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.
11 places
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.
Mount Compass
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.
Port Elliot Historic Railway and Seaport Centre
$Inside Australia's oldest public railway terminus
The 1853 Port Elliot Railway Station, now home to the National Trust's Historic Railway and Seaport Centre, tells the story of the horse-drawn tramway that connected the Murray River to the sea.
Soldiers Memorial Gardens
Riverside park at the heart of Strathalbyn
A beautiful riverside park at the centre of Strathalbyn, following the River Angas through the heritage town with lawns, ponds, picnic tables and the town's war memorial.
SteamRanger Cockle Train
$Heritage steam trains along the coast since 1887
The historic Cockle Train follows the coast from Goolwa to Victor Harbor on tracks laid in 1887, run by SteamRanger Heritage Railway.
Strathalbyn Historic Town
South Australia's Scottish heritage town
One of the prettiest towns in Australia: a riverside heritage town settled by Scottish pioneers in 1839, with over 30 heritage-listed buildings and a reputation as the state's antiques capital.
The Grosvenor Hotel
$$Heritage sandstone pub on Ocean Street
An 1897 sandstone pub on Ocean Street, Victor Harbor - bistro meals, beer garden, front bar and a shot of heritage in the centre of town.
Victor Harbor Horse Drawn Tram
$The 1894 tram to Granite Island
The only operating horse-drawn tram in Australia, running since 1894 across the causeway to Granite Island.
Willunga Courthouse Museum
Step into an 1855 courtroom and police lock-up
The 1855 Willunga Courthouse and adjoining police cells have been preserved as a pocket museum by the National Trust, complete with magistrate's bench, dock, cells and stables.
Willunga Slate Museum
Tools and tales from a slate-roofing empire
A small National Trust museum on Willunga's historic High Street dedicated to the 19th-century slate quarries that roofed half of South Australia. Entry is free and the galleries are packed with original tools, photographs and local stories.