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There are several flights a day from Adelaide to Kangaroo Island. There are also ferry<br />
trips that leave from Cape Jervis, located 1.5 hours from Adelaide, the crossing takes an<br />
hour.<br />
Beaches<br />
There are plenty of swimming opportunities on the island. Safe family swimming can be<br />
found at Little Brownlow Beach in front of the town yacht club. There is also a popular<br />
rockbound seawater pool to swim in. American Beach, Browns Beach and Island Beach<br />
offer more sand and surf, but are unpatrolled and shouldn't be swum in alone. Pennington<br />
Bay is a long white sandy beach that is more accessible and popular with surfers. Snelling<br />
Beach is a good swimming and fishing beach. Western River Cove is the last beach<br />
before the parks begin and has a footbridge leading to a sandy cove.<br />
Cape Willoughby Lighthouse<br />
At the end of Willoughby Road and 25km from Penneshaw is this old lighthouse that sits<br />
on the exposed cliffs of the headland. The lighthouse keepers cottages are now available<br />
for holiday accommodation.<br />
Hope Cottage<br />
This 1850's building plays host to historical displays on maritime history, families and<br />
newspapers from the area. Centenary Avenue.<br />
Memorial Park<br />
This park is close to the city centre of Kingscote and on the seafront. It's a great are to<br />
BBQ and picnic in.<br />
Penneshaw<br />
This is a small township on the island and home to the ferry terminal. The fairy penguins<br />
of Kangaroo Is and can be seen doing there evening stroll from here. There is also a<br />
sandy beach to swim in and relax on.<br />
Reeves Point Historic Site<br />
This is the sight at which South <strong>Australia</strong> officially began in 1836. Remnants of the old<br />
cemetery are still here and the states oldest introduced tree still bears fruit here, it's a<br />
mulberry and was planted in 1836.<br />
Mintaro<br />
Mintaro is in the Clare Valley and now a State Heritage Area. See Mintaro Cottage<br />
Garden, Mintaro Slate Quarries and Mintaro Garden Maze which kids will love. To the<br />
south of Mintaro is Martindale Hall and Georgian Mansion built by Edmund Bowman in<br />
1879.<br />
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