Sightseeing in the Barossa? While we are all about the wine at Paisley, there are a lot of non wine activities you can enjoy during your stay.
Getting Around the Barossa
Go to the lookout at Menglers’ Hill, just 5 minutes drive from Paisley, to give you a Wow factor view! Whether you self drive or have someone take you up there, the views across the Barossa floor are fantastic, regardless of the season. The iconic Seppeltsfield Road, with its famous palm tree lined sections, is a beautiful stretch of road to travel while in Valley.
To see the biggest view of all, book a hot air balloon or helicopter flight. We recommend Balloon Adventures and Barossa Helicopters for excellent service and a great adventure.
Want to get driven around the Valley so you can relax and not worry about that extra tasting. Try Barossa Unique Tours or drive in a red English taxi with Barossa Vintage Tours.
Feel like getting a bit of exercise in while you are drinking and eating? You can bring your bike with you or hire one through Barossa Bike. A warning note, the Barossa is quite hilly and so an E-Bike might be the way to go if you are hiring!
Ideas for Non Wine Activities
Saturday Morning Farmer’s Markets – Taste with Kirsten at the Mt Pleasant Farmer’s Market about once a month (you can always check with Kirsten as to when she will next be there). This market is a genuine locals market, although a few tourists pop in for breakfast and a tasting from the Mt Pleasant Caravan Park right next door. The Barossa Farmer’s Market is also on weekly in Angaston.
Chocolate – We have not one but two Chocolate companies in the Barossa now… Check out Melba’s Chocolates in Angaston and Barossa Valley Chocolate Co in Tanunda.
Spirits – we have a couple of distilleries, if you are driving down Seppeltsfield Road, head to Seppeltsfield Road Distillers or near Nuriootpa try Barossa Distilling.
Craft beer- visit Rehn Bier in Tanunda for a range of fantastic local beers
Food – a trip to Maggie Beer’s Farm Shop is a highlight for many foodies. The Barossa Cheese Company in Angaston is the place to go for all your cheese needs. Looking to get hands on, then try a cooking class with Casa Carboni in Angaston. Kirsten did a cooking class a while back and got lots of tips on pasta making!
There are so many options when you are working out where to dine out in the Barossa. While some of the top restaurants may require a long lunch sitting, some are family friendly, casual settings too. Many of the top restaurants feature local produce in their menus along with lots of great Barossa wines.
The Long Lunch or Dinner
Some of our favourite restaurants would be the perfect place for a long, relaxed meal.
We recommend Harvest Kitchen at the Jacob’s Creek Visitor Centre. Harvest currently stocks our Linen Fiano. Harvest offers a Feed Me menu and has a great kids menu available for the family.
For food with an Asian twist, the well known fermentAsian in Tanunda is fabulous and stocks our Silk Shiraz.
Our favourite wine bar Otherness is in the main street of Angaston. This is a great place to sit with a glass of wine. You can have some nibbles while you are there or stay for lunch and dinner. Otherness currently stocks our Linen Fiano and Maeve Shiraz Cabernet by the bottle.
An old favourite is Vintners Bar & Grill (they can offer a kids menu option) in Angaston and for a lovely outdoor lunch setting Fino at Seppeltsfield is a great choice.
Quick and Easy Lunch & Dinner
For when you are on the go and with the family, drop into the Tanunda Bakery (you can get tasty traditional German cakes and pastries here) or The Table Cafe (they have delicious burgers and a great kids menu) located in Lyndoch.
For a fun night at the pub, the best pubs in our opinion are the Greenock Hotel and the Stockwell Hotel better known as The Stockie. Both are family owned and run and the Stockie has some of our older vintages available for drink while you are there.
Trust us, where ever you decide to dine out in the Barossa during your stay, you will have a great time out!
Have a great family fun visit to the Barossa, with these suggestions!
When you come to Paisley Wines to visit, you will find that we have a few things for the kids to do while you are tasting. This means it’s less about, “I’m bored, Mum”, to “Phew, I actually can actually enjoy the wines in front of me!”
Keeping the kids busy
Riding a bike along one of the many bike paths in the Barossa is a great way to keep them active. You can take the bikes to the Barossa Adventure Station. Confident riders can enjoy the dirt bike track just behind the upper play area. You can hire bikes from Barossa Bike if you are coming by plane.
Play at a playground including the Barossa Adventure Station in Angaston and the Barossa Train Park in Nuriootpa (which has a skate ramp).
Summertime pool fun. If you are thinking of staying in an Airbnb that doesn’t have a pool, the Nuriootpa Pool is open right through the warmer months. During the school holidays, school kids can swim for free. Check out the website for the times the pool will be open.
Chocolate deliciousness can be had at the Melba’s Chocolates or the Barossa Chocolate Company. Find the drawers on the far end wall at the Barossa Choc Company. Open the drawer to see what’s inside! They also have ice-cream available for sale and offer a food menu.
The Discovery Caravan Park in Tanunda has a waterpark – fun times for the warmer weather.
A trip to Mengler’s Hill Lookout and Sculpture Park is a fun way to get the kids to have a run around for free! The sculpture park gives the kids a place to climb and run, a great place for family photos.
Barossa Bowland & Mini Golf – a fun few hours can be spent at Barossa Bowland and check out the dinosaurs in the Mini Golf course.
We think you will find some great family fun ideas in this list!