Good Eats. Restaurants & Cafes
Amazing Food!!!!!
NOTE: Thai Days has become so popular now you need to book well ahead. I suggest at least a week or 2.
18 locals recommend
THAi DAYS Restaurant
10B Cadell StreetAmazing Food!!!!!
NOTE: Thai Days has become so popular now you need to book well ahead. I suggest at least a week or 2.
Island tavern
Tolarno DriveGoolwa Beach
2 Beach RdGreat Chippy & Pizza Shop if you want take-away food or to sit and eat outside. Parking behind in Loveday Street.
18 locals recommend
Saltwater Cafe
2 Cadell StGreat Chippy & Pizza Shop if you want take-away food or to sit and eat outside. Parking behind in Loveday Street.
Rankines at The Whistle Stop
7 Hays StGoolwa Bakery
8 Dawson StGreat for breakfast or brunch while you enjoy watching the happenings around the wharf & river. Top location. Friendly staff.
36 locals recommend
Hector's on the Wharf
1 Cutting RdGreat for breakfast or brunch while you enjoy watching the happenings around the wharf & river. Top location. Friendly staff.
Loco Mexican
21 Ocean StThis ones in Ocean Street, Victor Harbor and up stairs. Mexican.
Great new restaurant 6 minutes from Victor Harbor.
Family Friendly, Rural setting
Indoor tables or Picnic on the lawn with one of their charcuterie picnic baskets.
https://www.lostphoenixfarm.com.au/
https://glamadelaide.com.au/new-restaurant-ex-fugazzi-chef-brings-lost-phoenix-farm-to-hindmarsh-valley/?fbclid=IwAR3aLxt-NnH6uUUCM4xPGEubqKUw4jXBzfWB1hkY2qvbgJMYE8-X0jDI7Mg
Lost Phoenix Farm
34 Mont Rosa RoadGreat new restaurant 6 minutes from Victor Harbor.
Family Friendly, Rural setting
Indoor tables or Picnic on the lawn with one of their charcuterie picnic baskets.
https://www.lostphoenixfarm.com.au/
https://glamadelaide.com.au/new-restaurant-ex-fugazzi-chef-brings-lost-phoenix-farm-to-hindmarsh-valley/?fbclid=IwAR3aLxt-NnH6uUUCM4xPGEubqKUw4jXBzfWB1hkY2qvbgJMYE8-X0jDI7Mg
This is a great little take away hamburger & gelati shop on the corner Cadelle Street. Nice outdoor eating area.
6 locals recommend
The Grill Goolwa
11 Goolwa TerraceThis is a great little take away hamburger & gelati shop on the corner Cadelle Street. Nice outdoor eating area.
Visit the Kuti Shack on the beach for a taste of locally harvested pipis or Kuti as they are know locally. https://goolwapipico.com/
31 locals recommend
Kuti Shack
Beach RoadVisit the Kuti Shack on the beach for a taste of locally harvested pipis or Kuti as they are know locally. https://goolwapipico.com/
Great Fish and Chip shop. This is the chippy shop I recommend for you in Goolwa.
7 locals recommend
Cadell Street Fish & Chips
22 Cadell StGreat Fish and Chip shop. This is the chippy shop I recommend for you in Goolwa.
Sightseeing
A fun ride in a traditional paddle steamer up the river. The kids will love it. Dad will love it.
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A fun ride in a traditional paddle steamer up the river. The kids will love it. Dad will love it.
Goolwa Wharf Markets every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.
Worth the trip to see the seals, the boats going through the lock. Goolwa side of the lock is fresh water & the south eastern side is salt water. A bonus is you get a nice little walk in too. There is BBQs in the park area.
10 locals recommend
Goolwa Barrage
Beacon 19 Boat Ramp RoadWorth the trip to see the seals, the boats going through the lock. Goolwa side of the lock is fresh water & the south eastern side is salt water. A bonus is you get a nice little walk in too. There is BBQs in the park area.
Sugars Beach, located on Hindmarsh Island and in the Coorong National Park, is a viewing spot to see where the Mighty Murray meets the ocean and also a great fishing spot. You can find The Coorong Cafe here and also Canoe the Coorong kayak hire.
The Murray Mouth is a narrow channel where a lot of water passes through. The Southern/Eastern side of the mouth is the Coorong and the Western side is the Murray River.
Sugars Beach
Sugars Beach, located on Hindmarsh Island and in the Coorong National Park, is a viewing spot to see where the Mighty Murray meets the ocean and also a great fishing spot. You can find The Coorong Cafe here and also Canoe the Coorong kayak hire.
The Murray Mouth is a narrow channel where a lot of water passes through. The Southern/Eastern side of the mouth is the Coorong and the Western side is the Murray River.
Go digging for Goolwa Pipi's.
Good swimming, fishing & surfing beach. Patrolled.
54 locals recommend
Goolwa Beach
2 Beach RdGo digging for Goolwa Pipi's.
Good swimming, fishing & surfing beach. Patrolled.
The museum is privately owned. It is small but quite a treat if you are into old cars.
6 locals recommend
Goolwa Motor Museum
45 Gardiner StThe museum is privately owned. It is small but quite a treat if you are into old cars.
Coorong National Park
SteamRanger Heritage Railway operates a number of different heritage steam and diesel hauled tourist trains between Mt Barker in the Adelaide Hills, up over the crest of the southern Mt Lofty Ranges, down to Strathalbyn and on through the coastal holiday towns of Goolwa and Port Elliot to the tourist resort town of Victor Harbor.
The Cockle Train is very popular steam train from Goolwa (Station is at the Wharf Presinct) to Victor Harbor.
You can hear the horns blowing from Britannia.
60 locals recommend
The Cockle Train
5 Railway TerraceSteamRanger Heritage Railway operates a number of different heritage steam and diesel hauled tourist trains between Mt Barker in the Adelaide Hills, up over the crest of the southern Mt Lofty Ranges, down to Strathalbyn and on through the coastal holiday towns of Goolwa and Port Elliot to the tourist resort town of Victor Harbor.
The Cockle Train is very popular steam train from Goolwa (Station is at the Wharf Presinct) to Victor Harbor.
You can hear the horns blowing from Britannia.
Can walk or catch the Horse pulled tram across the causeway to Granite Island.
Walk around the island and look out for Whales in the winter.
74 locals recommend
Granite Island
Can walk or catch the Horse pulled tram across the causeway to Granite Island.
Walk around the island and look out for Whales in the winter.
Surf and Sun Surf School
Chapman RoadAbseiling, Surfing, lessons and hire.
Canoe the Coorong
Lot 99 Mundoo Channel DrGoolwa Animal Farm
85 Airport RdSA Skydiving - Goolwa Beach
492 Boettcher RdSpirit Australia Cruises & Spirit of the Coorong
Main WharfIngalalla Falls
Hay Flat RoadGood little walks/hikes. Falls are not always running.
Bartons Forest
Great little walks/Hikes.
Scenery. History.
Wineries & Cellar Doors
The Steam Exchange Brewery
1 Cutting RdShaw Family Vintners
369 Myrtlegrove RdOne Paddock Currency Creek Winery
291 Winery RdFood Scene
Here is a great fun in the kitchen experience to have. Enjoy learning how to cook something in a small group setting.
Breads, pastas, vegetarian, preserves......
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10 Dance StreetHere is a great fun in the kitchen experience to have. Enjoy learning how to cook something in a small group setting.
Breads, pastas, vegetarian, preserves......