Gawler
Gawler, established in 1839, is an old country town in the state of South Australia.

Gawler, established in 1839, is an old country town in the state of South Australia. It was named after the second Governor of the colony of South Australia, George Gawler. It is about 40–44 km (25–27 mi) north of the state capital, Adelaide, and is close to the major wine producing district of the Barossa Valley. Topographically, Gawler lies at the confluence of two tributaries of the Gawler River, the North and South Para rivers, where they emerge from a range of low hills.
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Things to do
Gawler & Barossa Jockey Club, Barnet Road,. Gawler National Trust Museum, 59 Murray Street.
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Where to eat
Domino's Pizza Gawler, 27/485 Main N Rd,.
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Getting to Gawler
- Airports
- Adelaide (ADL), 43 km
- Stations
- Gawler Aerodrome, 2.4 km · Evanston railway station, 2.8 km · Gawler Central railway station, 500 m · Gawler Oval railway station, 500 m · Gawler Racecourse railway station, 1.8 km
- Adelaide → Gawler39 km · quickest by road, 1h 5m · A$6–8
- Geelong/Melbourne → Gawler667 km · quickest by air, 6h 50m · A$300–440
- Melbourne → Gawler662 km · quickest by air, 6h 35m · A$290–420
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Gawler
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Gawler. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Gawler
Gawler is 39 km from Adelaide, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Willastonsuburb of Adelaide, South Australia800 m
- Evanston Gardenssuburb of Adelaide, South Australia3.6 km
- Evanston Southsuburb of Adelaide, South Australia5.5 km
- Evanstonsuburb of Adelaide, South Australia2.3 km
- Gawler Eastsuburb of Adelaide, South Australia1.9 km
- Gawler Westsuburb of Adelaide, South Australia1.2 km