A Barossa Heritage Towns Weekend
Two days through the valley’s German and Cornish past
The Barossa was settled by Silesian Lutherans and, on its fringes, by Cornish copper miners — and that history is written across its townships, churches and stone main streets. This weekend trades the cellar door for the heritage trail.
The plan
Day one starts in Tanunda, the most German of the towns: walk its heritage route past the Lutheran churches and colonial Goat Square, then browse the handsome stone main street of Angaston nearby. Day two heads north to Kapunda, Australia's first great copper town, for the mine walking trail and the giant Map Kernow statue, before looping back through the quiet eastern district of Light Pass with its pioneer churches and farmhouses. Finish in Nuriootpa, the valley's working heart, for a final stroll and provisions.
Day 1
3 stops-
1
Tanunda Heritage Walk
TanundaStart with the self-guided heritage walk through the valley’s most German township.
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2
Goat Square, Tanunda
TanundaThe colonial-era market square at the heart of early Tanunda.
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3
Angaston Main Street
AngastonBrowse the prettiest heritage high street in the Barossa over a long lunch.
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Day 2
3 stops-
1
Kapunda
GreenockBegin day two in Australia’s historic copper town, with its grand stone main street.
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Greenock Aviation Museum
GreenockA quirky volunteer-run museum stop on the way back through the western Barossa.
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3
Nuriootpa Main Street
NuriootpaFinish in the valley’s working heart for a final stroll and provisions.
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On the map
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Image credits
- Angaston Library 1976.jpg by hugo90 , CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons