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Forty independent places, walked region by region — Flinders Ranges to Perth through 8 regions. A new edition every day.

Cultural CentrePort Augusta Cultural Centre — Yarta PurtliPort Augusta Cultural Centre — Yarta Purtli is a cultural centre in Port Augusta, SA. The cultural centre explores themes of indigenous, social history, multicultural. Core activities include exhibition, education, community. The venue serves as a community hub. Visitors can enjoy guided tours, cafe, shop, accessible, workshops. Nearby towns include Stirling North, Pimba, Jamestown.Flinders Ranges · SA GorgeBrachina GorgeThe world's geological reference point for the Ediacaran Period — the moment in Earth's history when the first complex multi-cellular life evolved — sits on the southern bank of Enorama Creek in Brachina Gorge, marked by a brass plaque (the Golden Spike) placed in 2004.Flinders Ranges · SA CottageCatningaCatninga is a working cattle and horse station in the Flinders Ranges, run by lifetime locals Heather and Brian below Mt Brown. The 1800s homestead — once a merino run, and a set for the 1952 film The Kangaroo — anchors a spread of stays: a carriage B&B, a vintage tiny house, a mountain hut, a shearing-shed campout and bush and powered sites. You base yourself here to walk, ride, mountain-bike or 4WD the ranges, dogs included. The owners run it as much for land regeneration as for guests.Flinders Ranges · SA CafeQuandong CafeOne street back from Quorn's grand railway-era pubs, this has been the town's food-and-coffee institution since 1995, among the first to bring proper coffee culture to the Flinders Ranges.Flinders Ranges · SA Cultural TourWadnaAboriginal-owned and operated by Kristian and Gaby Coulthard, who host visitors personally on guided tours across Adnyamathanha country in the Flinders Ranges, some 500km northwest of Adelaide. Seven distinct experiences take in Chambers Gorge, Sacred Canyon, Arkaroo Rock and Yura Mulka Red Gorge alongside deeper cultural immersions. The enterprise pairs the tours with authentic artefacts and a focus on employing and mentoring Adnyamathanha people, and took a South Australian Tourism Award in 2025.Flinders Ranges · SA Bottle ShopAngas Park CellarsNext to the clock tower at Nuriootpa's Co-Op Shopping Centre, this Barossa bottle shop built its range around the valley's smaller producers rather than the big-name wineries tourists already know.Barossa Valley · SA Ceramics & ClayGoldie Pottery Studio | BarossaA restored schoolhouse on Seppeltsfield Road, Marananga, hosts weekend wheel throwing, hand building, and ceramic painting workshops.Barossa Valley · SA Boutique HotelBarossa Pavilions & GlasshouseFour self-contained pavilions on a private hillside above Lyndoch — the glass-walled Glasshouse being the architectural centrepiece, with panoramic valley views and open-plan living. Each has a fire and a private deck; the whole property is adults-only. Close to the valley floor's wineries, but designed to keep you exactly where you are.Barossa Valley · SA WineryMurray Street VineyardsFounded in 2001, Murray Street has grown into one of the Barossa's largest family-owned estates without losing the plot.Barossa Valley · SA BakeryTanunda Bakery & CafeA Barossa bakery working German baking traditions from its own sourdough culture, turning out rye and Vollkorn loaves alongside Bienenstich, streusel buns and the signature pretzels.Barossa Valley · SA MuseumBirdwood National Motor MuseumOn Shannon Street in Birdwood, the National Motor Museum opens daily from 10am to 5pm. Exhibitions include Holden Heroes: a retrospective 1948-2017, on display until the end of 2026, and [Re]assembled, which traces a century of Australian motor manufacturing to the closure of the GM Holden factory doors. Elsewhere: Alice Anderson's 1919 garage, the first female-run garage in Australia, a searchable vehicle registration database, the George Brooks Library and Learning Centre, and an ongoing restoration of the Priscilla bus. Cashless.Adelaide Hills · SA Visual ArtBearded Dragon GallerySince 1999, Community Bridging Services has run art classes for people with disability across South Australia.Adelaide Hills · SA LookoutCleland Wildlife ParkExperience wildlife in its natural habitat at this sprawling park just 20 minutes from Adelaide's city centre.Adelaide Hills · SA GuesthouseBuxton Contemporary GuesthouseA stylish, architect-designed guesthouse in the leafy Adelaide Hills. Clean lines and warm timber create a serene base for exploring the surrounding wine country. nightly rates from $220 to $380; accommodating up to 4 guests across 2 bedrooms; amenities include kitchen, wifi, fireplace, garden; ideal for couples and small families.Adelaide Hills · SA DistilleryApplewood DistilleryOn Peramangk Country in the Adelaide Hills, Applewood makes gin from native Australian botanicals, holds B Corp certification, and runs a distillery door at 24 Victoria Street, Gumeracha — open Thursday to Sunday for drinks and food.Adelaide Hills · SA OtherDog DragonA Port Elliot import store that runs deeper than its modest North Terrace shopfront suggests: behind it sit showrooms, courtyards, a shade house and a run of large sheds.McLaren Vale · SA Visual ArtArt of YouArt of You operates as an accessible creative sanctuary in South Australia's vibrant Shed 11 precinct, welcoming artists and makers throughout extended daily hours. This studio champions participatory art and hands-on creative experience, inviting visitors to engage directly with artistic practice rather than simply observe. Whether attending workshops, creating independently, or connecting with fellow makers, visitors discover a space built on generosity and inclusive creativity. Art of You embodies the philosophy that everyone has creative potential waiting to emerge—a philosophy reflected warmly in every interaction.McLaren Vale · SA Coastal WalkHeysen Trail FleurieuThe southern end of South Australia's great long-distance walking track, the Heysen Trail reaches the sea on the Fleurieu Peninsula, winding through coastal heath, clifftop farmland and conservation park between Cape Jervis and the beaches beyond.McLaren Vale · SA WineryAngas Plains WinesPhillip Cross planted his first vines here in 1994, a decade after buying the property, and pressed his first vintage — a Cabernet Sauvignon under the PJ's label — in 2002.McLaren Vale · SA RestaurantThe Larder KitchenA small local eatery on the Victor Harbor Esplanade, looking across to Granite Island, serving fresh, vibrant modern Australian food for lunch and dinner six days a week. A dog-friendly enclosed atrium and considered wine list make it an easy waterfront table.McLaren Vale · SA Surf SchoolKingo SurfingSurf instruction across South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula, centred on Goolwa Beach, teaching beginners how to catch waves and progress.McLaren Vale · SA GlassAdelaide Artistic GlassFrans Kat has spent over thirty years working in leadlight, stained glass, and laminated art glass from his studio on Maxwell Terrace, Glenelg East.Adelaide · SA Op ShopSalvos Stores GlenelgSalvos Stores Glenelg is an op shop (charity thrift store) in Glenelg, South Australia, offering secondhand clothing, homewares, books, and bric-a-brac at bargain prices.Adelaide · SA DistilleryNeat SpiritsSmall-batch gins made from whatever's growing nearby: lemons from the cottage tree, mulberries from a Kangarilla vineyard, blood oranges from a heritage McLaren Vale orchard. The range runs from a Signature Gin through to an Old Vine Shiraz Gin and a Mulberry Gin. Cellar door pours in the heart of wine country.Adelaide · SA CafeThe Gator ClubOne of Adelaide's last fully plant-based cafes, pouring fair-trade coffee on Payneham Road in College Park with an in-house vegan and gluten-free bakehouse filling the cake cabinet.Adelaide · SA Heritage SiteBurra Heritage Passport TrailBurra Heritage Passport Trail is a heritage site in Burra, SA.Clare Valley · SA KnifemakingWill Morrison KnivesWill Morrison makes handmade custom knives in Victoria, selling finished pieces through his own shop and taking on commissioned work. His knives drew a multi-page feature in Knives Illustrated, marking him out within the Australian custom-knife community, and he sits within the orbit of the Australian Knife Makers Guild and its annual Melbourne show. The site runs to a gallery of past work and a direct-sale shop.Clare Valley · SA WinerySevenhill CellarsThe Clare Valley's first winery, built by Jesuit brothers in 1851, remains estate-operated and pouring at Sevenhill.Clare Valley · SA CafeCogwebs Hub CafeA cheerful Auburn cafe and visitor hub on the Riesling Trail, pulling espresso from locally roasted beans and turning out homemade pies, pasties, scones, cakes and slow-cooked meals.Clare Valley · SA RoasterBoston Bean Coffee CompanyCoffee for the Eyre Peninsula gets roasted weekly on Mortlock Terrace, where green beans sourced from Colombia, Ethiopia, Indonesia and Brazil are turned out in small batches.Eyre Peninsula · SA Marine Wildlife SwimCalypso Star ChartersA locally owned marine charter running since 1990, taking small groups out from Port Lincoln aboard the MV Calypso Star for one-day great white shark cage dives and swims with Australian sea lions. It is the only one-day cage-diving operator permitted to use natural fish berley to draw the sharks in. Trips work the waters off the Eyre Peninsula and depart from an office on South Quay Boulevard.Eyre Peninsula · SA HomewaresThe Bay RoomOccupying a former church on the corner of Liverpool Street and Mortlock Terrace, a building dating to 1908, this Port Lincoln shop has traded since 2003 and moved into its landmark premises in 2005.Eyre Peninsula · SA Farm GateMinniribbie FarmFree-range Berkshire pork drives this family farm on the road between Port Lincoln and Coffin Bay, where the heritage breed is raised without growth hormones or antibiotics and processed in the property's own licensed facilities.Eyre Peninsula · SA RoasterEyre RoastedRoasting in Port Lincoln since 2015, this small-batch operation has grown from a local supplier into a fixture on Drakes and IGA shelves across South Australia, built on blends like West Is Best and the Top Notch single origin. In 2022 it moved into a 3,000-square-metre home on New West Road, and its coffee bar now trades weekday mornings, pouring beans roasted a few metres away. The emphasis is on quality, sustainability and community roots along the Eyre Peninsula, from the far West Coast to the inland farming towns. For a region whose reputation rests on oysters, tuna and grain, a homegrown specialty roaster with genuine reach across the state is a rarity worth seeking out. Expect a straightforward, coffee-first room rather than a full cafe menu.Eyre Peninsula · SA Specialist Natural HistoryBaird Bay ExperienceAt Baird Bay, on the remote west coast of the Eyre Peninsula, you swim with wild sea lions and dolphins on the one half-day tour — the only place in Australia you can do both in a day.Eyre Peninsula · SA PlantsLittle Leaf CoA former warehouse in North Fremantle, reached after the business's most recent move, operates as equal parts plant nursery, homewares shop and workshop space.Perth · WA LeatherworkDave's Leather GoodsDave's Leather Goods is a one-man Perth workshop hand-stitching wallets, bags, belts and small goods in top-grain cowhide and full-grain Australian kangaroo. The range leans usefully toward the desk — leather mouse pads, desk mats, sunglasses cases and a crossbody camera strap sit alongside the bifolds and card wallets — and everything is made to order. He also sells his own patterns and cut leather to other makers, and will personalise pieces with initials.Perth · WA

From the JournalFor Desk and Departure LoungeOn Dave's Leather GoodsRead →B&BFothergills of FremantleThree State Heritage-listed colonial houses on Monument Hill, opposite Fremantle's World Heritage prison. Breakfast is served on plates thrown by a local ceramicist; afternoon tea comes daily. Rooms have 1000-thread-count sheets, Bose radios, and art on every wall. Guests staying three nights get a bottle of West Australian wine. The Indian Ocean sits just beyond the hill.Perth · WA WinerySittella WinerySimon and Maaike Berns founded Sittella in 1993, drawing grapes from Swan Valley and Margaret River.Perth · WA Wine BarLums Wine BarA cosy Subiaco room on Hay Street pouring rotating wines and cocktails alongside Spanish-inspired small plates. Wine-serious but friendly, it keeps things neighbourhood in scale through the back half of the week.Perth · WA