Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
www.murrayriver.com.au/barmera/rockys-hall-of-fame-pioneers-museum
; 4 Pascoe Tce, Barmera;
adult/child $2/1; 10am-noon & 1-3pm Wed-Mon)
Country music is a big deal in Barmera,
with the
South Australian Country Music Festival & Awards
(
www.riverlandcountrymusic.com
)
happening here in June, and Rocky's Museum blaring sin-
cere rural twangings down the main street from outdoor speakers. Don't miss the 35m
Botanical Garden Guitar out the back, inlaid with the handprints of 160 country musos:
from Slim Dusty to Kasey Chambers and everyone in between.
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Sleeping & Eating
Discovery Holiday Parks Lake Bonney
CARAVAN PARK $
( 08-8588 2234;
www.discoveryholidayparks.com.au
;
Lakeside Ave, Barmera; unpowered/
powered sites from $22/29, cabins from $94; )
This keenly managed lakeside park
has small beaches (safe swimming), electric barbecues, camp kitchen, laundry and plenty
of room for kids to run amok. Plenty of trees; waterfront camp sites.
Barmera Lake Resort Motel
MOTEL $
( 08-8588 2555;
www.barmeralakeresortmotel.com.au
; Lakeside Dr, Barmera; d $90-145, f from
$185; )
Right across the road from the lake, this good-value motel has a barbecue,
pool, laundry and tennis court. Rooms are nothing flash, but immaculate; most have lake
views.
Overland Corner Hotel
PUB $$$
( 08-8588 7021;
www.murrayriver.com.au/overland-corner
; Old Coach Rd; mains $16-28;
noon-2pm Tue-Sun, 6-8pm Thu-Sat)
Off the Morgan Rd, 19km northwest of Barmera, this
moody 1859 boozer is named after a Murray River bend where drovers used to camp.
The pub walls ooze character and the meals are drover sized, plus there's a museum, a
resident ghost and a beaut beer garden. An 8km self-guided
Overland Corner Walking
Trail
leads to the river; pick up a brochure at the pub or Barmera visitor information
centre.
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Information
Barmera Visitor Information Centre
( 08-8588 2289, 1300 768 468;
www.barmeratourism.com.au
; Barwell Ave, Barmera; 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm Sat & Sun)
Help with transport and accommodation bookings. Pick up the
Historic Overland Corner
walking trail brochure.
