Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
supermarket, fuel, internet etc), but you'll have a more interesting Clare Valley experien-
ce sleeping out of town.
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Sights & Activities
Riesling Trail Bike Hire
BICYCLE HIRE
( 0418 777 318;
www.rieslingtrailbikehire.com.au
;
10 Warenda Rd; bike hire per half-/full day $25/
40, tandems $40/60)
Quality two-wheelers (including two-seaters) right on the Riesling
Trail itself.
Clare Valley Cycle Hire
BICYCLE HIRE
( 0418 802 077, 08-8842 2782;
www.clarevalleycyclehire.com.au
;
32 Victoria Rd; bike hire per
half/full day $17/25)
Also has baby seats and pull along buggies for the little 'uns.
Spring Gully Conservation Park
RESERVE
(
www.environment.sa.gov.au
;
24hr)
About 3km southwest of Sevenhill, the 400-hectare
Spring Gully Conservation Park features blue-gum forest, red stringybarks and 18m-high
winter waterfalls. There are plenty of bird twitters, critters and trails too.
Old Police Station Museum
MUSEUM
(
www.nationaltrustsa.org.au
; cnr Victoria & Neagles Rock Rd; adult/child $2/0.50; 10am-noon &
2-4pm Sat & Sun)
The 1850 cop shop and courthouse is now the Old Police Station Mu-
seum, displaying Victorian clothing, old photos, furniture and domestic bits and pieces.
Sleeping
Bungaree Station
( 08-8842 2677;
www.bungareestation.com.au
; Main North Rd; per
person per night $44-99; )
About 12km north of Clare is this beautiful 170-year-old
homestead, still a working 3000-acre sheep and crop farm. It was once SA's northern-
most settlement, with 50 staff, a church and a school. Accommodation is in simple,
clean, renovated heritage buildings (one to four bedrooms, some with shared bathrooms).
You can feed farm animals, take an audio tour (per person from $11) or have a dip in the
pool.
Battunga B&B
( 08-8843 0120;
www.battunga.com.au
;
Upper Skilly Rd, Watervale;
d/q incl breakfast $195/315; )
On an 80-hectare farm over the hills 2km west of
Watervale (it's a little hard to find − ask for directions), Battunga has four modern apart-
ments in two stone cottages with Mintaro-slate floors, barbecues, kitchenettes and wood
fires. This is beautiful country − undulating farmland studded with huge eucalypts.
