Experiences
Hope Cottage National Trust Museum
One of three original cottages built at Kingscote in 1856. The cottage has a collection of items depicting the early settlement of Kingscote.
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Kingscote
Hope Cottage National Trust Museum is one of three original cottages built at Kingscote in 1856.
The cottage has a collection of items depicting the early settlement of Kingscote, the site of South Australia's first official settlement, including the history of many early pioneers, photographs, automobile memorabilia, laundry display and an original cellar that can be viewed.
The display includes a large range of obsolete farm machinery, tractors and engines including the Ruston Hornsby engine which powered the electricity supply for Kingscote before the introduction of electricity from the mainland and a restored pre-diesel internal combustion engine. Some of the tractors and motor vehicles are still operational and more items are regularly obtained and restored.
The Lighthouse tower with light assembly was brought from Cape Willoughby when it became obsolete with the introduction of mainland electricity to Kangaroo Island in 1968. A good view of the town can be seen from the balcony of the tower.
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Snelling Beach
Snellings Beach is the most visible and most popular on the north coast.-
North Coast
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Cape Willoughby Heritage Trail
A 1.9km self-guided walking trails provide further insight into the lives of the early Lighthouse Keepers and the construction of the Lightstation.-
Penneshaw & Dudley Peninsula
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Point Ellen
At Vivonne Bay western headland, Point Ellen provides photographers with spectacular coastal scenery views with the Southern Ocean sending its waves crashing on to the-
South Coast
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Fish Cannery Walking Trail
A trail through the scrub to the ruins of a fish cannery built in the late 1890s.-
American River
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Artworks Gallery
Artworks is a friendly, informal community gallery manned and run entirely by the artists themselves and volunteer members of the artists Collective KI Inc. The-
Penneshaw & Dudley Peninsula
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Curley Creek Hike - Cape Gantheaume Conservation Park
Walkers will not only discover a large range of birdlife but also a variety of vegetation communities.-
South Coast
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Shoal Bay Studio
Shoal Bay Studio is a working studio that produces and presents handmade jewellery, paintings, art prints, photographic prints, pottery, as well as other object d'art-
Kingscote
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Kingscote Tidal Pool
The Kingscote Tidal Pool is located on the Kingscote Foreshore near the wharf. Sea water flows in and out of the pool.-
Kingscote
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Island Beach
Fringed by dense bush land and home to wallabies, kangaroos and Roseburg goannas. A range of bird life, including pelicans and the endangered Hooded plover.-
Penneshaw & Dudley Peninsula
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Old Cemetery Kingscote
This cemetery holds the remains of the Early Settlement inhabitants who arrived on Kangaroo Island in 1836.-
Kingscote
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