Adelaide Hills Day 5

Joan's Pantry : Joan’s Pantry is an iconic café established in 1920s when Joan made tea for the cricketers playing across the oval. Over the years, the local community and Joan’s Pantry have changed significantly, while still holding true to the values and spirit of the people and patrons, A newly remodelled, and historic licensed café nestled in the Adelaide foothills, serving all day breakfast, lunch and Friday evening meals.

Belair National Park: Set in beau­ti­ful nat­ur­al bush­land, Belair Nation­al Park is just 25 min­utes from Ade­laide city cen­tre. It is the ide­al place to get active in the great out­doors. There are wood­lands and lakes to explore, walk­ing and moun­tain bik­ing trails to suit all lev­els of fit­ness, plus ten­nis courts and crick­et pitch­es avail­able for hire. This is South Australia’s old­est nation­al park, and is home to Old Gov­ern­ment House – a sig­nif­i­cant her­itage build­ing. Also in the park is State Flo­ra, the old­est plant nurs­ery in South Aus­tralia and still going strong today. The park remains one of the few rel­a­tive­ly undis­turbed areas of native veg­e­ta­tion in the Ade­laide Hills region, mak­ing it an impor­tant refuge for native plants and animals.

Deviation Road Winery : Deviation Road is a boutique Adelaide Hills winery tucked away amongst a heritage protected conservation park a mere twenty five minutes from the CBD. Our tasting room is open daily offering tutored wine tastings (paid), regional produce platters or simply enjoy a glass or bottle of wine on our deck which overlooks the vineyard.

Jurlique Farm : For over 35 years, we’ve grown the powerful ingredients used in our products on our biodynamic* farm in South Australia’s Adelaide Hills. Discover the Jurlique way, experience our unique connection to nature and learn more about our practices and processes by taking a behind-the-scenes tour of Jurlique's biodynamic* farm in the stunning Adelaide Hills.

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K1 Wines: Under the custodianship of 5th and 6th generation descendants of Thomas Hardy, K1 Wines continues the family legacy of pushing the boundaries of Australian viticulture through innovation, a commitment to sustainability, and a love of the Australian terroir.

Kuitpo Forest: Kuitpo Forest is located on Kaurna and Peramangk Country, near Meadows in the Mount Lofty Ranges. Established in 1898, it was the first of a number of forest plantations in the area established to ensure a sustainable timber resource for South Australia. Today, the Kuitpo Forest Reserve covers an area of 3,600 hectares, of which 60% (2,100ha) is plantation, and is home to our Head Office and Visitor Information Centre. Located within ForestrySA’s broader Mount Lofty Ranges forest estate, Kuitpo Forest Reserve is modelled as a community forest. It is managed for sustainable commercial forestry, while providing for the conservation of native flora and fauna and community use for recreation. Kuitpo’s proximity to Adelaide – just an hour’s drive from the city – also makes it a popular place to visit. Hundreds of thousands of visitors come to camp and enjoy hut-style accommodation, bushwalk, horse ride, mountain bike and take part in a host of organised community events each year.

The Crafers Hotel : Steeped in history as one of Adelaide’s first pubs, and now locally owned and managed. The Crafers Hotel is conveniently located just off the Crafers exit from the M1 Princes Highway, 20 minutes from Adelaide’s CBD.