Things to Do

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For the best Range of things to do and advice on what you may like, a visit to the Barossa Visitors Centre at Tanunda will provide a lot of information

Fiona's Favourite Barossa Things

Nature

  • Walk in the Kaisersthul National Park (near Angaston/Tanunda) where you may see kangaroos sunning themselves
  • Barossa Bush Gardens (Nuriootpa) the Barossa's Unique flora is on display
  • Barossa Goldfields (Mt Crawford), You can get a permit and pan for gold!
  • Mengler's Hill Lookout (near Tanunda/Angaston) to look over the patchwork of vineyards and to the distant sea, home to the Barossa Sculpture Park
  • Whispering Wall (Williamstown), dam wall which transmits your voice across the curve of the wall

Barossa Heritage

  • Luhrs Cottage (Light Pass) an early Barossa Cottage with many original features of what life was like
  • Barossa Archives and German Heritage Museum (Tanunda) with historical items from the region
  • Herbig Family Gum Tree (Springton) in which a large family lived before moving to a house
  • Billy Goat Square (Tanunda) to enjoy the cute cottages and park
  • Historic Cemeteries and Historic Lutheran Churches

Food to Visit

  • Gully Gardens (Angaston), locally produced and made fruit, nut and confectionery products
  • Barossa Cheese Company (Angaston), for purchase and tasting of locally made cheese
  • Casa Carboni (Angaston), Italian restaurant & cooking school
  • Schultz Butchers (Angaston) or Linke's Butchers (Nuriootpa) for Barossa German style small goods
  • Barossa Farmers Market (Angaston, Saturday Morning) or Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
  • Roadside wheel barrows and market stalls for fresh produce from peoples gardens

Food to Eat

  • Angaston:
    • Barossa Brauhaus
    • Barossa Siam
    • Blond Coffee
    • Casa Carboni
    • Company Kitchen
    • D & M's Bakery & Cafe
    • Roaring 40's Cafe & Restaurant
    • Soul With Zest Cafe
    • Sunrise Bakery
    • Wanera Wine Bar & Restaurant

Wineries

  • Henschke Wines - Keyneton
  • Fantastic Large Old Buildings...Seppeltsfield, Yalumba (Angaston) and Chateau Tanunda
  • Penfolds (Nuriootpa) makers of the famous Grange Hermitage

Some Barossa Villages to Explore

  • Bethany
  • Krondorf
  • Gomersal
  • Hoffnungsthal
  • St Kitts
  • Ebenezer
  • Some have interesting stories like Hoffnungsthal. The remains of a village which was flooded after first settlers where initially warned by indigenous people

Further Afield

  • River Murray (35 min) - for more information, visit Riverland Tourism.
  • Kapunda (30 min) - Rich copper mining history and great heritage trail and museum
  • Burra (1 hour 15 min) - Heritage mining town with heritage trail
  • Clare Valley (1 hour) - Great wineries, food and heritage especially Mintaro