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Have your photo taken holding a Koala, handfeed kangaroos and wander amongst Australian wildlife through the open space enclosures. Learn about native species by joining animal keepers as they feed lorikeets, Tasmanian Devils, Dingoes, water birds and other native animals during our daily feeding sessions. Guided day tours and night walks are also available (bookings essential).
Wildcard (annual membership)
Warrawong offers a unique opportunity to get amongst the Australian bush and wildlife in a protected habitat. With over 100 species of birds and many native mammals, Warrawong Wildlife Park is a great day out and an educational one. Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary was first established in 1969 when dairy land was revegetated with native trees and shrubs to attract native animals and birds. In 1982 the 35 acres was enclosed with feral-proof fencing. Once the fence was completed, the bird population flourished and the release of many native animals began. Today, Warrawong is home to 100 species of birds and many native mammals, most of which are nocturnal. Warrawong offers a unique opportunity to get amongst the Australian bush and wildlife in a protected habitat. This wildlife park in Adelaide is only 20 minutes from the city, so make a trip to Warrawong, one of your things to do! Warrawong means: water on the side of the hill, so don\\'t expect anything but a good incline to descend and come back up....
The Organic Market & Cafe in Stirling prides itself on bringing real food to real people. The Market is a one-stop shop for certified organic and biodynamic products, local and regional gourmet and wholefoods to cater for any recipe. You'll find fruits and vegetables, dairy products, confectionery, breads, meat and poultry, flours and grains, wines and beers, and much more. The Cafe is a food lovers delight. There's flavoursome, healthy food - some organic, some conventional, plus a simple, home cooked menu. The cafe has a vegetarian focus and caters for most dietary requirements, with a choice of dairy free, gluten free and sugar free products on the menu. This family-run business employs a wide range of local people - chefs, cake makers, growers, designers, mums, dads, and students. The Organic Market and Cafe is passionate about good healthy food, so drop in to discover what it's all about.
The Mount Lofty Botanic Garden overlooking the Piccadilly Valley features displays of cool temperate plants, which thrive on the eastern slopes of Mount Lofty. Spring and autumn in the Garden are both magnificent, with stunning mass displays of magnolias, rhododendrons, camellias and roses adding a splash of colour to the gardens. The sweet scented ATCO Heritage Rose Garden, featuring both modern and old-fashioned roses is particularly popular. Several picturesque walking trails take you up and down the gardens seven valleys, including the Fern Gully - home to one of the richest collections of ferns in Australia. The Bank SA Nature Trail is wonderful at all times of the year allowing visitors to experience the diversity of original plants in the Garden. A picnic lunch by the lakeside after an invigorating walk is just the thing for an enjoyable outing with family and friends. Please see website for further details.
A very small winery in the European mould established in 1982. The fine elegant wines, plus bigger bodied wines made for the second label, Galah, are available for tasting at the friendly and bucolic cellar door where the winemaker is often in attendance. Ashton Hills Vineyard lies just below the summit of Mount Lofty on a ridge top overlooking the Piccadilly Valley. The wines reflect the regions cool and humid climate and have fine flavours with a lingering finish. The cellar door opened in 1991. Specialising in dry white and red table wines and sparkling wines. Grapes grown include Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling.
The Sticky Rice Cooking School is an award winning Adelaide cooking school offering real hands-on cooking classes in cuisines such as Thai, Vietnamese, Indian, Japanese, Malaysian, Indonesian, Moroccan and Spanish. Ranked as a top six best food experience in all of Australia by the prestigious Weekend Australian newspaper's Travel and Indulgence section, this is a fantastic half day experience for all food lovers. Classes offer the opportunity to refine your skills under the tutelage of some of the finest chefs from around Australia and special celebrity chefs are scheduled at certain times of the year. Pound your own curry pastes in a mortar and pestle. Get a real handle on your wok. Learn the restaurant tips and discover a whole new set of ingredients. At the end of class you will dine in the ambient dining room on restaurant quality dishes accompanied by premium South Australian wines. Classes run all year and dates and times are available on the website. Private groups wishing to hold social or corporate team building events can have classes tailored to suit by arrangement. Corporate packages and full day/half day itineraries available. Fun competitions or group work formats optional.
Storison is a contemporary gift store that makes its home in the 1880 village blacksmith building in Hahndorf's main street. The thoughtfully selected products showcase contemporary Australian design, eco-friendly recycled creations and ethically sourced handcrafts from around the globe. The eclectic range includes jewellery, textiles, cards, world music, books and gifts with a little hint of the unconventional. Storison celebrates creativity, individuality and stylish innovation.
Visit Cleland Wildlife Park and feed kangaroos as they laze, wander wetlands, hold a koala, and surround yourself with over 130 species of Australian wildlife, all just 20 minutes from Adelaide. The award-winning Cleland Wildlife Park is one of South Australia's must-see attractions. Located in a beautiful natural bush land setting, Cleland offers visitor's many memorable opportunities to discover a large number of South Australia's captivating wildlife. Many animals are free-roaming in the 35-hectare park, creating wonderful impromptu opportunities to touch and interact with our native wildlife. You can even hold a koala and have this special experience captured with a souvenir photo (fees apply). Engaging interpretation, daily educational keeper talks, and self-guided discovery trails, all enhance the visitor's experience. Personal encounters with South Australian wildlife, combined with a licensed cafe and souvenir shop, ensure that Cleland has something for everyone.
People of all ages will enjoy the experience of a different world at the Louise Flierl Mission Museum. You will find a collection of artefacts, historic photographs and text from more than 100 years of history of the Lutheran Church in Papua New Guinea and more recently, South East Asia. You will find the visit both fascinating and informative. The museum is located in the old St Pauls Lutheran Church building. The Museum is open by appointment and a donation is welcomed.
The Lane Vineyard is located in a most beautiful setting. The elevated Vineyard Restaurant enables diners to take in stunning views across the fields to the magnificent rolling hills as far as the eye can see. An alfresco dining area beckons in summer, in winter a wood fire invites you inside. The cellar door and restaurant is stylish and modern. Award winning chef James Brinklow has designed a menu that reflects fresh, regional seasonal produce. Diners can choose a taste, entree or main course size dish. The environmentally responsible small batch winery is one of the newest in Australia producing outstanding single vineyard wines. The Lane Vineyard is the perfect escape from the city, just 20 minutes and you can be a world away. Discover The Lane and you will unearth the secrets of single vineyard wines. Linger over a long lunch or take a tasting or tour.
Feel like a kid in a lolly shop at Humbugs of Hahndorf. Be tempted by a huge range of local and imported sweets including 30 varieties of original Hahndorf Fudge, made locally since 1998. You will find Dutch Licorice, German Chocolate, imported drinks, sugar free sweets, gluten free sweets and a huge range of Pick-n-Mix sweets and chocolates. We are located in the centre of Hahndorf opposite the German Arms Hotel, Humbugs selection of English, European, American and Australian sweets will definitely tempt your sweet tooth. Winner of SA Great Regional Awards 2007 - Tourism.
Gulf Brewery is a microbrewery producing hand crafted boutique beers. You can taste beers at the cellar door and either relax and have a beer by the glass or take away to drink at your leisure. The cellar door is located between the IGA and Otto's bakery on the main street of historic Hahndorf in the picturesque Adelaide Hills Gulf Brewery have a wide range of beers available, so they can guarantee there will be a beer to suit your palette from a crisp refreshing lager to smooth dark chocolate stout. They also have one off specialty beers on tap throughout the year. If you are not sure what beers you would like, why not try a tasting paddle of six? Tasting plates of cheeses, local meats and olives are also available to complement the beer selection. Gulf Brewery can also host functions by appointment.
Manyara Vineyard is a small family vineyard located in Balhannah in the Adelaide Hills where the extended Lipman family concentrate on growing grapes of the highest quality. The vines are lovingly tended and carefully managed through hand pruning, shoot and bunch thinning to produce premium wines with distinctive fruit character. Wines available include Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and the Manyara red wine blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot. The 2011 Pinot Noir will be available early in 2012.
Barratt Wines, acclaimed for its award-winning specialty Pinot Noir, is a family-owned and operated winery located in the Piccadilly Valley; a premium grape-growing region of South Australia's Adelaide Hills. It sources grapes from two small vineyards (Uley and Bonython), to produce quality wines handcrafted to exacting standards. Adelaide Hills is very typically cool climate: Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Merlot are the varieties to flourish in this subregion.
Find handwoven textiles and tapestries produced on eight large looms are found at The Oakbank Weaver in the old cellars of Pike's historic Brewery. The weavers, Peter Stapleton and Mary Cassini, create their own patterns, which are fascinating to see emerging on the looms. The finished tapestries and textiles ranging from throw rugs to suit fabrics, upholstery, stoles and scarves can be purchased in the gallery located under the 1889 stone brew tower. Commissions are welcomed. The building is listed as a fine industrial example of Victorian architecture on the State Heritage Register. Entry is free for individuals. Groups are welcomed by prior arrangement.