Visiting Mount Torrens State Heritage Area

Townsend Street, Mount Torrens

Mount Torrens is a picturesque settlement in the Mount Lofty Ranges east of Adelaide. As part of the Onkaparinga Scenic Drive, winding between Hahndorf and Birdwood, it is frequently visited by tour groups and others enjoying a day's drive through the Adelaide Hills.

It is a quaint village 'proud of its architecture and history'. A slow drive along the main street gives a feel for the character of the town, but its features are best appreciated on foot. A walking trail is available from the General Store in the main street.

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Virtual Tour

		Mount Torrens State Heritage Area boundary
		Click on the arrows to see the photograph of each view or access links below

NB. This map is a diagrammatical representation of the Mount Torrens State Heritage Area.

1. Interpretive sign on the road entering Mount Torrens from Birdwood
2. View of Mount Torrens (the hill) from Mount View Road, Mount Torrens State Heritage Area boundary on left of road
3. View across the paddocks to the eastern boundary of the Mount Torrens State Heritage Area
4. Street view of the Mount Torrens State Heritage Area
5. Looking south along Townsend Street, Mount Torrens State Heritage Area
6. Wall and garden between numbers 31 & 33 Townsend Street, Mount Torrens State Heritage Area
7. 'Cambridge House', Townsend Street, Mount Torrens State Heritage Area
8. Farmer John's, formerly Flour Mill and Amscol Dairy Factory, Mount Torrens State Heritage Area
9. Uniting Church, former Bible Christian Chapel, Townsend Road, Mount Torrens State Heritage Area
10. Creek and bridge on the north side of Thomas Street, Mount Torrens
11. 'Townsend House' on the corner of Thomas and Townsend Streets, Mount Torrens State Heritage Area
12. Coach House, Townsend Street, Mount Torrens State Heritage Area
13. Clark's Store, 13 Townsend Street, Mount Torrens
14. 'Claridge House', Townsend Street, Mount Torrens State Heritage Area
15. Former warehouse on Townsend Street, Mount Torrens State Heritage Area
16. View across the south-west section of the Mount Torrens State Heritage Area
17. Eastern side of the Townsend Street bridge, Mount Torrens State Heritage Area
18. Eastern side of the Townsend Street bridge, Mount Torrens State Heritage Area - note the double arched, brick construction
19. George Dunn's grave in the small cemetery of St George's Anglican Church, Mount Torrens State Heritage Area
20. St George's Anglican Church, Tuck Street, Mount Torrens State Heritage Area
21. Western side of the Townsend Street bridge, Mount Torrens State Heritage Area
22. Interpretive sign entering Mount Torrens along the Adelaide Road
23. Looking north along Townsend Street, Mount Torrens State Heritage Area - note the red-roofed Mount Torrens Hotel