Yorke Peninsula Holiday Houses & Accommodation

Once you've found your ideal Yorke Peninsula accommodations, all you need to know is how to get there.

If you're driving, head north from Adelaide or south from Port Augusta on the A1 Highway to Port Wakefield. From there, the B85 (west coast) and B86 (east coast) routes will take you to Yorke Peninsula holiday houses. There’s also ferry service to Wallaroo from Lucky Bay on the Eyre Peninsula that can save you around 350km of driving time. The boat trip takes around two hours.

Buses are available from Adelaide’s central bus station, with services to various Yorke Peninsula towns. A coach trip from Adelaide to Moonta takes three hours. Connections are needed if you’re headed to the southern regions. Remember to check local timetables for up-to-date information.

The nearest airport to the Yorke Peninsula is in Adelaide, where car hire facilities are available for onward travel.

Where to Eat While Staying on the Yorke Peninsula

Tasty pub food, fine dining, and excellent snack shacks are everywhere on the Yorke Peninsula. And when you can, grab a local beer. The barley grown here is used in many world-class and well-known Australian beers.

Café Cappellas is not just one place to eat in Moonta, but two. The original, on George Street, offers an extensive menu from breakfast to dinner and has a lovely terrace for al fresco dining. The second offering, “By The Bay,” is a more relaxed dining experience overlooking the beach and jetty. Get great burgers, fish and chips, and ice cream to eat in or take away.

Yorketown is blessed to have Marie’s Delights. This excellent pastry café also doubles as an art gallery. Gourmet savoury or sweet pies, cakes, and cookies are handmade on the premises, and all from locally sourced ingredients. They offer freshly made organic and gluten-free products.

Watsacowie Brewery opens its cellar doors to highlight their award-winning craft beer. While it’s not officially a place to eat, the brewery has a fantastic area where you can enjoy your own picnic alongside their product. In addition to fantastic local beers, they serve ciders, wines, and soft drinks, too.

What to See and Do on the Yorke Peninsula

It's not just the sweeping coastline that attracts visitors to the Yorke Peninsula. There’s so much to experience here that you’ll be tempted to return for your next break.

The peninsula’s mining history is well known. The gypsum mine at Inneston was once home to more than 150 mining families. Visit this long-abandoned ghost town and wind your way through the old shops, post office, and other buildings on the 2km Inneston Historic Walk.

Known locally as “Millionaires Row,” Black Point is one of South Australia’s most stunning stretches of coastline. Modern beach houses with epic views across the ocean stand side-by-side with more modest beach shacks. The area is open for all to enjoy, with access points to the beach at many locations.

Be surrounded by wildlife on Troubridge Island. This former lighthouse island off Edithburgh is home to more than 30,000 migratory birds and thousands of penguins. This is one place you'll definitely want your camera. Keep an eye out around the shoreline and on the short boat ride over for dolphins playing and feeding in the water.

Beach Holidays on the Yorke Peninsula

With over 700km of coastline offering sheltered bays, long white sands, and excellent water sports opportunities, the Yorke Peninsula has something for everyone on beach holidays.

When surfing icons come to the Yorke Peninsula, they head for the Daly Head National Surfing Reserve. With a mix of heavy and medium surf, there are options for all abilities here, even if you just fancy a little boogie or bodyboarding. At the local surf schools, you and your kids can brush up on your skills.

You’ll find long, white sandy beaches without a person in sight here. And the secluded bays are so plentiful in the Yorke Peninsula that it's said there's one for every day of the year – or for every day of your holiday, at the very least.

The unspoilt waters around the Yorke Peninsula are a haven for a diverse range of aquatic life. With sandy shores, small island reefs, and even shipwrecks to explore, you're sure to have an unforgettable underwater adventure.

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