shipping port for the historic Talisker Mine.
Freeman Lookout and Obelisk
Whaler's lookout with the best view of Horseshoe Bay
At the end of The Strand, the restored Freeman Lookout perches above Horseshoe Bay on a headland that whalers used as a spotting post in the 1830s. One of the Fleurieu's best whale-watching vantage points in winter.
Gilbert's Motor Museum
Classic cars and motoring memorabilia
A family-run motor museum in the heart of Strathalbyn housing a rotating collection of classic cars, motoring memorabilia and vintage advertising.
Glacier Rock (Selwyn Rock)
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.
Goolwa Hotel
An 1853 stone hotel on the corner of Cadell Street, still trading after 170 years, with the salvaged figurehead from the Irish sailing ship Mozambique displayed on its facade.
Goolwa Wharf Precinct
A State Heritage Area covering 19 historic sites along the Goolwa wharf - paddle steamer, railway, goods sheds, hotels and Little Scotland - the best-preserved 19th-century river port in Australia.
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.
Hindmarsh Island
Goolwa's Murray island with a controversial bridge
A large inland river island in the lower Murray near Goolwa, connected to the mainland by the 2001 Hindmarsh Island Bridge - a gateway to the Coorong and Murray Mouth.
Hindmarsh Island Sturt Monument
A stone obelisk on Hindmarsh Island commemorating the explorer Charles Sturt, who reached the Murray Mouth here in 1830 - a quiet riverside heritage stop.
Kool Tours (Mark Koolmatrie)
Hall-of-Fame Ngarrindjeri cultural tours led by elder Mark Koolmatrie - Coorong cruises, dune walks, smoke ceremonies and Nurrunderi Creation Story storytelling.