Discover Burra

Burra developed on Burra Creek in a valley surrounded by bare, gently rolling hills. The town’s character brings together this landscape and themes that appeal to different travel interests: the Burra Mine Site’s national heritage, the location-based mobile adventure “Who was Johnny Green?” and the Burra Regional Art Gallery. If you’re looking for a hotel in Burra, you can shape your stay around what you want to focus on while you’re there. The landscape, heritage, cycling and art offer specific ways to do this, without describing the same experience.

Explore the Burra Mine Site

The Burra Mine Site is listed as a national heritage site. You can explore the grounds on a self-drive tour or on foot. Its heritage listing makes the site a clearly defined thematic focus for your stay. When planning, consider which option better suits how you’d like to experience the Burra Mine Site. Access arrangements may change, so check the current conditions before your visit.

“Who was Johnny Green?” and ways to get around

“Who was Johnny Green?” is a location-based mobile adventure that lets you discover Burra’s national heritage. You can travel between stops on foot, by bicycle or by car. At the Burra Mine Site, you can choose between a self-drive tour and exploring on foot; with Johnny Green, you can also travel between stops by bicycle or car. This comparison helps you plan the two activities separately and take the relevant mode of transport into account. The offering may change as part of the tourism program. Before making plans, check whether it is still available.

Burra Heritage Bikes can be hired at the Burra Caravan and Camping Grounds. Four new e-bikes are available to cyclists of all experience levels. Cycling therefore features in Burra in two different ways: as a way to travel between Johnny Green stops, and as an e-bike hire service at the Caravan and Camping Grounds. If you plan to hire a bike, check availability before you travel.

Art and exhibition spaces

The Burra Regional Art Gallery is housed in the former Burra Telegraph and Post Office building. The building’s former use provides a specific historical context for a gallery visit. The exhibition spaces range from small and intimate to large and challenging, giving the gallery a variety of spatial scales. If you have a particular exhibition in mind, check the current program beforehand, as it may change.

The gallery also includes a small shop selling affordable, high-quality artworks. The shop’s range may change independently of the gallery program. So check ahead if its stock is important to your visit plans. The gallery thus combines exhibitions and art sales under one roof, while the Burra Mine Site and Johnny Green offer other ways to explore the area’s heritage.

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For the broader travel overview: The Regional Council of Goyder.