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Built in 1856 on the corner of Hill and Aldinga Road, the Alma is the unpretentious locals' pub of historic Willunga - hearty meals, cold beer and a cheerful front verandah ideal for a post-market pint.

Multi-award-winning small-group minibus wine tours visiting boutique McLaren Vale cellar doors - Adelaide and Glenelg pickup, up to six wineries per day.

Walking & Hiking

Coast to Vines Rail Trail

Willunga

A 37-kilometre sealed rail trail along the old Willunga railway corridor, running from Marino on the coast through the McLaren Vale vineyards and ending on the edge of historic Willunga township.

A third-generation family olive grove and oil maker in Willunga, producing award-winning estate-grown extra virgin olive oil in the Mediterranean climate of the Willunga Scarp.

Small family winery by brothers Richard and Malcolm Leask, with a stripped-back cellar door in an 1850s stone cottage on Willunga's High Street.

A small tropical jungle boardwalk experience on Willunga's main road with an animal hunt, climbing web and Fairy Fern Garden - $2 entry, perfect for younger kids.

Walking & Hiking

Kuitpo Forest

Willunga

A 3,600-hectare ForestrySA reserve of softwood plantations and remnant native bushland in the South Mount Lofty Ranges, criss-crossed by walking, mountain bike and horse trails 45 minutes from Adelaide.

A boutique cellar door and working art gallery on the Willunga scarp, showcasing estate wines alongside paintings by Adelaide artist Avril Thomas in a garden setting with valley views.

Three-hour beginner paint-and-sip art classes with artist Kerry Mart at Magpie Springs gallery and vineyard in the Willunga hinterland - wine included.

A Mount Compass cool-climate winery pouring its wines from a heritage cottage providore on Willunga's High Street, alongside local artisan produce.

An 18-artist cooperative gallery sharing space with Willunga Glass Studio on Willunga's High Street, with paintings, sculpture, slumped glass, jewellery and woodcraft.

Dining & Cafés

Old Bush Inn

Willunga

Willunga's oldest pub - a heritage 1839 bluestone hotel on the High Street serving hearty meals, with regular live music and a beer garden.

Walking & Hiking

Old Willunga Hill

Willunga

The 3-kilometre winding ascent out of Willunga onto the Willunga Scarp is South Australia's most famous cycling climb, with panoramic Gulf views from the top.

A mother-daughter-owned winery with a warehouse-style cellar door on Willunga's main road, paired with a contemporary art programme curated by Praxis Artspace.

A Friday and Saturday night institution - Russell Jeavons' woodfired pizzas served under the stars in a walled garden behind a Willunga stone cottage.

A tiny, much-loved craft brewery and taphouse on Willunga's High Street, brewing experimental small-batch beers a few barrels at a time.

An organic farm cafe and providore set among biodynamic vineyards and olive groves above Willunga, with a paddock-to-plate menu that changes by the day.

A Calabrian family cellar door and osteria on the main road into Willunga, specialising in Italian varietals and traditional homestyle cooking.

The 1855 Willunga Courthouse and adjoining police cells have been preserved as a pocket museum by the National Trust, complete with magistrate's bench, dock, cells and stables.

A family-run boutique cellar door on the Willunga foothills (also known as Black Duck), open weekends for tastings, platters and winter curries.

One of Australia's most celebrated farmers markets, running every Saturday morning in the grounds of Willunga High School.

A destination skate park and nature playground at the southern end of the Shiraz Trail in Willunga, with grass for picnics and shade trees.

Arts & Culture

Willunga Slate Museum

Willunga

A small National Trust museum on Willunga's historic High Street dedicated to the 19th-century slate quarries that roofed half of South Australia. Entry is free and the galleries are packed with original tools, photographs and local stories.