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, thefarmshed@coppercoast.sa.gov.au. M-F 9AM - 5PM; Sa & Su 10AM - 4PM. 
• Moonta Tourist Office, Old Railway Station, Moonta, SA 5558, ☏ +61 8 8825 1891, info@moontatourism.org.au. M-Su 9AM-5PM. 

Get in

Moonta Railway Station

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. 

Eat

• Cornish Pastie, available at the Cornish Bakery, but also at many of the smaller cafes in town.

Go next

East Moonta, Agery, Moonta Bay, Port Hughes, North Moonta