Willunga Courthouse and Slate Museums

Galleries, Museums and Collections

The Heritage-listed Courthouse complex (with cells, stable and police residence) was built from 1855 to 1872 and stands in a picturesque setting by a creek. The Museum is an authentic Courtroom with displays, and family and district records available for research.

The stables behind the courthouse now house the Slate Museum, the only one of its kind in Australia.The complex built from 1855 to 1872, was initially used as a female immigration depot in 1855 before the Police and Court moved in. After it closed in 1929 it gradually fell into disrepair before being restored by the National Trust and re-opened to the public in 1970.

Facilities

Family Friendly Gallery / Museum Non Smoking Picnic Area Public Toilet Shop / Gift Shop

Membership

National Trust

Rates

Free Entry

Nearby Things to Do

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Groups of women having lunch and laughing

Wanderlust Willunga

Willunga, Onkaparinga

Facade of 36 High Street Willunga taken September 2021

Off the Slate Gallery

Willunga, Onkaparinga

Art Gallery, Art Gallery near Willunga, Art Gallery near McLarenvale, Art Exhibition

Magpie Springs Art Gallery

Hope Forest, Alexandrina

Waverley Park Homestead entry with a sign

Waverley Park Homestead

Willunga, Onkaparinga

Where to wander?

Willunga Wander

Willunga, Onkaparinga

Hugh Hamilton Wines Cellar Door

Hugh Hamilton Wines

McLaren Vale, Onkaparinga

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