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here, with main courses such as slow-roasted baby pork, milk-fed lamb, and crisp-
based pizzas. Main courses are between A$20 and A$26 (US$13-US$17). It's
open daily for lunch and from 6pm Wednesdays to Saturdays for dinner. You'll
find perhaps the valley's best German-style bakery in Lyndoch, the
Lyndoch Bak-
ery,
on the Barossa Highway (
&
08/8524 4422
). In Angaston you must stop off
at
The Seasons of the Valley,
6 Washington St. (
&
08/8564 3688
). This restored
1840 homestead houses has cottage gardens and a sunny verandah as well as deli-
cious meals from A$15 to A$18 (US$9.50-US$11). It's open daily 10am to 5pm.
THE ADELAIDE HILLS
A 25-minute drive from Adelaide and visible even from the main shopping street,
you'll find the tree-lined slopes and pretty valleys, orchards, vineyards, winding
roads, and historic townships of the
Adelaide Hills.
You might want to walk
part of the Heysen Trail (see “Enjoying the Great Outdoors” in the Adelaide sec-
tion, earlier in this chapter), browse through the shops in Hahndorf, stop in
Melba's Chocolate Factory in Woodside, or visit Cleland Wildlife Park or War-
rawong Sanctuary. Otherwise, it's a nice outing just to hit the road and drive.
Should you decide to stay overnight, the area offers lots of cozy B&Bs.
ESSENTIALS
GETTING THERE
The Adelaide Hills are 25 minutes from Adelaide by car
via Greenhill and Glen Osmond roads.
Adelaide Sightseeing
(
&
08/8231
4144;
www.adelaidesightseeing.com.au) runs outings to the gorgeous town of
Hahndorf (see below) as well as to Cleland Wildlife Park. An afternoon excur-
sion to Hahndorf costs A$43 (US$28) for adults and A$23 (US$15) for chil-
dren; the tour to Cleland costs A$38 (US$25) for adults and A$23 (US$15) for
children, including park entry. Check their Web site to compare trips to the
Barossa valley, Flinders Ranges, Great Ocean Road, and Kangaroo Island.
VISITOR INFORMATION
Visitor information and bookings are available
through the
Adelaide Hills Tourist Information Centre,
41 Main St., Hahn-
dorf (
&
08/8388 1185
). It's open Monday through Friday from 9am to 4pm.
Otherwise, maps are available at the
South Australia Travel Centre
in Adelaide.
WOODSIDE: CHOCOLATE LOVERS UNITE!
Visitors come here for
Melba's Chocolate Factory,
Henry Street (
&
08/8389
7868
), where chocoholics will find a huge range of handmade chocolates.
Melba's is part of Heritage Park, a complex that includes a wood turner, a cheese
maker, a ceramics studio, a leather maker, and a crafts shop. It's open Monday
through Friday from 10am to 4pm, and Saturday, Sunday, and holidays from
noon to 5pm.
MYLOR: GETTING BACK TO NATURE
Mylor
is located 25km (16 miles) southeast of Adelaide, and 10km (6 miles)
south of Mt. Lofty via the town of Crafters. Here you'll find the
Warrawong
Sanctuary,
Stock Road, Mylor (P.O. Box 1135), Stirling, SA 5152 (
&
08/8370
9197;
fax 08/8370 8332; www.efl.com.au). Unlike many other wildlife parks,
the animals here are not kept in enclosed runs. Instead, park founder Dr. John
Wamsley took a 14-hectare (35-acre) tract of farmland, replanted it with natu-
ral bush, fenced it off, and went around shooting the introduced rabbits, cats,
dogs, and foxes that plague much of Australia. Then the good doctor took to
reintroducing animals native to the site—such as kangaroos, various types of
wallabies, bandicoots, beetongs, platypuses, possums, frogs, birds, and reptiles.
