Ratings: CP ** Surroundings ***
Wandering in the middle of the Spring Gully Conservation Park which protects the only stand of red stringybarks in South Australia. Sevenhill Cellars nearby is the oldest winery in the Clare Valley and has been owned and operated by Jesuits since 1851. They still produce sacramental wine as well as table wines.
With their fruits harvested, unbroken lines of green, gold vines disappear against autumn skies in the Clare Valley.
Colours of autumn cascade from the roof and drape the patterns of wrought iron at The Teapot, Mintaro. The building dates from 1853 and belonged to John Huxtable who worked here as a shoemaker.
Varying shades of slate from the local quarry can be seen in many buildings in Mintaro. A bicycle rests against the wall of the Mintaro General Store ....perhaps indicative of the simplicity of days gone by. The store, which was also built in 1853, adjoins The Teapot.
A famished man waits at the iconic local Magpie and Stump pub in Mintaro for his fish and chips! The pub was licensed in 1851 and catered for the needs of rowdy, wild bullock and mule drivers who passed through transporting cooper and coal from Burra to Port Wakefield. Nowadays it's frequented by locals, holidaymakers and itinerants like us, not necessarily rowdy and wild!
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