Geri’s guidebook
Hills Sightseeing - 30 minute drive
Closest places in the hills to visit on a Sunday when we have half a day spare or want to spend the whole day out and about that are within 25kms away or maximum 30 minute drive
Perfect place to hold a koala or meet other Australian native animals face to face. 20.7 kms and 28minute drive through the foothills and across the freeway.
137 locals recommend
Cleland Wildlife Park
365 Mount Lofty Summit RdPerfect place to hold a koala or meet other Australian native animals face to face. 20.7 kms and 28minute drive through the foothills and across the freeway.
Visit the highest point in Adelaide and look out over the city while lunching on the terrace. Summit is just up the road from Cleland Wildlife Park
151 locals recommend
Mount Lofty Summit
Mount Lofty Summit RoadVisit the highest point in Adelaide and look out over the city while lunching on the terrace. Summit is just up the road from Cleland Wildlife Park
Finish your trip to Cleland and Mt Lofty Summit with a visit to hills township of Stirling. Check if Sunday market is held during your stay
51 locals recommend
Stirling
Finish your trip to Cleland and Mt Lofty Summit with a visit to hills township of Stirling. Check if Sunday market is held during your stay
A trip to Mt Lofty Botanic Garden is always a favourite way to enjoy a perfect spring day when the flowers are in bloom
Mount Lofty Botanic Garden View Platform
Botanic GardensA trip to Mt Lofty Botanic Garden is always a favourite way to enjoy a perfect spring day when the flowers are in bloom
McLaren Vale wineries
Much closer and quicker to reach than the Barossa, the McLaren Vale wine region is only 35kms or a 30 minute drive up the Southern expressway
Woodstock winery has it all - cellar door to taste and buy great Woodstock wines, excellent lunch and dinner menu or degustation lunch with complimenting wines
18 locals recommend
Woodstock Wine Estate
215 Douglas Gully RdWoodstock winery has it all - cellar door to taste and buy great Woodstock wines, excellent lunch and dinner menu or degustation lunch with complimenting wines
Health and exercise
The site of both national and international swim meets is 4.6km or a 10 minute drive down the road
38 locals recommend
SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre
443 Morphett RdThe site of both national and international swim meets is 4.6km or a 10 minute drive down the road
Shopping
Local shopping mall that has it all is only 6.7 kms or 15 minute drive with cinemas, food and of course, retail shopping
143 locals recommend
Westfield Marion
297 Diagonal RdLocal shopping mall that has it all is only 6.7 kms or 15 minute drive with cinemas, food and of course, retail shopping
Hahndorf day trip - 40 minute drive
Travel through the hills to join the freeway at Crafers before heading up to historic Hahndorf or a bit further onto Monarto Open Plain zoo.
Adelaide's original German settlement is only 28kms away and a 30 minute drive up the freeway. So much to see so tell me your favourite when you get home after visiting
253 locals recommend
Hahndorf
Adelaide's original German settlement is only 28kms away and a 30 minute drive up the freeway. So much to see so tell me your favourite when you get home after visiting
Pick your own strawberries to bring back to the studio or top up on the jams provided in our kitchen to take to your own home on leaving
42 locals recommend
Beerenberg Farm
2106 Mount Barker RdPick your own strawberries to bring back to the studio or top up on the jams provided in our kitchen to take to your own home on leaving
60 minute drive from Studio or 30 minutes / 40kms further from Hahndorf
90 locals recommend
Monarto Zoo
63 Old Princes Hwy60 minute drive from Studio or 30 minutes / 40kms further from Hahndorf
Studio, home & grounds of famed 20th-century landscape painter Hans Heysen. Daily guided tours.
29 locals recommend
Hans Heysen - The Cedars
68 Heysen RdStudio, home & grounds of famed 20th-century landscape painter Hans Heysen. Daily guided tours.
Local Sightseeing
Things to see in a 20km radius of Yurilla Drive
See the William Morris designs in the main house, the manicured garden with galvanized iron animals and find the Storybook Walk, a local secret at the bottom of the garden (18 minute drive / 11kms from Yurilla Drive)
27 locals recommend
Carrick Hill
46 Carrick Hill DrSee the William Morris designs in the main house, the manicured garden with galvanized iron animals and find the Storybook Walk, a local secret at the bottom of the garden (18 minute drive / 11kms from Yurilla Drive)
If you are hungry after walking the Carrick Hill gardens, Head to the local pub for lunch in the beer garden - perfect place to spend a sunny afternoon (15 minute drive / 10kms from Yurilla Drive)
13 locals recommend
The Edinburgh Hotel
7 High StIf you are hungry after walking the Carrick Hill gardens, Head to the local pub for lunch in the beer garden - perfect place to spend a sunny afternoon (15 minute drive / 10kms from Yurilla Drive)
11 minute drive / 6.7kms a favourite park for all to enjoy. Park offers walking trails, tennis courts, gas BBQ's and more and is free to enter if you park outside the gates
91 locals recommend
Belair National Park
Upper Sturt Road11 minute drive / 6.7kms a favourite park for all to enjoy. Park offers walking trails, tennis courts, gas BBQ's and more and is free to enter if you park outside the gates
5 minute drive/3.6kms. Free guided tours are available every Tuesday departing at 10.30am (except Christmas Day) from the car park of Shepherds Hill Road.
The Wittunga Botanic Garden is one of three Botanic Gardens in Adelaide, South Australia administered by the Botanic Gardens of South Australia, a State Government statutory authority; the other two are the Adelaide Botanic Garden located in the inner city's parklands, and the Mount Lofty Botanic Garden.
https://www.botanicgardens.sa.gov.au/visit/wittunga-botanic-garden/tours-trails
15 locals recommend
Wittunga Botanic Garden
Shepherds Hill Road5 minute drive/3.6kms. Free guided tours are available every Tuesday departing at 10.30am (except Christmas Day) from the car park of Shepherds Hill Road.
The Wittunga Botanic Garden is one of three Botanic Gardens in Adelaide, South Australia administered by the Botanic Gardens of South Australia, a State Government statutory authority; the other two are the Adelaide Botanic Garden located in the inner city's parklands, and the Mount Lofty Botanic Garden.
https://www.botanicgardens.sa.gov.au/visit/wittunga-botanic-garden/tours-trails
Blackwood Forest Recreation Park
8 minute drive / 5 kms
10 minute drive/ 6.7 kms Another local favourite for a better than pub meal. Wood fire in winter and cool verandah in summer - all just up the road
Booze Brothers Duck Inn
393 Main Rd10 minute drive/ 6.7 kms Another local favourite for a better than pub meal. Wood fire in winter and cool verandah in summer - all just up the road
Head South for the Day
Every Adelaide child has fond memories of walking the jetty or catching the horse drawn tram to Granite Island to search for fairy penguins after visiting the whale information centre on the foreshore
32 locals recommend
Victor Harbor Horse Drawn Tram
EsplanadeEvery Adelaide child has fond memories of walking the jetty or catching the horse drawn tram to Granite Island to search for fairy penguins after visiting the whale information centre on the foreshore
Stop off for morning tea after wandering through the Meadows Country Market. Held at the Meadows Memorial Hall on the second Sunday of every month from 9.00 am to 3 pm. Entry is free and free off street parking is provided on the lawned area adjacent to the hall car park (35 minute drive / 34 kms)
Meadows Bakery & Tearooms
50 Mawson RdStop off for morning tea after wandering through the Meadows Country Market. Held at the Meadows Memorial Hall on the second Sunday of every month from 9.00 am to 3 pm. Entry is free and free off street parking is provided on the lawned area adjacent to the hall car park (35 minute drive / 34 kms)
Open Saturday mornings, 8-12.30 stop off at the market for breakfast before continuing onto Meadows and Victor Harbor.
Supporting more than 80 family farms and artisan food producers who bring agricultural diversity and fresh seasonal choices direct to the community. Taste the region with fresh fruit & vegetables; dairy, meat, seafood & poultry; bakery, condiments & small goods; wine & cider; plants; coffee & breakfast. (32minute drive / 37kms?
44 locals recommend
Willunga
Open Saturday mornings, 8-12.30 stop off at the market for breakfast before continuing onto Meadows and Victor Harbor.
Supporting more than 80 family farms and artisan food producers who bring agricultural diversity and fresh seasonal choices direct to the community. Taste the region with fresh fruit & vegetables; dairy, meat, seafood & poultry; bakery, condiments & small goods; wine & cider; plants; coffee & breakfast. (32minute drive / 37kms?