Quorn is a real outback railway town just 40 km from Port Augusta in the heart of the Flinders Ranges.
Quorn is popular as a backdrop for famous films including Gallipoli, The Shiralee, The Tracker and Russell Crowe's The Water Diviner, Stan series The Tourist. and the Wolf Creek mini-series.
Quorn was the 2022 SA Tourism "Tiny Tourism Town" winner and an ideal base from which you can experience many of the Flinders Ranges' lesser-known delights. Read the Flinders Ranges and Outback Visitor Guide or contact Flinders Ranges Visitor Information Centre: phone +61 8 8620 0510 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Things to do in Quorn
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- Ride the Pichi Richi Railway (of course!). While you wait for your train, there's plenty more to see and do in and around Quorn.
- Take a self-guided walk around the station yard or the wider township. Pick up or download a brochure from the Flinders Ranges Visitor Information Centre, located in the railway station. Alternatively, book a guided tour with a local host through Quorn Walking Tours.
- Book a workshop tour and go behind the scenes of the railway.
- Explore Quorn's quirky and high-quality cafes, located on First Street or Railway Terrace a short walk from the railway station.
- At Quandong Café, try and buy delicacies crafted from the native quandong—a tangy, peach-like flavour that's sweetly memorable. The café houses a fascinating display of memorabilia from the many movies set in and around Quorn.
- Teas on the Terrace in Railway Terrace serves boutique and billy teas and coffee and locally made pasties and cakes.
- Quorn Take-Away offers refreshments and take-away food.
- Pull up a barstool and have a yarn with a local at one of the town's many pubs; a reminder of the town's past as the railway "crossroads" of Australia. Try the Austral Hotel or the Transcontinental Hotel.
- If you're lucky you might find the eclectic secondhand bookshop "Q Books", just across from the railway station open. The hours are odd but it's a place any book lover could happily lose a few hours or days.
- Quorn Silo Light Show - a free outdoor show projects every night after sunset onto the silos in the Quorn Railway Station Yard - BYO chair, snacks & torch. Tune in on FM 87.6 on your car radio.
- Take a stroll around the indigenous plants showcased at the town's Powell Gardens and the Quorn Nature Reserve or head out on a bush walk. There are many scenic tracks to choose from nearby including Warren Gorge, home of yellow-footed rock wallabies; or the spectacular Devil's Peak in the Pichi Richi Pass. The Flinders Ranges Visitor Information Centre, located in Quorn Railway Station, has maps and directions.
- Quorn Craft Shop - in First Street, opposite the hairdresser, selling a variety of handcrafts including knitting, and preserved and fresh food.
- Plan a visit to the Flinders Gin Distillery on First Street
- Quorn's Art Gallery is located on Railway Terrace - find local art and craftwork.
- Michie's Kitchen for Japanese takeaway, opposite the Great Northern Emporium.
Visit the Flinders Ranges Visitor Information Centre, located in historic Quorn Railway Station, and plan your own top 10!