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Inside main Building — Image credit: Yankalilla Museum

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Yankalilla District Historical Museum Inc

The Yankalilla District Historical Museum is dedicated to preserving the history of Yankalilla and surrounding districts, from the earliest European settlement to the indigenous heritage preceding it. The museum carries an extensive collection of historical artifacts, photographs, and documents showcasing various facets of the region's past, including agriculture, mining, shipping, transport, and personal family records. Open seven days a week, the museum can be accessed through the Fleurieu Coast Visitor Information Centre. School and bus groups are welcome, as the museum offers guided tours led by knowledgeable volunteers. Established in 1987, the museum operates entirely through the dedication of volunteers.

Yankalilla SA

0.7 km away

Yankalilla Historic Museum — Image credit: yankalilla VIC

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Yankalilla Historical Museum

The Yankalilla Historical Museum is a must visit attraction in the Fleurieu Coast and we are constantly told by visitors it is the best rural museum in South Australia. Exhibitions include a real church relocated from Inman Valley, an early settlers' cottage, a blacksmith shop, a nursery shop, multiple sheds of farm machinery and much more. They have displays on the farming, mining, and maritime histories of the area as well as a range of memorabilia and photographs depicting early life in the district. A life-size statue of a Diprotodon (giant prehistoric wombat) stands on the roadside outside the museum. The museum is suitable for all ages and we have workbooks to keep the kids engaged. Entry is a self guided tour, for group bookings a tour guide can be arrange upon request. Enter through the Fleurieu Coast Visitor Centre.

Yankalilla SA

0.7 km away

Christ Church — Image credit: Karen Toleman

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

Christ Church Yankalilla

Christ Church Yankalilla was established in 1857 and is one of the earliest Anglican churches in South Australia. Containing many beautiful stained-glass windows of historical significance, it provides a quiet ambience for prayer and meditation. It is the only church in the region which is open every day. Significant works of art by Barbara Robertson and Pro Hart are on display in the church. The centre of worship for the Christ Church congregation is the 9.30am sung Eucharist (Holy Communion) every Sunday, using the Prayer Book for Australia service. On August 24, 1994, a parishioner saw what appeared to be an image of the Virgin Mary high on the back wall of the church. After two years, the "apparition" was acknowledged, and a wrought iron frame was placed around it. This attracted attention from around the world, bringing many pilgrims to the small town.

Yankalilla SA

0.8 km away

Yankalilla Lions Youth Park — Image credit: District Council of Yankalilla

Parks and Gardens

Yankalilla Lions Youth Park

The Yankalilla Lions Youth Park offers an active and fun day out. The park has a large skate park, perfect for anyone with bikes, skateboards, scooters or roller skates. There is an 'access for all' designed playground, a BMX trail, mini basketball court and an outdoor gym. The wheelchair friendly park has picnic areas, undercover free electric barbecue facilities with tables and seating. At the skate park and playground there is also seating to watch all the action. The park has a car park, toilets and a fully fenced play area.

Yankalilla SA

0.9 km away

Memorial Park

Parks and Gardens

Yankalilla Memorial Park

The Yankalilla Memorial Park is home to the Yankalilla Golf Course, and a variety of Yankalilla sporting clubs including the Bowls Club, Netball Club, Football Club, Hockey Club, and Tennis Club. The complex is located behind the Yankalilla Bakery and entry is located at the side of the bakery. The park also offers barbecue and picnic facilities, public toilets, a playground, and a large oval and a public golf course with an honesty box. The Yankalilla Memorial Park is the ideal place to stop for a picnic en route to Cape Jervis and the Sealink Kangaroo Island ferry.

Yankalilla SA

1.0 km away

Yankalilla Golf Club — Image credit: Yankalilla VIC

Sports and Recreation Facilities

Yankalilla Golf Course

Welcome to the Yankalilla Golf Course, a golfer's paradise nestled in the stunning landscapes of South Australia, and it's the only scrapes course just 90 minutes away from Adelaide. Yankalilla Golf Club is a very friendly well-maintained community golf course with affordable green fees. It is a full size 18-hole scrape course open during winter months, April to October. It is open to the public all year round; exceptions are pennant days and special events. Ladies competition day is Tuesday, and men's on Saturday commencing at 12 noon. In summer there is a 9-hole twilight competition, held on Friday nights followed by a BBQ . The course is centrally located behind the Yankalilla Sporting Club in Yankalilla Memorial Park. An honesty box is located on side of clubhouse for payment of fees. There is no equipment hire available. If you're searching for a golfing escape that combines the serenity of nature with the thrill of the fairways, you've found your haven.

Yankalilla SA

1.1 km away

Yankalilla Market

Shopping and Markets

Yankalilla Craft & Produce Market

Yankalilla Craft & Produce Market is a local community market with over 40 stallholders selling a variety of goods ranging from new, secondhand, handmade, art, creative artistic knitwear and jewellery. Books, antiques, vintage and much more. Locally grown fruit and veg, olive oil and Kangaroo Island Honey. Yummy food and the best coffee in the area, come and support local small businesses! There will be live music as well! Yankalilla Craft & Produce Market takes place every 3rd Saturday of the month. Visitors to the market will enjoy local area produce and local handmade, homemade products from the region of South Australia, and the ambience of a relaxed country atmosphere and welcoming stallholders.

Yankalilla SA

1.5 km away

Bungala Park — Image credit: Yankalilla Bay VIC

Parks and Gardens

Bungala Park

Bungala Park offers a picnic area, toilets and undercover free electric barbecue facilities. The park is also home to the Historic Bungala Cottage. Bungala Park is also the location of some of the local art poles. The Fleurieu West Pole Trail was organised by the Fleurieu West Business Association and displays work by local artists since early 2012. Spend some time out with family and friends at Bungala Park..

Normanville SA

2.2 km away

Carrickalinga Lookout

Landmarks and Buildings

Carrickalinga Lookout

The view from the Forktree Road Lookout in Carrickalinga is stunning with a great view of the coast! The daytime view extends from Carrickalinga all the way to Rapid Head and is well worth a quick stop to take a photo and admire the view. Stop here after dark to admire the starry skies of Australia's first International Dark Sky Community; after your sunset dinner at nearby Forktree Brewing.

Carrickalinga SA

2.8 km away

Calm and connected, let the hot and cold therapy recharge you. — Image credit: Kate Firmager

Spas and Retreats

The Salty Finn Sauna - Summer

The Salty Finn Sauna brings the Finnish sauna ritual to the Normanville Foreshore for the summer season. Handcrafted and heated by wood fire, South Australia's first mobile beach sauna sits just steps from the sand. Guests move between the deep warmth of the sauna and the calm, clear waters of Gulf St Vincent. The experience is rooted in slow living, ritual and human connection. Guests settle into the soft heat of the fire and pour water over the hot stones to release a wave of steam. Then they wander down to the shoreline to cool off before returning to the warmth. This cycle of hot and cold has been at the heart of Finnish culture for centuries. Each communal session welcomes a small group of up to six guests. A trained Sauna Host guides every session, shares the traditions of the ritual and makes first-timers feel at ease. Private bookings are also available for friends, families, celebrations and small groups. Normanville's west-facing beach is known for long summer evenings and golden sunsets over the gulf, so late-day sessions are a highlight of the season. The foreshore is an easy drive south of Adelaide on the Fleurieu Peninsula. Bookings and sauna etiquette are available via The Salty Finn Sauna website.

Normanville SA

2.9 km away

Normanville Beach — Image credit: SA Media Gallery

Natural Attractions

Normanville Beach

Normanville is the largest coastal settlement on the Fleurieu Coast. The town is located in the centre of the 7.3 kilometre long beach. Lady Bay and the 100 metre high Yankalilla Hill outline the southern boundary of this beach. The low and rocky Haycock Point separates this beach from Carrickalinga Beach to the north. Normanville and Carrickalinga beaches are relatively safe under normal conditions. Best access and facilities are located at Normanville and Carrickalinga. The best shore fishing is from the Normanville Jetty and Haycock Point. Most fishers head out into the gulf in small boats, which can be launched from the beach at Normanville but please check beach and marine condition before attempting to launch. Normanville Beach is patrolled by the Normanville Surf Life Saving Club during the summer.

Normanville SA

3.2 km away

Ingalalla Falls

Natural Attractions

Ingalalla Falls

Open all year round, Ingalalla Falls is the perfect place to visit with the family, with picnic with tables dotted along the path to the falls. There are extended walks through the forest which are great for fitness. There are many shaded areas and in autumn the leaves of the deciduous trees provide a colourful backdrop to the trees in the pine forest. The rockpools and waterfall, which attract a variety of birdlife, are located a 250m walk from the car park. Accessible toilets available. Access to the upper falls is not recommended as it is steep and slippery. Further information on Ingalalla Falls and the surrounding area can be made at the Fleurieu Coast Information Centre.

Yankalilla SA

3.7 km away

Second Valley Forest — Image credit: ForestrySA

Natural Attractions

Second Valley Forest

Second Valley Forest is located on Kaurna and Ngarrindjeri Country, on the Fleurieu Peninsula. Consisting of about 2,000ha of pine plantations and more than 250 ha of Native Forest Reserves and conservation zones containing ecologically important Fleurieu swamps, it provides sustainable softwood production and protects critical habitat for native flora and fauna. The forest is also home to the spectacular Ingalalla Falls. More than 70,000 people visit each year to picnic, enjoy our walking trails and explore the natural creeks, rockpools and breathtaking waterfalls. Second Valley Forest also contains Jones Journey and the Wilampa Trail. These two 7-8km shared-use loop trails cater for horse riders, walkers, trail runners and bike riders. Dogs are also welcome on a lead. ForestrySA manages 10,000ha of plantation forest in the Mount Lofty Ranges. As leaders in responsible plantation management for 150 years, all trees are replanted following harvest, allowing for sustainable timber production well into the future. In addition, ForestrySA manages over 4,000 ha of Native Forest reserves protected for conservation and biodiversity. There is plenty to see and do, with more than 1,000,000 people visiting each year for activities such as camping and accommodation, bushwalking, hiking, running, bike riding, horse riding, fossicking, orienteering and rogaining, wedding ceremonies and so much more.

Hay Flat SA

6.3 km away

Lady Bay Drive - like no other in SA — Image credit: Fleurieu Coast Visitor Centre

Natural Attractions

Lady Bay Beach

Lady Bay Beach is an unpatrolled beach found in-between Normanville Beach and Marina St Vincent at Wirrina Cove. At low tide the beach offers a rocky reef perfect for crabbing, shell collecting, pebble fossicking and shore fishing. It is also the location of the HMAS Hobart lookout offering amazing views of the beach and surroundings. South of the lookout there is a 100 metre interval where the rocky reef is mostly covered by sand, providing a beautiful swimming spot against a backdrop of dramatic hills.

Wirrina Cove SA

6.8 km away

Hobart Memorial Lookout — Image credit: Yankalilla VIC

Landmarks and Buildings

HMAS Hobart Lookout

The 'HMAS Hobart Memorial' Lookout is located a few kilometres along Main South Road (via Willis Drive) from the township of Normanville. Registered on the national Australian War Memorial register "Places of Pride' and maintained by the District Council of Yankalilla as a roadside-reserve, 10's of thousands of visitors each year take in the magnificent coastal vista that some who have visited Gallipoli say this part of the Fleurieu panoramic Coastline much resembles. The 'HMAS Hobart Memorial' is steeped in Australian Navy history and an up-to-date interpretive-sign (2025) is centrally located, providing interesting detail of HMAS Hobart I (WW1) and HMAS Hobart II (Vietnam War) and the currently in-service HMAS Hobart III built here in South Australia. Of special significance is the Ship's Anchor of HMAS Hobart DDG 39 (HMAS Hobart II) which lays at the Memorial site pointing towards the resting-place of the Destroyer, ceremoniously scuttled at sea, distance 6.0n.m (11.5km) on 5th November 2002 and now forming an internationally recognized premier Eco-dive site and fish abundant reef. Visitors having further interest in the history of HMAS Hobart II may observe the 'Radar Tower' in original state, located on display at the Museum and Visitor Information Centre, Normanville.

Normanville SA

7.0 km away

Hills and Seascapes Discovery Drive –Tourist Route 52

Natural Attractions

Hills and Seascapes Discovery Drive –Tourist Route 52

Lush farming lands, rolling hills, pristine valleys, Stringybark and pine forests, and the unforgettable seascapes. This scenic route is 85 kilometres in length, and allows you to discover some of the Western Fleurieu Peninsula's natural wonders. Some highlights of the drive include: St Mary McKillop's Cottage, Torrens Vale Lookout, Parawa, Ingalalla Waterfalls, Deep Creek Conservation Park, Tapanappa Lookout, Raywood Nursery, Talisker Mine Ruins, Sappers Hill Road Lookout, Morgan's Beach, Delamere, Rapid Bay, Second Valley, Lady Bay, Normanville, and the Shrine of Our Lady of Yankalilla at Christ Church Yankalilla.

Yankalilla SA

7.0 km away

Road to Myponga Beach — Image credit: Fleurieu Coast Visitor Centre

Natural Attractions

Myponga Beach

Myponga Beach occupies a small valley that has been carved by Myponga Creek and is now partially filled with river and marine sediments forming a flat plain occupied by a few houses and an elongated lagoon and wetland that flows across the southern end of the beach. Houses and shacks line the rear of the beach; so much so a seawall has been built to protect some of the properties. Fifty-metre-high grassy bluffs border each end of this 400 metre long unpatrolled beach, with rocks and reefs extending seaward. It is moderately steep and fronted by a narrow continuous bar, with waves averaging about 0.5 metres. The beach was used as a port and the ruins of the old jetty are still present. Swimming is relatively safe in the sandy central portion of the beach, and it is a popular spot for both launching boats and for shore-based fishing off the adjacent rock reefs.

Myponga Beach SA

9.4 km away

ex HMAS Hobart Dive Site

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

ex HMAS Hobart Dive Site

On 5 November 2002 the ex HMAS Hobart was scuttled in Yankalilla Bay to form an artificial dive reef. The Hobart's final resting place lies four nautical miles west northwest of Marina St Vincent. Of the three naval vessels that have been scuttled in Australia,the Hobart is currently the most intact with 90,000 square metres of the ship open to diver access including access to the engine room, missile launcher, gun turrets and both funnels. The Hobart was nicknamed the 'Green Ghost' for her reputation as a quiet vessel during three tours of duty of Vietnam. The Hobart was the most decorated naval vessel of her era and we are proud that her final resting place is in Yankalilla Bay. As a premier dive attraction, her memory and that of the people who serve on her will live on. A land-based memorial has been established at Lady Bay where the anchor from the ship lies pointing in the direction of the wreck. It's Australia's most accessible and exciting wreck, scuttled off Wirrina Cove. You need to be with a licensed operator to dive the ex HMAS Hobart. Visit the website for permit information.

Wirrina Cove SA

9.9 km away

Tapanappa Lookout - Tjilbruke Trail Marker — Image credit: Fleurieu Coast Visitor Centre

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

Tjilbruke Dreaming Trail

Tjilbruke was a Kaurna man, who appeared in Kaurna Dreaming dating back around 11,000 years. The Tjilbruke Dreaming Trail is a major trail which stretches along the coast from Marino Rocks near Adelaide, right down to Cape Jervis on the Fleurieu Coast. Find out more about the Fleurieu Coast Tjilbruke Trail here.

Wirrina Cove SA

10 km away

Relax and unwind at Myponga Reservoir Reserve — Image credit: SA Water

Natural Attractions

Myponga Reservoir Reserve

Enjoy, explore, preserve Myponga Reservoir Reserve Nestled near the township of Myponga on the stunning Fleurieu Peninsula, about an hour’s drive south of Adelaide, is the Myponga Reservoir Reserve. The trail here is ideal for walking and running with room for families to enjoy a picnic. You can also head to the lookout to take in the scenic surrounds. Head out on the water for a paddle in your canoe or kayak and explore the 250 hectares of water. Shore-based fishing is available within the publicly-accessible area of the reserve, or you can drop a line in from your canoe or kayak. Free car parking and toilet facilities are also available. Open 7.30am - 5pm (standard time), 7.30am - 8pm (daylight saving time). Closed on Total Fire Ban Days and for operational activity (gates will be closed).

Myponga SA

13 km away

Entry gallery — Image credit: Owner

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

Myponga Market

The Myponga Market is currently under renovation. The Myponga Market is in the final stages of redevelopment. From 2027 the market will have over 1000 square meter available for workshops, studios, performing arts & events. The beautiful art deco building currently houses - Yore (cafe & concept store), Mariana Mezic Art Studio & Gallery (by appointment), Myponga Post Office (open weekdays) plus Aura for hairdressing and more. Directly behind the building, nestled between the Myponga Reservoir is the acclaimed Smiling Samoyed Brewery.

Myponga SA

13 km away

Iconic view of the Second Valley Jetty through a popular instagram spot. — Image credit: nEverest Photography

Natural Attractions

Second Valley Beach

Second Valley Beach is one of South Australia's most instagramed locations. It offers views of the stunning coastline and unique geological formations. This beach is popular for swimming, jetty fishing, snorkelling and scuba diving. Follow the open valley that narrows at the coast to a gap, through which flows the small Parananacooka Creek and the road to the beach. The small town and caravan park lies on the landward side of the gap. There is a small car park leading to a jetty with the two small beaches to either side. The eastern beach is sandy and popular for swimming. To the west is a north facing curving long boulder beach attached by rock reefs to a small headland. Conditions are usually calm at this part of the beach; however it is dominated by rocks and reef. Public toilet facilities are located in the car park. Second Valley Jetty Store is close by for takeaway and ice creams.

Second Valley SA

13 km away

Second Valley Lasseters Reef

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

Second Valley Lasseters Reef

Steep coastal cliffs, fascinating geological formations and a small sandy beach help to make Second Valley unforgettable. There are multiple ways to begin your dive, swim across the first bay, walk around the second bay and begin there, or enter from the jetty. Two small caves are easily found at the base of the cliff on the southern point of the second bay and around a little bit further are some easy swim-throughs. About 20 metres off shore is a small bommie which is home to a good variety of fish including both Leafy and Weedy Sea Dragons. Best dived during south easterly winds.

Second Valley SA

13 km away

Glacier Rock

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

Glacier Rock

Glacier Rock is a ~280 million year old Glacial Pavement carved into 510 million year old bedrock, exposed in the Inman River bed below the cafe. Also known as Selwyn's Rock, it's the largest of several glacial pavements created on the Fleurieu Peninsula by the Permian Ice Age. It's also one of the largest exposed glacial pavements in the world. The grooves, scratches and other glacial marks on the rock surface show that the icecap moved from southeast to northwest here. The riverbank above Glacier Rock contains boulders and other rock debris dumped by the melting icecap, including granites from Victor Harbor. The first European recording of Glacier Rock was in 1859 by ARC Selwyn, a geologist working for the colonial South Australian Government. It was the first recorded discovery of glaciations in Australia by European scientists. It was then rediscovered in 1897 by famous geologists Sir David Edgeworth and Dr Walter Howchin, from Sydney and Adelaide Universities. Glacier Rock is a designated Geological Monument that attracts geologists from all over the world.

Inman Valley SA

16 km away

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