Burra (South Australia)

Burra is a town of 920 (2021) in South Australia's Clare Valley region. It is most known for its Cornish mines, which have been on the tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage since 2024.

Burra is 2 hours north of Adelaide (about 166 km from Adelaide CBD) via the M2 Northern Expressway. Continue on until you reach A20 Gawler Ring Road and then exit onto A32 Barrier Hwy/B82 Horrocks Hwy. Stay on A32 Barrier Hwy for 110 km (about 80 minutes) until you reach Burra. From Port Wakefield, it's an 80-minute drive east via B84 and A32.

• 🌍 Burra Mine, 1 Market St, ☏ 1300 775 540 (domestic), +61 8 8892 2154, discover@visitburra.com. An open-air museum centred around the town's former copper mine, stemmed when copper was first found in the 1840s. At its height, it was once the largest metal mine in Australia. Both guided tours and self-guided walks are available, but tours are available from the Burra Heritage Passport (next to visitor centre). Since 2024, it has been on the tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage along with nearby Moonta as part of the Australian Cornish Mining Sites. (updated Dec 2024)
  • 🌍 Burra Mine Lookout, 10b Market St. General lookout overlooking the mine itself. Free. (updated Dec 2024)
  • 🌍 Burra Mine Open Air Museum, ☏ +61 8 8892 2154, bvc@capri.net.au. Daily 9AM–5PM. $5 (unless through admission at the passport centre). (updated Dec 2024)
  • 🌍 Morphett's Engine House Museum, ☏ +61 8 8892 2154, bvc@capri.net.au. M W F 11AM–1PM; Sa Su & public holidays 11AM–2PM. (updated Dec 2024)
• 🌍 Burra Railway Station, 9/10 Railway Tce. The former railway station of Burra with a museum of the town and its former railway services. (updated Dec 2024)

• 🌍 Burra Hotel, 5 Market St, ☏ +61 8 8892 2389. (updated Dec 2024)
• 🌍 St Just Cafe, 5 Commercial St (next to visitor centre), ☏ +61 8 8892 2222. Also has general store. (updated Dec 2024)
• 🌍 Waters Burra Bakery, 16 Commercial St, ☏ +61 8 8892 2070. (updated Dec 2024)

• 🌍 Commercial Hotel Burra, 22 Commercial St, ☏ +61 8 8892 2542. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 10AM. (updated Dec 2024)
• 🌍 Paxton Square Cottages, 1 Kingston St, ☏ +61 488 513 101. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 10AM. (updated Dec 2024)
• 🌍NOT EXISTING LISTING IMAGE Burra Motor Inn (Burra Motel), Market St, ☏ +61 8 8892 2777, info@burramotorinn.com.au. Check-in: 2pm, check-out: 10am. Burra Motor Inn, on the banks of Burra Creek with 20 modern motel rooms . Facilities include free Wi-Fi, on-site parking, and an attached licensed restaurant. Centrally located, a short walk to Burra’s shops and heritage sites. (updated Sep 2025)