Paracombe: SA Medieval Fair and Recreation Grounds

If you’re looking for a hotel in Paracombe, you can plan your trip around a specific reason for visiting. An annual event, the facilities at the Recreation Grounds, and historical or artistic points of interest each call for a different kind of preparation. Dates, facilities and local history are distinct points of reference.

SA Medieval Fair: edition and venue

The SA Medieval Fair is an annual event focused on bringing history to life. For the 2026 edition, the venue is listed as Paracombe Recreational Grounds, 383 Paracombe Rd, Paracombe, SA 5132, Australia; this is the 33rd annual edition. If you’re planning your trip around the fair, check the dates and program for the relevant edition. The venue may also change for future editions.

Recreation Grounds facilities

The Paracombe Recreation Grounds comprise several distinct facilities: a maintained lawn area, tennis courts, a playground, a hall available for hire, and off-street parking. The lawn area, tennis courts and playground are different types of outdoor space. The hall available for hire is a separate facility, while the off-street parking adds another practical point of reference. When considering the facilities, you can ask which type is relevant to your stay rather than treating all the features as one and the same use.

Facility details may change. If you’re basing your plans on a particular feature, check the current information again beforehand.

Art and orchard history

A “Community Mosaic Couch” is located at the Paracombe Recreation Ground. This durable public art installation offers a different focus from the lawn area, tennis courts and playground: here, the emphasis is on a specific work of art in a public space. For travellers interested in public art, the mosaic seat is a clearly identified cultural point of interest in Paracombe.

The Shed Door at Paracombe Premium Perry is located on a family orchard in Paracombe. The orchard’s history dates back to 1932, giving this point of interest a historical focus. This is a different connection to Paracombe from the annual fair: here, the focus is on the orchard’s history, while the fair is a recurring event that brings history to life. The year refers to the orchard’s history, not to the event format.

Choose your reason for searching for a hotel

For the fair, the annual edition, dates, program and venue are relevant; at the Recreation Grounds, it depends on which of the listed facilities interests you. The art installation and orchard history offer different cultural and historical focuses. The time references also differ: the fair’s dates and venue may change, as may details of the facilities; the year 1932 is part of the orchard’s history. So, tailor your hotel search to your reason for travelling and check the information that matters for that focus.

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