Local Attractions
There's lots to see and do in Clare so here are just some of the local restaurants, cafes, galleries and more we recommend. We're always happy to help our guests so feel free to drop into the office we'll help you find everything you need.
You can find more details about the Clare Valley and the surrounding areas at www.clarevalley.com.au, or the Clare Valley Visitor Information Centre just down Main North Road from us.
Restaurants
Citadel 5453 Restaurant
- Well-priced quality Mediterranean restaurant with tasty pasta and seafood, traditional Italian style pizzas, yummy deserts, great coffee and of course the best wines in the Clare Valley. This restaurant oozes style and quality.
- 187 Main North Road, Clare
- Phone: 08 8842 1453
Salt'n'vines Bar & Bistro
- Menu
- A blend of fresh seafood, steak and fine wines. Enjoy contemporary Australian cuisine with fresh seafood and fabulous views, balcony or private dinning and select from an extensive wine list. Open Thursday to Sunday for lunch and dinner.
- Kirrihill Wines, Wendouree Road, Clare
- Phone: 08 8842 1796
Seven Hill Hotel
- For a great meal and fine dining. The Sunday long lunch till 5pm is gaining legend status. Depending on the weather lunch or dinner can be enjoyed al fresco style on the front verandah, sheltered and vibrant in the dining room, or at the bar with a counter meal.
- Main North Road, Sevenhill
- Phone: 08 8843 4217
Cafes
Bookstop & Beans
- Books for your soul, a brew for your heart. Browse through new and pre-loved books and enjoy excellent coffees and plunger teas on the veranda or lounges. Try homemade biscuits or scones with jam and cream. There's an open fire in the winter. Open Friday to Monday from 10am - 5pm.
- Main North Road, Penwortham.
You'll find Bookstop & Beans in the tiny hamlet of Penwortham 10 kilometres south of Clare, tucked behind a garden of hollyhocks in an 1840s cottage. - Phone: 08 8843 4040
Epic Food
- Epic's concept is to offer fresh modern Australian dishes with a difference, filling the gap between a coffee shop and a restaurant by offering a range of exciting light meals and daily dishes. Epic is a real meeting place, centrally located and offers fantastic food, great coffee and a relaxed atmosphere.
- Shop 4/260 Main North Road, Clare
- Phone: 08 88422 917
Gable's Coffee Shoppe
- Mon-Fri 9.30 - 4pm, Sat 10.00 - 1.30pm
- 259 Main North Road, Clare
- Phone: 08 8842 3544
Gaslight Collectables and Old Books
- Located in Burra's historic Market Square, Gaslight Collectables and Old Books has three rooms of quality antiques, collectables and a wide range of second hand books for you to browse through. Or choose from the large range of gourmet coffees, Devonshire teas and homemade cakes while you enjoy the indoor ambience. Alfresco seating available in fair weather. Open 7 days from 10am - 5pm.
- 20 Market Square, Burra
- Phone: 08 8892 3004
Gifts and more
Country Clutter
- An interesting little shop with country crafts, collectables, furniture, antiques, dolls and bears. Open seven days a week.
- Main North Road, Watervale
- Phone: 08 8843 0277
Open House Gifts & Homewares
- Gifts and homewares. Open 7 days.
- Shop 1, 266 Main North Road, Clare
- Phone: 08 8842 3222
Sugar Shack Soap
- Website
- Since 1991 Sugar Shack Soap have manufactured handmade Australian olive oil soap especially suited for sensitive skin, baby skin, the aged and the health conscious. Makes an ideal gift for yourself or others! Open Thurs-Sun 10am - 4pm.
- 7 Archer Street, Clare
- Phone: 08 8842 1109
The Terrace Gallery Shop, Patly Hill Farm
- Gallery, gifts and produce.
- St Georges Terrace, Armagh
- Phone: 08 8842 3557
Valley of Armagh
- Website
- Taste the Clare Valley! Olive oil, olives, wine, vinegar, honey. VA Clare Valley is a family owned and operated business with its Olive Grove and Vineyard nestled on the slopes of the Armagh Valley
- St George's Terrace, Armagh. 3km west of Clare.
- Phone: 08 8842 1237
Galleries
Medika Gallery
- Website
- A fine art gallery (housed in the original German St Petrie Kirche Lutheran Church), selling Australian glassware, pottery, crystal, prints, main line original and professional paintings by Australian artists, with the added attraction of resident wildlife artist, Ian Roberts painting in the attached studio. Open weekdays 10-5pm, Saturday 2-5pm. Closed Sunday.
- 16 Moore Street, Blyth
- Phone: 08 8844 5175
Murray Edwards' Corella Hills Studio
- Website
- Enjoy a friendly, personal welcome to the intimate and special atmosphere of Murray's working space and gallery where discussion about the works is welcomed, including those in progress. The studio offers a glimpse of personal and intimate aspects of the creative side of being an artist. Select from original landscapes and figure drawings, limited edition high quality prints and greeting cards, or simply relax in a chair, or may be even bring your own lunch to enjoy on the verandah or under the trees. Usually open to the public seven days a week, from 10am to 5pm.
- Sollys Hill Road, Watervale.
Located 2 kilometres out of Watervale, follow the signs for Murray Edwards studio from the Watervale Hotel. - Phone: 08 8843 0036
Gardens
Heritage Garden
- Website
- Winner of the Most Outstanding Garden in the Clare Valley 2004. Open by appointment in Spring (mid October to mid December) and Autumn (mid March to end April). Please phone to make sure they are open. (Admission $5.00 per person.)
- Gillentown Road, Sevenhill
- Phone: 08 8843 4022
Morella Nursery
- Morella Nursery is nestled around a heritage listed cottage (1847) and in a picturesque garden setting showcasing Clare Valley art work and stocking unusual giftware as well as a range of hardy plants. Coffee and cake is available on Sundays from 10am - 3pm during spring and autumn.
- Main North Road, Watervale
- Phone: 08 8843 0111
Bike Hire
We now offer bike hire to guests and non-guests!
What better way to explore the Clare Valley and travel the Riesling Trail than on a bike? Whether it's a comfortable mountain bike, twice the fun on a tandem, or a retro cruiser, we have the bikes you want. Bike hire is available to both non-guests and guests of our cottages so call us today to start your biking adventure!
For more information on our bike hire, including rates and hours, please see our bike hire page right here.
Phone: 0418 777 318
Activities
Riesling Trail
- Travelling along the former railway line between Auburn and Clare, the Riesling Trail guides you through the Clare Valley's vineyards and picturesque countryside. The gentle gradient makes it ideal for family and friends of all ages, with most people easily completing the 34km in a couple of hours. But with so many excellent cellar doors and sights along the way, you might want to make a day of it!
Walk, or better yet, hire a bike from us! The trail is open all year round.
- All our cottages enjoy private access directly onto the Riesling Trail from just outside their front-door!
Clare Valley Experiences
- Personalised wine tours of the Clare Valley. Get off the beaten track to visit small family wineries, artists studios, galleries, historic villages, an olive oil estate, a conservation park, grand heritage buildings and fantastic views. Tours run for a minimum of three and a half hours and include a light picnic lunch, or include a transfer to a restaurant for lunch* prior to the tour. All tours conducted in late model Mercedes 4WD.
(* Restaurant lunch at guest expense.) - Email: david@cowperthwaite.com.au
- Phone: 08 8842 1880
Events
Blyth Cinema
- When: Friday/Saturday/Sunday @ 8.00pm. Weekend matinees (when playing) 1.30pm.
Check local paper for schedule. - Tickets: $10.00 Adults, $7.50 Students/Concessions, $5 Children
$25.00 Family ticket (2 adults, 2 children) (additional children $2.50) - Where: 15 Moore Street, Blyth
- Phone: 08 8844 5175
A Day on the Green
- 'A Day on the Green' is an outdoor concert series that travels to various wineries around Australia. Combining a quality musical experience with fine wine, food and spectacular location it's no wonder many people call it "The Big Day Out for grown ups!"
- When: January
- Where: Annie's Lane at Quelltaler, Watervale
- Website
Clare Valley Gourmet Weekend
- When: May
- Where: Various Clare Valley wineries, Clare
Clare Valley Cup Day
- When: November
- Where: Clare Racecourse
Wineries
- Annie's Lane - Cellar door, platters, coffee, museum, gallery and picnic ground.
Quelltaler Road, Watervale.
Phone: 08 8843 2204 - Cardinham Smith Family Vineyards
Main North Road, Clare.
Phone: 08 8842 1944 - Claymore Wines - "Explore your dark side".
91 Main North Road, Leasingham.
Phone: 08 8843 0200 - Eldredge Wines.
Spring Gully Road, Sevenhill.
Phone 08 8842 3086 - Jim Barry - Family Wine makers since 1959.
Craigs Hill Road, Clare.
Phone: 08 8842 2261 - Kirrihill Wines
Wendouree Road, Clare.
Phone: 08 8842 4087 - Kilikanoon
Penna Lane, Skillogallee Valley, Penwortham.
Phone: 08 8843 4377 - Knappstein Wines
2 Pioneer Avenue, Clare.
Phone: 08 8842 2600 - Leasingham Wines - Cellar housed in historic Old Clare Jam Factory.
7 Dominic Street, Clare.
Phone: 08 8842 2785 - Mt Surmon Wines
Basham Road (off Stradbrooke Road), Stanley Flat, Clare.
Phone: 08 8842 1250 - Mitchell Wines
Hughes Park Road, Sevenhill.
Phone: 08 8843 4258 - Neagles Rock
Lot 1 Main North Road, Clare.
Phone: 08 8843 4020 - Penna Lane Wines - Cellar Door, Vineyard platters. Enjoy a picnic amongst the vines.
Penna Lane, Penwortham.
Phone: 08 8843 4364 - Pikes Wines
Polish Hill River Road, Sevenhill.
Phone: 08 8843 4370 - Paulett Wines
Sevenhill to Mintaro Road, Sevenhill.
Phone: 08 8843 4328 - Reilly's Wines
Burra Road, Mintaro.
Phone: 08 8843 9013 - Sevenhill Cellars - Jesuit Wines Clare Valley
College Road, Sevenhill.
Phone: 08 8843 4222 - Stephen John Wines - Purveyors of exclusive handmade wines.
Sollys Hill Road, Watervale.
Phone: 08 8843 0105 - Skillogalee Wines - Winery and Restaurant
Trevarrick Road, Sevenhill.
Phone: 08 8843 4311 - Valley of Armagh
St George's Terrace, Armagh.
Phone: 08 8842 1237