What to do and see in Willunga, South Australia: The Best Things to do Good for a Rainy Day

Chook's Little Winery Tours offer you a unique wine experience, to discover some of the little known boutique wineries in McLaren Vale. Sample wine straight from the barrets, stroll through the vineyards and chat with the owners and winemakers themselves.Tours are available for groups or individuals and can be adapted to suit your taste. A standard full day tour will visit up to six cellar door wineries and include pick-up and drop-off in Adelaide city or Glenelg. Optional extras or alternative stops include chocolate, glass and cheese manufacturers, beer brewery and olive crushing (May-June only).Prices vary depending on the size of your group and the length of the tour. All prices include a cheese platter and light lunch prepared with seasonal local produce.Chook's Little Winery Tours is a small family company and your host will be Chook, a local McLaren Vale personality and wine lover.

We’re pretty damn serious about making good beer and having some fun here at Shifty Lizard, and we are reasonably reasonable about doing it responsibly. The beer is what brought us here, it’s why we do what we do, but ultimately the fun is what actually matters. It’s central to our branding, our brewery taphouse in Willunga, our team, and in our beer. You can taste in every bottle with new flavours, scents and sensations and eyeball it on our labels and with every new shifty experience or location. You know you want to join us for a good fun beer. Go on.

The Heritage-listed Willunga Courthouse complex (with cells, stable and police residence) was built from 1855 to 1872 and stands in a picturesque setting by a creek.The Courthouse Museum is an authentic Courtroom with displays, and family and district records available for research. Groups can enjoy a guided tour and possibly an entertaining courtroom re-enactment (bookings essential) The grounds are a popular venue for outdoor weddings and community events. The stables behind the courthouse now house the Slate Museum, the only one of its kind in Australia. This museum gives you a glimpse of how slate shaped Willunga. Find out about the dangers and enterprise in the slate quarries, discover the legacy of the Willunga slate carvers, and how life was lived in this fascinating place.

Hither & Yon is a McLaren Vale based wine brand, built from the soil up. We are a family and friend run business, with each member of our tribe as equal investors into the passion we put into our wines. Every aspect is a curated one, right down to the grapes we pick, the blends we create, the labels we design and the space in which our wines are consumed. Hither & Yon reaches far beyond a bottle on a shelf, its an experience, a lifestyle and celebration of friends, the memories and good things in life.

Cellar door tastings and sales, we grow and make organic wines. Our cellar door is in a renovated 1850's chaff shed and stables.

Minko is a family run vineyard producing premium, cool climate wines. Our vineyards are in the heart of the Fleurieu Peninsula, just off Woodcone Road in Mount Compass, and our cellar door is on the main street of Willunga. Minko proudly practices eco sustainable viticulture with an ethos of caring for the environment, our staff and our customers. We produce wines which are balanced and elegant, and which enhance the flavour of food. We grow Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Savagnin, Pinot Noir, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Minko's cellar door is located in one of the oldest heritage cottages in the main street of Willunga, in front of Russel's Pizza. A fusion of Italian enoteca and French providore, it oozes character and charm. We are proud of our friendly service and cosy, cheerful atmosphere. Our tiny cellar door is the perfect backdrop to try Minko's range of wines and sample some of the region's local produce, including Minko's own award winning virgin olive oil and Minko scrub honey, plus chutneys, sauces, jams and treats made for us which you won't find in a supermarket. Check our fridge for local cheeses from Woodside, Alexandrina and Hindmarsh Valley and our freezer for Andy's homemade lasagne and gnocchi. We have absolutely everything you need to put together the perfect nibbles platter, including the cheese board and, of course, the wine to go with it! On Saturday mornings Andy Clappis delivers his handmade crusty bread and Happy Food Produce (including homemade pasta, sauces and pizza bases), and Pat Danvers serves up her famous pasties, quiche, panforte and homemade jams and chutneys.