About Moonta
Moonta likes to promote itself as ‘Australia’s Little Cornwall’ which is why it claims that its Cornish pasties are the best; its museum is a celebration of Cornish culture in Australia; it is the largest centre for the famous biennial Kernewek Lowender Cornish Festival; and its remarkable Wesleyan Church can hold a congregation of 1,250.
Moonta likes to promote itself as ‘Australia’s Little Cornwall’ which is why it claims that its Cornish pasties are the best; its museum is a celebration of Cornish culture in Australia; it is the largest centre for the famous biennial Kernewek Lowender Cornish Festival; and its remarkable Wesleyan Church can hold a congregation of 1,250.
It is a quiet and peaceful town located close to the coast. In fact the short drive to Port Hughes is mostly through a suburbia which sprawls from the town to the coast. And Port Hughes is now an idyllic holiday destination for those who just want to relax, fish and swim.
Moonta is the largest town in a region known as the ‘Copper Triangle’ which includes the mining town of Kadina and the port at Wallaroo. The appeal of Moonta is not in its extensive collection of mining memorabilia but in the insight it offers into the daily lives of the Cornish miners. In that sense it is a fascinating part of South Australia’s rich history (sourced from the Aussie Towns website – click for more).
After the Bailey BASE week-end we moved onto Moonta Bay on the Yorke Peninsula (maplink) with our Bailey friends Neil and Sharon. We spent 3 nights at this lovely place right on the water witnessing amazing sunsets every night.
Moonta is famous for the mining of copper in the 1860s. The old sandstone buildings in the district are absolutely beautiful. Find out more here.
The beach was only a few steps from the caravan and is a really quiet and majestic place to visit.
We also paid some visits to a couple of the local historical towns with the most beautiful buildings.
Moonta Bay Beach
