TOP 10 THINGS TO DOIN WILMINGTON

1. Visit Alligator Gorge within the Mount Remarkable National Park, andview the spectacular rock formations.

2. Visit the museums: Sansouci Puppet museum and Gallery to experiencea qualified puppeteer in action, Stan Dawes’ museum with an extensivecollection of minerals, fossils, shells and bottles, and the Toy Museumwith its vintage and model cars and Land Rover collection.

3. Enjoy Wilmington’s sporting facilities: 18 hole golf course, syntheticbowling green, tennis & netball courts, BMX track, children’splayground, outdoor gym at the town oval and billiard clubrooms.

4. Walk through Centenary Park with its pioneering farm implements andthe Dignan Stripper, a forerunner of today’s modern harvester.

5. Walk the Heritage Trail, commencing at the Information Bay, andappreciate the historic buildings and wide streets. Note the WilmingtonHotel built in 1876 and the former Police Station built in 1880.

6. Climb the Mount Maria Summit Walk, and enjoy the view of the townand surrounds. The Heysen Trail also passes along this range.

7. Drive to Hancocks Lookout, which is accessed from Horrocks Pass.Stand on top of the range and take in the expansive views over SpencerGulf and the Southern Flinders Ranges.

8. Attend the annual agricultural and horticultural show in September andthe night rodeo held each January.

9. Drive through the ranges via Horrocks Pass, or north along scenicGunyah Rd.

10. Enjoy walking and cycling along the Mawson Trail and the Rail Trailfrom Wilmington to Melrose.

View from Mt Maria Summit Wilmington Rodeo Alligator Gorge