Martindale Hall, Mintaro, South Australia

Martindale Hall, Mintaro, South Australia

On our recent visit to Clare in the mid-north of South Australia we stayed with our daughter. At her suggestion we travelled the short distance to the small historic township of Mintaro, just a few minutes south east of Clare. It actually took us quite a lot longer than the usual 15 minutes because we found ourselves caught up in the South Australian Road Cycling Championships. Because of the hilly terrain the safety cars would not allow us to overtake the cyclists. Despite that, we were only a few minutes late for our lunch booking at the wonderful Reilly’s Wines and Restaurant (highly recommended by the way).

After our delicious and very filling lunch we drove the short distance to Martindale Hall featured in today’s photos. This beautiful old mansion in one of our state’s most magnificent homesteads. Sadly it was too late to do a tour of the inside of the building as it was approaching closing time. This wonderful building gained some notoriety when many scenes of the movie Picnic at Hanging Rock were filmed here.

You can read more on the sign below, or you can access one of several websites featuring this historic spot, including this one.

Martindale Hall, Mintaro, South Australia

Martindale Hall, Mintaro, South Australia

Martindale Hall, Mintaro, South Australia

Martindale Hall, Mintaro, South Australia