Guidebook for Blackwood

Kirsten
Guidebook for Blackwood

Food Scene

My favourite place for breakfast. The Artisan cafe sources local food and prepares it all from scratch. They have won lots of awards and there are many vegan and vegetarian options. Open for breakfast, lunch and tapas dinner on Friday nights.
13 locals recommend
The Artisan Café
252 Main Rd
13 locals recommend
My favourite place for breakfast. The Artisan cafe sources local food and prepares it all from scratch. They have won lots of awards and there are many vegan and vegetarian options. Open for breakfast, lunch and tapas dinner on Friday nights.
Classic bakery goods. Open every day of the year (except Good Friday and Christmas Day). Also sells milk. Perfect for emergency food runs.
Bakers Delight Blackwood
250 Main Rd
Classic bakery goods. Open every day of the year (except Good Friday and Christmas Day). Also sells milk. Perfect for emergency food runs.
A lovely local icon. Joan's pantry has been recently renovated and continues to support the community garden behind it. Great food sourced locally.
9 locals recommend
Joan's Pantry
7 Watahuna Ave
9 locals recommend
A lovely local icon. Joan's pantry has been recently renovated and continues to support the community garden behind it. Great food sourced locally.
A family owned working orchard in the heart of Coromandel Valley. Main produce are pears and plums and you can buy direct from the sheds during the week.
Magarey Orchard
40 Magarey Rd
A family owned working orchard in the heart of Coromandel Valley. Main produce are pears and plums and you can buy direct from the sheds during the week.
The best pizza in Blackwood. Great service and affordable prices. Takeaway only.
Blackwood Pizza Bar
19 Coromandel Parade
The best pizza in Blackwood. Great service and affordable prices. Takeaway only.
Best burgers in Blackwood. Eat in or take away.
10 locals recommend
FB's Fancy Burgers
237 Main Rd
10 locals recommend
Best burgers in Blackwood. Eat in or take away.
Fabulous Thai food. Dine in or take away.
Aroy Thai Restaurant
19 Coromandel Parade
Fabulous Thai food. Dine in or take away.
A great atmosphere, open fireplace and good food. Outdoor playground for kids. If you want to avoid the kids, arrive a bit later for dinner!
16 locals recommend
Belair Hotel
141 Main Rd
16 locals recommend
A great atmosphere, open fireplace and good food. Outdoor playground for kids. If you want to avoid the kids, arrive a bit later for dinner!
An iconic Adelaide market in the heart of the city. Fabulous food from so many different cultures and countries. Walk around and enjoy the sights and smells.
350 locals recommend
Adelaide Central Market
60 Gouger St
350 locals recommend
An iconic Adelaide market in the heart of the city. Fabulous food from so many different cultures and countries. Walk around and enjoy the sights and smells.
My favourite bakery. Wood oven baked on the premises, these breads are amazing. I especially love the focaccia.
7 locals recommend
Hearth Breads
354C Shepherds Hill Rd
7 locals recommend
My favourite bakery. Wood oven baked on the premises, these breads are amazing. I especially love the focaccia.

Essentials

A locally owned family supermarket (grocer), with everything from food, fruit and veg, bakery goods and frozen/fresh pre made meals. Opening hours: Mon - Fri: 7am - 9pm. Sat: 7am - 5pm. Sun: 11am - 5pm.
14 locals recommend
Drakes Blackwood Foodland
240 Main Rd
14 locals recommend
A locally owned family supermarket (grocer), with everything from food, fruit and veg, bakery goods and frozen/fresh pre made meals. Opening hours: Mon - Fri: 7am - 9pm. Sat: 7am - 5pm. Sun: 11am - 5pm.
For visiting staff, famillies or patients, we are only 10 minutes away from this large hospital.
13 locals recommend
Flinders Medical Centre
Flinders Drive
13 locals recommend
For visiting staff, famillies or patients, we are only 10 minutes away from this large hospital.
One of the local GP clinics. Male and female GPs, nurses, and can bulk-bill. Phone 8278 1088.
Russell Clinic
202 Main Rd
One of the local GP clinics. Male and female GPs, nurses, and can bulk-bill. Phone 8278 1088.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia. One of the many banks in Blackwood (also in Blackwood are ANZ and Westpac banks).
14 locals recommend
Commonwealth Bank
283 Anzac Hwy
14 locals recommend
Commonwealth Bank of Australia. One of the many banks in Blackwood (also in Blackwood are ANZ and Westpac banks).
Amazing Day Spa. Massages, waxing, pedicures, manicures, treatments and more.
endota spa Blackwood
231 Main Rd
Amazing Day Spa. Massages, waxing, pedicures, manicures, treatments and more.
Try Luminous Applications Beauty and Day Spa. Mandy runs the business from home and it is on a property with a beautiful and very old building (used to be a general store). Opposite the Winns bakehouse. Phone 0421 578 312.
Winns Road
Winns Road
Try Luminous Applications Beauty and Day Spa. Mandy runs the business from home and it is on a property with a beautiful and very old building (used to be a general store). Opposite the Winns bakehouse. Phone 0421 578 312.
A local Pharmacy which is friendly and sells standard as well as complementary medicines.
The Green Dispensary
202 Main Rd
A local Pharmacy which is friendly and sells standard as well as complementary medicines.
A local secret!! This store is open on public holidays and weekends. It sells great quality food at great prices. Find locally grown fruit and veg, breads, dairy produce and other fresh foods.
GD Wholesale Fruit Supplies
22 Suffolk Rd
A local secret!! This store is open on public holidays and weekends. It sells great quality food at great prices. Find locally grown fruit and veg, breads, dairy produce and other fresh foods.
For ironing, washing machines and dryers, the Jolly wash has been recently refurbished with new machines, wi-fi and charging stations for devices.
Jolly Wash
For ironing, washing machines and dryers, the Jolly wash has been recently refurbished with new machines, wi-fi and charging stations for devices.

Parks & Nature

Hiking, tennis courts, Adventure Playground for the kids, bike riding and just sitting back to watch the kangaroos, emus, kookaburras and koalas. There is a coffee and ice-cream van at the Playground.
91 locals recommend
Belair National Park
Upper Sturt Road
91 locals recommend
Hiking, tennis courts, Adventure Playground for the kids, bike riding and just sitting back to watch the kangaroos, emus, kookaburras and koalas. There is a coffee and ice-cream van at the Playground.
Great for small children. Fenced playground, tennis courts, toilets, and a lovely cafe nearby (Joan's Pantry).
Apex Park
26 Watahuna Ave
Great for small children. Fenced playground, tennis courts, toilets, and a lovely cafe nearby (Joan's Pantry).
A hidden gem in Blackwood. Only a very short walk from here, you will find a pine forest, the site of an old experimental orchard, the office of the old orchard (still standing) and the site of the old manager's house.
Blackwood Forest Recreation Park
A hidden gem in Blackwood. Only a very short walk from here, you will find a pine forest, the site of an old experimental orchard, the office of the old orchard (still standing) and the site of the old manager's house.
A gorgeous old house and garden which has been restored to it's original era. A very short walk from here (you don't even need to cross the main road). Wander around the garden anytime, and the house is open once a month on a Sunday Afternoon.
The Gamble Garden
296 Main Road
A gorgeous old house and garden which has been restored to it's original era. A very short walk from here (you don't even need to cross the main road). Wander around the garden anytime, and the house is open once a month on a Sunday Afternoon.
Amazing in late April/early May when the autumn leaves are falling. Go for a walk or just sit and enjoy the surrounds. Take a picnic lunch.
95 locals recommend
Mount Lofty Botanic Garden
16 Lampert Road
95 locals recommend
Amazing in late April/early May when the autumn leaves are falling. Go for a walk or just sit and enjoy the surrounds. Take a picnic lunch.

Everything Else

For students doing intensive subjects or visiting academics, we are very close to Flinders University (10 minute drive).
13 locals recommend
Flinders University
Sturt Rd
13 locals recommend
For students doing intensive subjects or visiting academics, we are very close to Flinders University (10 minute drive).

Arts & Culture

A quaint old bakery (the original bakery when Coromandel Valley was settled). It is open on the 2nd and 4th Sunday's of each month (in the afternoon). Get a tour of old school baking and a taste of a bygone era.
Winns Bakehouse Museum
70 Winns Rd
A quaint old bakery (the original bakery when Coromandel Valley was settled). It is open on the 2nd and 4th Sunday's of each month (in the afternoon). Get a tour of old school baking and a taste of a bygone era.

Sightseeing

A great place to view the city of Adelaide. Park in the crapark and look at the view, or go to the cafe or restaurant and enjoy a meal with a view.
Windy Point Recreation Park
A great place to view the city of Adelaide. Park in the crapark and look at the view, or go to the cafe or restaurant and enjoy a meal with a view.
Overlooks Adelaide form the highest surrounding point. Great food at the restaurant/cafe on the summit. For a challenge, walk to the top (take lots of water and be prepared to sweat!).
151 locals recommend
Mount Lofty Summit
Mount Lofty Summit Road
151 locals recommend
Overlooks Adelaide form the highest surrounding point. Great food at the restaurant/cafe on the summit. For a challenge, walk to the top (take lots of water and be prepared to sweat!).
A gorgeous town, settled in 1839, as a safe haven for persecuted German Lutherans. The town has lots of cafes, quaint shops, gorgeous tree-lined streets and things to see and do. A great location for a day out. You can pick strawberries in the warmer months (at Beerenberg), go to a Day Spa (Hahndorf Creek Day Spa), or just wander the shops.
253 locals recommend
Hahndorf
253 locals recommend
A gorgeous town, settled in 1839, as a safe haven for persecuted German Lutherans. The town has lots of cafes, quaint shops, gorgeous tree-lined streets and things to see and do. A great location for a day out. You can pick strawberries in the warmer months (at Beerenberg), go to a Day Spa (Hahndorf Creek Day Spa), or just wander the shops.

Shopping

The closest, largest mall. Has everything you could think of: Department stores, speciality stores, grocery stores, beauty and spa treatments, movie theatre (Event Cinema), pub, restaurants, cafes, and a bowling alley.
143 locals recommend
Westfield Marion
297 Diagonal Rd
143 locals recommend
The closest, largest mall. Has everything you could think of: Department stores, speciality stores, grocery stores, beauty and spa treatments, movie theatre (Event Cinema), pub, restaurants, cafes, and a bowling alley.
Cute, quirky and fun gifts and homewares.
Willywags Gift, Fashion & Home
310 Unley Rd
Cute, quirky and fun gifts and homewares.