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20 date ideas around Fleurieu Peninsula, from tastings in Alpha Box & Dice's barn and an 1854 chapel to lunch on the Port Willunga cliffs, a boat to Seal Island and a sunset kayak on the Coorong. Swipe through them above, or browse every one below. Each was checked on the place's own website: what it is, when it's on and what it costs. 4 are free.
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Food and drink: 12 date ideas in Fleurieu Peninsula
MCLAREN VALE
Mead and wine tasting above the cellar at Maxwell, McLaren Vale
Try honey mead next to Maxwell's reds in a tasting room perched over the working winery. A window looks down into the cellar, and the view runs out across the Vale.
When Tasting room open 7 days, 10am to 5pm. Bookings recommended for up to 6 people
Cost Seated wine or mead tastings from $25 each; snacks extra
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Wirra Wirra's cellar door, McLaren Vale. Photo: No Swan So Fine · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
MCLAREN VALE
Flagship tasting at Wirra Wirra, McLaren Vale
Wirra Wirra is a working winery more than a century old, with wine-stained bricks in its old ironstone cellars. The Flagship flight pours its best McLaren Vale Shiraz, Cabernet and Grenache.
When Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm; Sundays and public holidays 11am to 5pm. The Shiraz Revolution tour with chocolates runs daily except Saturday at 11am
Cost Flagship tasting $35 each (45 minutes); other tastings $15 each. Shiraz Revolution priced on booking
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
MCLAREN VALE
A hosted seasonal tasting at Hugh Hamilton Wines
A relaxed, hosted flight of five wines, moving from whites to bold reds. The step-up premium flight pours a vintage sparkling and premium full-bodied reds.
When Open daily 11am to 5pm; tasting sessions start from 11am. Bookings recommended
Cost $20 each (5 wines, 45 minutes); A Taste of Premium $35 each (6 wines, 60 minutes)
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
The Alpha Box & Dice barn, McLaren Vale. Photo: No Swan So Fine · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
MCLAREN VALE
Seated tasting in Alpha Box & Dice's heritage barn
This cellar door lives in a heritage-listed barn overlooking sprawling vineyards. Book a seated tasting through its 'Alphabet of Wines', then take a glass out onto the grass.
When Open 7 days, 10am to 5pm. Tastings are seated inside, up to 8 people per table
Cost Premium tasting $20 each; premium non-alcoholic tasting $20 each
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
MCLAREN VALE
Taste wine in an 1854 chapel at Samson Tall
Samson Tall pours its wines inside a small pug church built in 1854, with a historic cemetery behind it. Green lawns and vines roll out from the door.
When Daily 11am to 5pm
Cost Tasting $15, redeemable on purchase
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Coriole's cellar door and garden. Photo: Rexness · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
MCLAREN VALE
Shared Feed Me lunch at Coriole
Coriole cooks from local producers and its own kitchen garden and farm. Lunch comes to the table in shared plates, from kingfish crudo to Adelaide Hills cheese on the sample menu.
When Restaurant lunch Thursday to Monday; à la carte on weekdays for tables of up to 6. Cellar door open 7 days, 11am to 5pm
Cost Feed Me $85 each; Feed Me More $95 each; optional wine pairing. 15% surcharge on public holidays
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
MCLAREN VALE
Garden-to-table plates at the Salopian Inn
The Salopian Inn grows as much as it can in its own kitchen garden, planted at the restaurant in 2024. Share small plates, then something bigger, like prawn and Coorong carp dumplings.
When Lunch 7 days; dinner Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Cost Spring menu: small plates $8 to $17, larger plates from $26 (dumplings $28, crab omelette $35). 10% surcharge on Sundays; groups of 6 or more take the Feed Me menu
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
The Port Willunga cliffs, where the Star of Greece sits. Photo: Bolex17 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
PORT WILLUNGA
Lunch on the Port Willunga cliffs at the Star of Greece
A restored seaman's cottage on the Port Willunga clifftops, named after a ship that sank just out front in 1888. Watch the waves over modern, Mediterranean-leaning food and local wine.
When Lunch Wednesday to Sunday from 12 noon; dinner Wednesday to Saturday from 6pm. Open 7 days for lunch and dinner from 26 December to 26 January
Cost Mains $40 to $55. The menu lists two courses for $82 and three for $98, with a two-course minimum on weekends and public holidays. 10% Sunday surcharge
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
MCLAREN VALE
Weekend Italian feast at Frankie, Mitolo Wines
Mitolo's Frankie Italo Dining & Disco Lounge is a place to kick back and feast. Pick a set menu of small plates, a pizza topped with local produce and hand-made pasta or grill, and share.
When Lunch on selected Saturdays and Sundays only: open Sunday 11 October and Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October; closed Saturday 10 and 24 October. Check the dates list before booking
Cost Set menus $55, $65 or $75 each; gelato $12 extra
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
LANGHORNE CREEK
Five-course Chef's Selection at Lake Breeze, Langhorne Creek
A family winery making wine here since 1987 serves a seasonal five-course lunch looking across the vineyard. Cellar door staff will suggest a wine for each course.
When Chef's Selection Thursday to Sunday; the restaurant is open for lunch seven days. Book ahead
Cost $89 each, or $124 each with paired wines
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
LANGHORNE CREEK
See the 1892 lever press at Bleasdale, Langhorne Creek
Bleasdale has made wine on the same spot since 1850. Walk through the oldest part of the winery to a press built in 1892, with a 3.5-tonne lever arm, used until 1962. Then taste in the old tasting shed.
When Cellar door from 10am. The page lists 10am to 5pm, and 10am to 4pm on Sundays through winter; flights and platters until 4pm. Closed Good Friday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day
Cost Seeing the old press is free. Tasting flight and platter prices are not listed online
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Goolwa Beach, where Kuti Shack sits by the main car park. Photo: Mike and the Mountain · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
GOOLWA BEACH
Beachfront breakfast at Kuti Shack, Goolwa Beach
Kuti Shack sits at the Goolwa Beach car park with sweeping ocean views, and was named in a 2026 national top-10 list of seafood restaurants. Go early for XO prawn scrambled eggs, then walk the sand.
When Thursday to Sunday, 8am to 3pm; breakfast until 11:30am. Closed Monday to Wednesday
Cost Breakfast $10 to $28 (XO prawn scramble $28). 10% surcharge on Sundays
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Views and climbs: 5 date ideas in Fleurieu Peninsula
Encounter Bay from the top of The Bluff. Photo: Leybj003 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
ENCOUNTER BAY
Climb The Bluff (Longkuwar) at Encounter Bay
A 600-metre loop from the car park climbs to the top of this 97-metre headland. Look back over Encounter Bay and down to Petrel Cove, where the Heysen Trail ends.
When No hours listed; go in daylight. Whales often pass offshore from June to October
Cost Free
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Clifftops on the Newland Head trail. Photo: Wikipedian · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
WAITPINGA
Coastal Cliffs Loop Hike at Newland Head
An 8.6 km loop over rolling hills to steep clifftops above the Southern Ocean. Keep an eye out for white-bellied sea-eagles. Allow about four hours and pack lunch.
When Open daily. Closed on Catastrophic fire danger days and may close on Extreme days
Cost No entry fee listed; the park's fees are for camping
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Wattle in flower in the Aldinga scrub. Photo: Wikipedian · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
ALDINGA BEACH
Spring wildflowers in Wangkuntila–Aldinga Conservation Park
In spring this coastal scrub bursts with wildflowers. The 1.1 km Coral Lichen Circuit loops past a rare colony of lacy coral lichen. Look for echidnas and lizards as you go.
When Open daily; walk in through the gates, such as at Wattle Avenue and Acacia Terrace. Closed on Catastrophic fire danger days
Cost Free entry
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
MCLAREN VALE
Ride the Shiraz Trail from McLaren Vale to Willunga
A sealed shared path runs about 7 km through the vines between the two towns. Stop near cellar doors, breweries and cafés, then ride back or stay for lunch in Willunga.
When Any day. E-bikes can be hired from the SA ebike Hire Hub at the McLaren Vale Visitor Centre (centre open weekdays 9am to 5pm, weekends 10am to 4pm)
Cost Free on your own bikes. E-bike hire prices are not listed on the council pages
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Horseshoe Bay, Port Elliot, on the bikeway route. Photo: RegionVisitor90 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
VICTOR HARBOR
Ride the Encounter Bikeway along the south coast
This easy, flat trail links Victor Harbor with Goolwa through Port Elliot and Middleton, about 30 km in all. Pick up a swipe-and-ride bike at the causeway and choose your own turnaround.
When Any day. The Spinway bike terminal at the start of the causeway is listed as open 24 hours, seven days
Cost Free on your own bikes. Spinway hire prices are shown at the terminal, not on the listing
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
On the water: 2 date ideas in Fleurieu Peninsula
Seal Island, the Big Duck's destination. Photo: AvianDrone · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
VICTOR HARBOR
Seal Island by boat with The Big Duck, Victor Harbor
A 45-minute ocean ride past Granite Island's rock formations to Seal Island, home to fur seals, sea lions and seabirds. Keep watch for dolphins racing alongside.
When Year round, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, usually departing 12:45pm from the Granite Island causeway; extra days in winter and school holidays. Weather can change the route
Cost $55 per adult
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
The Murray Mouth, end point of the cruise. Photo: Julie O'Loughlin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
GOOLWA
Cruise to the Murray Mouth from Goolwa
Spirit of the Coorong's 90-minute cruise follows the last stretch of the Murray to where it meets the Southern Ocean. In winter, long-nosed fur seals laze around the Goolwa Lock.
When Year round, Monday, Thursday and Saturday at 10:30am, from 1 Cutting Road, Goolwa
Cost $62 per adult; $55 concession
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
For couples: 1 date ideas in Fleurieu Peninsula
The Coorong from beside the Murray Mouth. Photo: Mundoo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
HINDMARSH ISLAND
Private sunset kayak and picnic on the Coorong
Paddle across the Coorong, walk through the dunes to the beach, then get left alone on a private dune above the Murray Mouth. Local cheese, nuts and wine arrive with the sunset. One couple per tour.
When Evenings by arrangement: depart Sugars boat ramp about 5pm to 5:30pm, back about 8:20pm to 8:40pm; times shift with sunset. Book by contacting the operator
Cost $600 per couple, including kayak hire, picnic and guide
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
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