Experiences in Yorke Peninsula

Heritage & History

Cornish copper towns, lighthouses and shipwrecks.

The best heritage & history in Maitland

Little Cornwall's copper-mining triangle of Moonta, Wallaroo and Kadina tells one of Australia's great immigrant stories. Walk past poppet heads and miners' cottages, climb historic lighthouses and trace shipwrecks scattered along the coast.

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Ardrossan

Red-cliff town with big gulf views and crab fishing.

A working grain-port town on the east coast, famous for its red cliffs, blue swimmer crabs and panoramic gulf lookout.

Maitland Ardrossan Beaches Heritage & History Family Activities

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Maitland

Hilltop "heart of Yorke Peninsula" market town.

A planned hilltop town at the centre of the peninsula, with heritage streetscapes, a museum and a popular market.

Maitland Eat & Drink Heritage & History Markets & Artisans

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