Green Pastures

Victor Harbor (10 minutes’ drive) is a historic seaside town sitting on Long Bay and surrounded by sandy beaches. As well as numerous cafés and restaurants, it is well-known for the vintage Cockle Train, which steams its way along the seafront, and its horse-drawn trams, which cross the causeway to Granite Island when the tide is out. Hikers can pick up the Heysen Trail in Victor Harbour too; it wends its way through farmland to the dramatic, cliff-backed beaches of the Fleurieu Peninsula. Cyclists can also join the Coast to Vines Rail Trail at Willunga (35 minutes). Coastal Deep Creek National Park (35 minutes) is worth a shot if you’d like to see more kangaroos and follow way-marked trails through the lush undergrowth down to the sea. If you’re looking for more South Australia wildlife adventures, Green Pastures is only 40 minutes’ drive to Cape Jervis, the ferry port for Kangaroo Island and its spectacular flora and fauna.