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Burra is a town of 920 (2021) in South Australia's Clare Valley region. It is most known for its Cornish mines, which have been on the tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage since 2024.
Understand
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Visitor information
[edit | edit source]- 1 Burra & Goyder Visitor Information Centre, 2 Market Sq, ☏ +61 8 8892 2154. Mon–Fri 9AM–5PM, Sat Sun 10AM–4PM.
Get in
[edit | edit source]Burra is 2 hours north of Adelaide (about 166 km from Adelaide CBD) via the M2 Northern Expressway. Continue on until you reach A20 Gawler Ring Road and then exit onto A32 Barrier Hwy/B82 Horrocks Hwy. Stay on A32 Barrier Hwy for 110 km (about 80 minutes) until you reach Burra. From Port Wakefield, it's an 80-minute drive east via B84 and A32.
Get around
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[edit | edit source]- 1 Burra Mine, 1 Market St, ☏ 1300 775 540 (domestic)Country code missing, +61 8 8892 2154, discover@visitburra.com. An open-air museum centred around the town's former copper mine, stemmed when copper was first found in the 1840s. At its height, it was once the largest metal mine in Australia. Both guided tours and self-guided walks are available, but tours are available from the Burra Heritage Passport (next to visitor centre). Since 2024, it has been on the tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage along with nearby Moonta as part of the Australian Cornish Mining Sites.
- 2 Burra Mine Lookout, 10b Market St. General lookout overlooking the mine itself.
Free. - 3 Burra Mine Open Air Museum, ☏ +61 8 8892 2154, bvc@capri.net.au. Daily 9AM–5PM. $5 (unless through admission at the passport centre).
- 4 Morphett's Engine House Museum, ☏ +61 8 8892 2154, bvc@capri.net.au. Mon Wed Fri 11AM–1PM; Sat Sun & public holidays 11AM–2PM.
- 2 Burra Mine Lookout, 10b Market St. General lookout overlooking the mine itself.
- 5 Burra Railway Station, 9/10 Railway Tce. The former railway station of Burra with a museum of the town and its former railway services.
Do
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[edit | edit source]- 1 Burra Hotel, 5 Market St, ☏ +61 8 8892 2389.
- 1 St Just Cafe, 5 Commercial St (next to visitor centre), ☏ +61 8 8892 2222. Also has general store.
- 2 Waters Burra Bakery, 16 Commercial St, ☏ +61 8 8892 2070.
Sleep
[edit | edit source]- 1 Commercial Hotel Burra, 22 Commercial St, ☏ +61 8 8892 2542. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 10AM.
- 2 Paxton Square Cottages, 1 Kingston St, ☏ +61 488 513 101. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 10AM.
- 3 Burra Motor Inn, Market St, ☏ +61 8 8892 2777. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 10AM. Inn on the banks of Burra Creek, with 20 modern ground-floor motel rooms. Rooms have private ensuites, heating and cooling, free Wi-Fi, Smart TVs, bar fridges and microwaves. Free on-site parking is available directly in front of most rooms for easy access. Can be contacted via email form on website.
Connect
[edit | edit source]Go next
[edit | edit source]| Gawler ← Saddleworth ← | S A32 NE | → Hallett → Broken Hill (NSW) |
| Crystal Brook ← Spalding ← | NW B64 SE | → Morgan → Barmera |