Wheal Watkins lower adit, Burnside Historical Society

Wheal Watkins 1843 Heritage Mine: Above Ground Tour

Visit Wheal Watkins, part of Glen Osmond’s historic silver-lead mines, Australia’s first metalliferous mining area. This above ground tour of a 180-year old mine site is a general introduction to the origins of Cornish mining in South Australia. Sturdy footwear and good mobility needed. School-aged children welcome. 

Presented by Burnside Historical Society