Strathalbyn and District Heritage Centre

Strathalbyn and District Heritage Centre Information

The Strathalbyn and District Heritage Centre have something for everyone and comprise the Old Court House and Police Station building plus cells and out buildings.

Features include several rooms set out in the style of the Victorian era; a room reflecting changes in health care over the years and a courtyard with very high stonewalls. From the courtyard you can access two jail cells. The displays in the courtroom focus upon the lives of the original inhabitants and upon the settlers who first came to the district. The Scottish influence is emphasised. In the yard you can see an extensive collection of farm machinery from the past, including an excellent example of a horse works driving a chaff cutter, a blacksmith's shop, horse drawn vehicles and exhibits centring on the history of the local Emergency Services and early historic Strathalbyn.

A recent addition to the centre's collection is the world champion 'Solar Flare' - a solar-assisted recumbent bicycle built by the Eastern Fleurieu School and completed in 2001. Guided tours available on request.