Planning a weekend getaway to Kangaroo Island? We’ve got you covered.

Check into your beachfront abode at Antechamber Bay Retreats then start exploring. Sample regional produce, sip local wines and gins, sprawl out on postcard-perfect beaches and encounter abundant wildlife with our local’s guide to Kangaroo Island. Discover the best things to do, where to eat and what to see on Kangaroo Island - all within an hour’s drive of Antechamber Bay Retreats.

Where to eat on Kangaroo Island

Here’s our pick of the best cafes, providores and restaurants on Kangaroo Island within an hour’s drive of Antechamber Bay Retreats.

1. Millie Mae's Pantry, Penneshaw

Millie Mae’s Pantry celebrates the best of Kangaroo Island produce with their regionally-inspired menu, which incorporates ingredients sourced from around the island and from the onsite kitchen garden. Pull up a seat for breakfast or lunch under the shade of the farm orchard or snag a seat on the deck for views of Hog Bay. Before you leave, stock up on local artisan produce from the pantry store.

2. Cactus, Kingscote

A favourite breakfast haunt among island locals, Cactus is a colourfully eclectic café serving wholesome food in Kingscote. On the menu you’ll find great coffee, juices and generous breakfast offerings like eggs, bacon, pancakes, muesli and house made beans. Come lunch, pasta, burgers and dumplings are dished up. We recommend the sweet corn fritters.

3. Emu Bay Lavender Farm, Emu Bay

Emu Bay Lavender Farm’s fist-sized scones are island icons. If you visit the farm during summer, a sea of lilac will greet you with some 7,500 lavender plants in full bloom. Wander through the perfumed gardens, stock up on a range of natural lavender-inspired beauty products then settle down for breakfast, lunch or lavender scones fresh from the oven.

Where to drink on Kangaroo Island

Here’s our pick of the best wineries and cellar doors on Kangaroo Island within an hour’s drive of Antechamber Bay Retreats.

1. False Cape Wines, Dudley East

Just 10 minutes down the road from Antechamber Bay Retreats lies False Cape Wines, Kangaroo Island’s newest cellar door. Here, you can sip sustainable, minimal intervention wines on the sprawling deck surrounded by vines and towering gums. We recommend the tasting flight and cheeseboard for two.

2. Dudley Wines, Penneshaw

Wind along the coast for 10 minutes where more wine awaits at the island’s first cellar door, Dudley Wines. Snag a spot on the deck overlooking the roaring Southern Ocean and mainland Australia as you sample their range of award-winning wines paired with local produce. You can even tee-off at the cliff-top one-hole, one-par golf course.

3. Kangaroo Island Spirits, Cygnet River

Kangaroo Island Spirits produces some of the most awarded gins in Australia. From their Cygnet River distillery and cellar door, gin is infused with native botanicals sourced from around the island and served neat, with a splash of tonic or shaken in a cocktail. The lush gin garden – complete with juniper conifer trees – is the perfect spot to taste your way through their collection of gins, vodkas and liqueurs.

What to do on Kangaroo Island

Here’s our pick of the best things to do on Kangaroo Island within an hour’s drive of Antechamber Bay Retreats.

1. Explore Antechamber Bay

Antechamber Bay Retreats is a secluded haven of bush, beach and wildlife. There’s plenty to do right on site at our working farm tucked between Lashmar Conservation Park and the shores of Antechamber Bay. Grab one of our e-bikes and explore the surrounding environment on two wheels or don your walking shoes and traverse the myriad of bush and beach trails, spotting rare flora and fauna along the way. Settle in with a glass of local wine and watch milky sunsets across the horizon then turn your eyes to the star-studded sky; Kangaroo Island’s unique position away from the light pollution of the mainland makes it ideal for stargazing. Sprawl out on the beach just metres from your accommodation or come winter, stoke the fire pit and enjoy the crisp ocean air and a glass of red as dinner sizzles on the barbecue.

2. Wildlife tours and experiences

Kangaroo Island is a haven for wildlife, including the surrounding pristine waters which are abundant with marine life. From Emu Bay, embark on an aquatic adventure and get to know the island’s water-loving residents. Swim with wild dolphins aboard Kangaroo Island Marine Adventures or cast a line with Emu Bay Fishing Charters. Up the coast at Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island Ocean Safari offers more dolphin swimming opportunities or stay dry on the 75-minute coastal cruise. For animal lovers who want to keep their feet on firmly on land, Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park and Raptor Domain are both just over an hour’s drive from Antechamber Bay Retreats.

3. Beaches

Kangaroo Island is framed by some of the best beaches in Australia. And with 4.2km of pristine beach on your doorstep at Antechamber Bay Retreats, there’s no need to roam far from your beachside abode for a bit of vitamin sea. But it would be remiss of us to not mention the swathe other incredible beaches the island has to offer including Stokes Bay and Vivonne Bay. Here’s our guide to the best beaches on Kangaroo Island.

Book beachfront accommodation on Kangaroo Island

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