Moonta, Moonta Bay and Port Hughes are adjacent coastal towns on the Yorke Peninsula.
Understand
On the Copper Coast, during its mining heyday Moonta had a population second only to Adelaide in South Australia.
Today, the town plays on its Cornish heritage, mining tourism, as well as its beaches, boating and fishing.
Tourist Information
- Copper Coast Visitor Information Centre, Kadina (The Farm Shed Museum & Tourism Centre), 50 Moonta Road, Kadina, SA 5554, toll-free: 1800 654 991, fax: 61 8 8821 4633, ✉[email protected]. M-F 9AM - 5PM; Sa & Su 10AM - 4PM.
- Moonta Tourist Office, Old Railway Station, Moonta, SA 5558, ☏ 61 8 8825 1891, ✉[email protected]. M-Su 9AM-5PM.
Get in
Moonta Railway Station
Get around
See
- Moonta Mines State Heritage Area. Moonta Mines Museum, Local and Family History Centre at the School of Mines, Hughes Engine House, Moonta Mines Tourist Railway (including Historic Horse Drawn Tram, Blacksmith Shop), Miners Cottage & Garden, Moonta Mines Sweet Shop, Richmans Engine House, Old Railway Station (Moonta Tourist Office).
Do
- Wheal Hughes Mine, ☏ 61 88251 891. Dress up like a miner and experience the wonder of the underground tunnels and cathedral-like workings. Travel down to the 55 metre level. The hardworking miners of the 1800s pioneered these copper mines and have left us this legacy to enjoy at our leisure. Bookings are essential at the Moonta Information Centre.
Buy
Eat
- Cornish Pastie, available at the Cornish Bakery, but also at many of the smaller cafes in town.
Drink
Sleep
Connect
Go next
East Moonta, Agery, Moonta Bay, Port Hughes, North Moonta