PAE WAY Family Adventures in Adelaide
Plan a fantastic day out with your family by choosing from one of these great suggestions.
We’re lighting the way to family fun!
Make the most of the world-class Aviation Museum, open daily. Experience the engineering brilliance of an iconic F-111 aeroplane and see engines, propellers and historic displays of Australia’s flying traditions. Head to a lookout or hire a kayak to enjoy some time with the iconic Bottlenose Dolphins. Stop for a traditional pub lunch at the family-friendly Lighthouse Hotel, next to our famous red lighthouse.
Experience fun seafaring history
Experience Port Adelaide and Coast’s rich maritime history. Explore the human histories and seafaring voyages of our oceans and rivers at the South Australian Maritime Museum, with exhibits across three floors of the historic Bond Store. Take a break for lunch at Swedish Tartsfor a fresh baked treats with a Scandinavian twist. Relive the golden days of sea travel aboard the dry-docked City of Adelaide, the world’s oldest clipper ship that carried passengers, wool and copper from Adelaide to London. End your day with Port Adelaide’s oldest building, the Port Admiral Hotel for a range of South Australian wines and craft beers including their exclusive Port Local Lager.
Son of a Son of a Sailor
Experience Port Adelaide and Coast’s rich maritime history. Cruise alongside the abandoned wrecks on the Garden Island Ship’s Graveyard Maritime Heritage Trail, a unique collection of vessels from a bygone maritime era. Stop for lunch at the BrewBoys Brewery for all day dining and a range of local wines, spirts and craft beers. Then visit the Semaphore Foreshore and ride one of 40 handcrafted, colourful wooden horses on the famous Semaphore Carousel, popular with locals since 1928. Stay overnight at a luxury seaside house, Sea For Miles, with stunning ocean views.
All Aboard for Fun
Start the day at Pancakes at the Port for a delicious stack of fluffy pancakes. Then walk to the National Railway Museum and climb aboard steam locomotives, diesel engines and vintage carriages. Then hire family friendly E-scooters and cruise the coast past sparking waters and rolling sand dunes, with plenty of scenic stops along the way. Stop for lunch at Queenies Café for locally sourced, flavoursome delights. Stay overnight in Semaphore Sea Breeze family comfort, minutes from the beach.