EDITHBURGH
Edithburgh is the next coastal town
encounted heading south along the eastern Yorke Peninsular roads.
Edithburgh is an historic coastal port town with lots of character
where heritage is clearly important. Edithburgh is also a popular
tourist and recreational fishing location. There is plenty of evidence
heritage factors are important in this small town.
The visitor will delight in the wide avenue type streets in
Edithburgh.
An overnight is a must at Edithburgh
Edithburgh is
about 50 km (31 mi) west of Adelaide across Gulf St Vincent, but 226
km (140 mi) away by road.

Edithburgh has a
jetty which, like many others on Yorke Peninsula, was once used to
load grain and unload supplies for the town, but is now used mostly
for recreational fishing. There is a small fishing and prawning fleet
based there too.
The town is now
overshadowed by the 55 wind turbines of the Wattle Point Wind Farm,
just out of town to the southwest, and opened in April 2005.
Edithburgh is in
the District Council of Yorke Peninsula, the South Australian House of
Assembly electoral district of Goyder and the Australian House of
Representatives Division of Grey.
The Anglican
and Catholic
Churches are century plus design and buildings. The United is a also
quite old. . 
The two
Edithburgh pubs are 100 year classics. Both hotels though are quite
different. 
The Edithburgh
Museum gives a good insight into the history of the town.
The Edithburgh
War Memorial is located at the eastern edge of the township.
There is a lot
to enjoy in Edithburgh and an overnight stopover is strongly
recommended. 
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