Port Adelaide

Look behind the busy commercial wharf that heads Port Adelaide and you’ll discover a town from another era.

Port Adelaide’s heritage harbourside is made up of perfectly preserved 19th-century buildings, which huddle together to fend off the tides of time. Bend an elbow at Port Adelaide’s colonial-era stone-built pubs or dine on tasty fare at an old-fashioned veranda-clad hotel. Pick up freshly caught fish and locally grown produce at Port Adelaide’s regular markets, check out the local live music scene or watch the Port Adelaide Football Club play a home match.

Where to stay in Port Adelaide

Port Adelaide Backpackers
24 Nile St
Rated 3.3 / 5 by Guests

Located in Port Adelaide, this hostel is within a 10-minute walk of South Australian Maritime Museum and Australian Museum of Childhood. Semaphore Jetty and The Semaphore Waterslide Complex are also within 2 mi (3 km). Port Adelaide Station is 11 minutes by foot and Port Adelaide Ethelton Station is 12 minutes.

Largs Pier Hotel Motel
198 The Esplanade
Rated 4.5 / 5 by Guests

Located in Largs Bay, this beach hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of The Semaphore Waterslide Complex and Semaphore Jetty. Semaphore Park Beach and Fort Glanville Conservation Park are also within 3 mi (5 km). Port Adelaide Largs Station is 7 minutes by foot and Port Adelaide Peterhead Station is 16 minutes.

Ethelton Serviced Apartments
6 Warrawee Road
Rated 4.6 / 5 by Guests

Located in Ethelton, this apartment building is within 1 mi (2 km) of South Australian Maritime Museum and Australian Museum of Childhood. Semaphore Park Beach and The Semaphore Waterslide Complex are also within 2 mi (3 km). Port Adelaide Ethelton Station is only a 4-minute walk and Port Adelaide Glanville Station is 15 minutes.

Semaphore Blue Apartments
13 Semaphore Road
Rated 4.8 / 5 by Guests

Located in Semaphore, this apartment building is steps from Semaphore Jetty and The Semaphore Waterslide Complex. Semaphore Park Beach and Fort Glanville Conservation Park are also within 1 mi (2 km). Port Adelaide Peterhead Station is 16 minutes by foot and Port Adelaide Glanville Station is 18 minutes.

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Wotif's insider tips for Port Adelaide

Hidden Gem

South Australian Maritime Museum

Port Adelaide, Adelaide

Type:
A museum, A place for families
Perfect for:
Anyone, History buffs

This museum is solidly entrenched in my memories of childhood. It has literally the coolest replica of a Ketch, which allows you such a hands on opportunity to explore the ins and outs of maritime travel from the 1870's. The lighthouse is great, and who doesn't love spending time close to the shore line smelling the sea and feeding the seagulls.

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