Clare Travel Guide
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Clare is the major township in the mid north of
South Australia. It is an ideal base from which to explore the
Clare Valley, one of Australia's premium wine producing districts, noted for its rieslings.
The historic and charming town of Clare was first settled in 1842 by Edward Gleeson, who named it after his home county, County Clare in Ireland. He was soon followed by pastoralists and other settlers, including a community of Jesuit priests from Austria. They built a church and a school at Sevenhill and planted the first grape vines in the Clare Valley in 1848. The
Sevenhill Cellars is the valley's oldest winery, started by the Austrian Jesuits in 1851. The Clare region now supports a mix of cereal cropping, sheep and dairy farming as well as the vineyards.
Geographic Location
136 km from Adelaide
Climate
Cool temperate
Summer: 12 – 28°C
Winter: 3.5 - 13.5°C
Rainfall: 632 mm/year (wettest months May to September)
Major Attractions
Wineries, National Trust Museum, Riesling Trail, Clarevale, Bungaree Station, Geralka Rural Farm, Wolta Wolta Homestead, Old Police Station Museum, Inchiquin Lake, Neagles Rock, Billy Goat Hill