Step back in time and enter a historic world featuring over 45 exhibitions and buildings from 1890 to the 1950s, showcasing the life, hardship, and ingenuity of our pioneer settlers.
Check out our amazing collection of farm vehicles, machinery, and horse-drawn vehicles.
Our collection of fire-fighting equipment, clothing, and fire-engines including an early horse-drawn water cart is one of the best displays in South Australia.
Climb aboard our steam train at a railway station originally at Yinkanie.
Our bank, once operated at Geranium, together with one of the most comprehensive displays of old dental equipment in Australia, are features not to be missed.
The Clarion Newspaper office (Loxton’s first paper) houses antique printing machines.
The 1920s style garage, designed by the Riverland Vintage and Classic Car Club, is home to beautiful old cars and motorcycles.
Sit at the desks in our old school, have a go at writing cursive and check out a beautiful display of schoolwork, and things found in classrooms prior to 1950.
Our general store will take you back to a time before supermarkets when there was no help-yourself shopping! Our hairdresser/barber showcases equipment and advertising posters no longer seen.
Our cottage is fully furnished with fascinating displays and memorabilia, showing furniture, toys, clothes, and other things one would find in the homes of our pioneer settlers.
Check out the pug and pine settler’s hut, a replica of the one lived in by William Charles Loxton after whom the town gained its name.
The farm buildings are modelled on original structures around the district, including a pine slab shearing shed and stable, and a barn made of mallee stumps.
We have a large display dedicated to early irrigation, including a Nissen Hut which served as living quarters for returned servicemen and their families, and shows the conditions they endured. A “fruit-salad block” along with drying green and cutting shed, and a variety of equipment showcase the early irrigation scheme.
Our entry shop has historic items on display, alongside many locally made arts and crafts, souvenirs, cool drinks and ice-creams. The beautiful garden areas and seating around our complex offer great spots to have a picnic or BBQ. Our Institute Hall and kitchen are available for hire for weddings, parties, dances, and rehearsals.
We offer comprehensive programs for visiting schools, and are pleased to host visiting bus and social groups, offering lunch and morning/afternoon tea options, which will need to be booked.
From its humble beginnings, opening in September 1973, the Loxton Historical Village continues to grow and improve. The interest and appreciation shown by visitors highlight what a wonderful tourist attraction Loxton has – an experience suitable for all ages, making it well worth the trip to Loxton!