Holdfast Bay

Holdfast Bay is a small bay in Gulf St Vincent, next to Adelaide, South Australia. Along its shores lie the local government area of the City of Holdfast Bay and the suburbs of Glenelg and Glenelg North The colonial settlement at Holdfast Bay was the first seat of government of South Australia.

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Beachouse and The Old Gum Tree.

The Beachouse

Theme park

The Beachouse is a family entertainment complex located on the foreshore at Glenelg in Adelaide, South Australia. The five-story complex also features a function room, The Function, Glenelg.

The Old Gum Tree

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The Old Gum Tree is a historic site in Glenelg North, South Australia. Near this tree on 28 December 1836, the British governor John Hindmarsh delivered the proclamation announcing the establishment of Government of the colony of South Australia.

Glenelg Oval

Stadium

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Glenelg Oval is an Australian rules football and cricket venue located in the Adelaide suburb of Glenelg East. It is the home of the Glenelg Football Club in the South Australian National Football League and the Glenelg Cricket Club in the South Australian Premier Cricket competition.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Adelaide and Novar Gardens.

West Adelaide

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Glenelg is a beach-side suburb of the South Australian capital of Adelaide. Located on the shore of Holdfast Bay in Gulf St Vincent, it has become a tourist destination due to its beach and many attractions, home to several hotels and dozens of restaurants.

Novar Gardens

Suburb

Novar Gardens is an inner south-western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, in the City of West Torrens. Originally to be called Morphettville, the name was changed to honour the family estate of Ronald Munro Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar, Governor-General of Australia from 1914 to 1920, who visited the site of the future suburb in 1919.

West Beach

Suburb

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West Beach is a seaside suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located predominantly within the City of West Torrens, with the remainder in the City of Charles Sturt; the latter council area contains most of the suburb's residential land.

Holdfast Bay

Type: Bay
Category: body of water
Location: Adelaide Region, South Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-34.98057° or 34° 58′ 50″ south

Longitude

138.4892° or 138° 29′ 21″ east

Elevation

2 metres (7 feet)

Open location code

4QQW2F9Q+QM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3020492458

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

8310233

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