7 DAY FULLY INCLUSIVE TOUR
19TH MAY TO 25TH MAY 2021
Kernewek Lowender means “Cornish happiness” in the Cornish language. This biennial festival is held in the Copper Coast towns of Kadina, Moonta and Wallaroo on the Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. This is the time the region honours its fore-bears with a week of everything Cornish.
There’s traditional Maypole dancing, Street Parades, Concerts, Cornish Ceremonies, Markets, Exhibitions and a Cavalcade of Cars and Motor Cycles. The traditional Cornish Pasty today receives special designation, along with Champagne and Parma Ham, as a protected regional food by the European Union.
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TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
Sea Lake - New Silo Art, Mildura, Burra, Yorke Peninsula, Kernewek Lowender Cornish Festival, Kadina, Moonta, Fer Kernewek Fair, Wallaroo, Celebrity Chefs, Coonalpyn 30M high Viterra Grain Silo and Sylvania Park Mohair Farm.
MULTIPLE NIGHT STAYS
4 nights in Clare.
PRICE
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Twin Share Room First Tour: Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 2 - 10 Tours: Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 11 - 20 Tours: Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 21+ Tours: Single Room Supplement: Deposit: |
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O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours will match single travellers who wish to twin share, with another single traveller of the same gender.
However, if this is not possible, you shall be provided with single accommodation at the twin share fare (no additional cost).
However, if this is not possible, you shall be provided with single accommodation at the twin share fare (no additional cost).
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ITINERARY
DAY 1: Wednesday 19th may, 2021
MELBOURNE TO MILDURA
Dynnargh! - Welcome! - to our special 7 day Kernewek Lowender tour! After a personal pick up from our homes we transfer to meet our O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours crew and luxury coach to be on our way. We travel over the Westgate Bridge to Ballarat for morning tea, then via the Sunraysia Highway through the Pyrenees Ranges to Donald for lunch. This afternoon we make our way through the Wimmera-Mallee with an afternoon stop at Sea Lake, located on the southern shores of Lake Tyrrel, Victoria’s largest salt lake. We’ll take a quick peek at some new silo art before continuing to Mildura for our first night on tour.
OVERNIGHT: Best Western Chaffey International Motor Inn, MILDURA
Dynnargh! - Welcome! - to our special 7 day Kernewek Lowender tour! After a personal pick up from our homes we transfer to meet our O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours crew and luxury coach to be on our way. We travel over the Westgate Bridge to Ballarat for morning tea, then via the Sunraysia Highway through the Pyrenees Ranges to Donald for lunch. This afternoon we make our way through the Wimmera-Mallee with an afternoon stop at Sea Lake, located on the southern shores of Lake Tyrrel, Victoria’s largest salt lake. We’ll take a quick peek at some new silo art before continuing to Mildura for our first night on tour.
OVERNIGHT: Best Western Chaffey International Motor Inn, MILDURA
day 2: THURSDAY 20TH MAY, 2021
THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RIVERLAND
This morning we continue into South Australia. We head to the historic hotel at Overland Corner for our lunch stop, and then continue to Burra, a town classified by the National Trust. Copper from Burra's “Monster Mine” saved South Australia from bankruptcy in the 1840s. It was the largest metal mine in the country employing 1000 people. Cornish and Welsh miners flocked to Burra to work for the South Australian Mining Association and some set up homes in dugouts hewn out of the banks of the Burra Creek. We enjoy a tour here before the last leg of today’s journey. We base ourselves for the next four nights at the delightful Clare Country Club, an award winning property with splendid views overlooking lush fairways of the adjacent golf course and the sparkling waters of Inchiquin Lake.
OVERNIGHT: Clare Country Club, CLARE
This morning we continue into South Australia. We head to the historic hotel at Overland Corner for our lunch stop, and then continue to Burra, a town classified by the National Trust. Copper from Burra's “Monster Mine” saved South Australia from bankruptcy in the 1840s. It was the largest metal mine in the country employing 1000 people. Cornish and Welsh miners flocked to Burra to work for the South Australian Mining Association and some set up homes in dugouts hewn out of the banks of the Burra Creek. We enjoy a tour here before the last leg of today’s journey. We base ourselves for the next four nights at the delightful Clare Country Club, an award winning property with splendid views overlooking lush fairways of the adjacent golf course and the sparkling waters of Inchiquin Lake.
OVERNIGHT: Clare Country Club, CLARE
DAY 3: FRIDAY 21ST MAY, 2021
THE YORKE PENINSULA - KERNEWEK LOWENDER
After breakfast we travel to Yorke Peninsula for the Kernewek Lowender Cornish Festival. Today the Festival will be officially opened in Kadina at the Village Green which features Cornish icon the maypole, the furry dance and the Gathering of the Cornish Bards. Hundreds of dancers wind their way down the main street of Kadina amid the buzz and excitement of the Cornish and local entertainment. The children of the Yorke Peninsula schools will present musical treats and be involved in numerous workshop activities that reflect on the past and present Cornish way of life. This procession will just whet our appetites for the days to come.
OVERNIGHT: Clare Country Club, CLARE
After breakfast we travel to Yorke Peninsula for the Kernewek Lowender Cornish Festival. Today the Festival will be officially opened in Kadina at the Village Green which features Cornish icon the maypole, the furry dance and the Gathering of the Cornish Bards. Hundreds of dancers wind their way down the main street of Kadina amid the buzz and excitement of the Cornish and local entertainment. The children of the Yorke Peninsula schools will present musical treats and be involved in numerous workshop activities that reflect on the past and present Cornish way of life. This procession will just whet our appetites for the days to come.
OVERNIGHT: Clare Country Club, CLARE
DAY 4: SATURDAY 22ND MAY, 2021
THE YORKE PENINSULA - KERNEWEK LOWENDER
The Kernewek Lowender comes to the streets of Moonta today with the grand procession. Countless costumed participants, bands, entertainers and floats lead the crowd to the Moonta Oval for the Fer Kernewek Fair. The spectacle of all the colourful costumes and floats is exhilarating - a truly memorable event. The Fer Kernewek is a hive of activity throughout the day. We will see the Cornish Pastie making competition – with the chance to taste one – and try a bottle of the specially brewed “Swanky”. There will also be musical entertainment to make it a most enjoyable day
OVERNIGHT: Clare Country Club, CLARE
The Kernewek Lowender comes to the streets of Moonta today with the grand procession. Countless costumed participants, bands, entertainers and floats lead the crowd to the Moonta Oval for the Fer Kernewek Fair. The spectacle of all the colourful costumes and floats is exhilarating - a truly memorable event. The Fer Kernewek is a hive of activity throughout the day. We will see the Cornish Pastie making competition – with the chance to taste one – and try a bottle of the specially brewed “Swanky”. There will also be musical entertainment to make it a most enjoyable day
OVERNIGHT: Clare Country Club, CLARE
DAY 5: SUNDAY 23RD MAY, 2021
THE YORKE PENINSULA - KERNEWEK LOWENDER
Following a leisurely breakfast, we head back to the Yorke Peninsula for the last time this morning. The focus of the Festival today will be the giant cavalcade of cars and motor cycles that will journey through the region. More than 800 entrants are expected, making it largest regional motoring event in South Australia. At Wallaroo the foreshore will be transformed into the Fisherman’s Wharf. This year there will be some fantastic seafood experiences to be had, along with live cooking demonstrations, and all the wonderful aromas of the local world class seafood. Celebrity Chefs will take to the stage alongside local hospitality gurus to flex their culinary muscles and entertain the crowd. Late afternoon we return to Clare via Snowtown.
OVERNIGHT: Clare Country Club, CLARE
Following a leisurely breakfast, we head back to the Yorke Peninsula for the last time this morning. The focus of the Festival today will be the giant cavalcade of cars and motor cycles that will journey through the region. More than 800 entrants are expected, making it largest regional motoring event in South Australia. At Wallaroo the foreshore will be transformed into the Fisherman’s Wharf. This year there will be some fantastic seafood experiences to be had, along with live cooking demonstrations, and all the wonderful aromas of the local world class seafood. Celebrity Chefs will take to the stage alongside local hospitality gurus to flex their culinary muscles and entertain the crowd. Late afternoon we return to Clare via Snowtown.
OVERNIGHT: Clare Country Club, CLARE
DAY 6: MONDAY 24TH MAY, 2021
HEADING HOME
From Clare this morning we travel south to Gawler and then make our way through the Adelaide Hills via Mt Pleasant and Palmer to Coonalpyn, where we stop for lunch. Here we can admire the breathtaking images of 5 local children at play, painted on the town’s 30m-high Viterra grain silo by artist Guido Van Helten before continuing on across the border into Horsham for our final overnight stay
OVERNIGHT: Sundowner Westlander, HORSHAM
From Clare this morning we travel south to Gawler and then make our way through the Adelaide Hills via Mt Pleasant and Palmer to Coonalpyn, where we stop for lunch. Here we can admire the breathtaking images of 5 local children at play, painted on the town’s 30m-high Viterra grain silo by artist Guido Van Helten before continuing on across the border into Horsham for our final overnight stay
OVERNIGHT: Sundowner Westlander, HORSHAM
DAY 7: TUESDAY 25TH MAY, 2021
HORSHAM TO MELBOURNE
After breakfast this morning we have arranged a short visit to Sylvania Park Mohair Farm – a 500 acre commercial property on the Wimmera River, home to Mulgowrie Mohair Goat Stud. We will be shown some of the farm activities including a goat shearing demonstration and enjoy a country style morning tea. Lunch today will be at the Chally’s Bar and Grill before we head back into Melbourne to complete a sensational 7 day tour.
After breakfast this morning we have arranged a short visit to Sylvania Park Mohair Farm – a 500 acre commercial property on the Wimmera River, home to Mulgowrie Mohair Goat Stud. We will be shown some of the farm activities including a goat shearing demonstration and enjoy a country style morning tea. Lunch today will be at the Chally’s Bar and Grill before we head back into Melbourne to complete a sensational 7 day tour.
TOUR INCLUSIONS
Complimentary chauffeur driven transfers
Victorian passengers from Greater Melbourne, Bendigo, Torquay, Ballarat, Geelong, the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsulas, Phillip Island and selected areas of Gippsland will be picked up from home in a private chauffeured vehicle by one of our professional drivers.
For Victorian passengers not within this pick up zone, or our interstate passengers a quote can be provided for home pickup in extended areas. At the end of your tour, you will be safely returned home with memories of a sensational tour.
O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours Touring Coach
Features include comfy reclining seats for a maximum of 36 passengers with plenty of leg room to stretch out.
Arm and foot rests, seat belts, panoramic windows with blinds, refrigerator for passenger use, Road Cam screens which display the road ahead in real time and an onboard rest room. A second door for easier entry and exit,
a hands-free hand sanitizer dispenser onboard and full air suspension for a smooth, quiet ride.
Tour Director
Dedicated O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours coach crew (tour directors) on board to ensure
your travel experience is memorable.
Best Available Quality Accommodation
Ensuite motel accommodation each night.
Attractions
All tours and interest venues as per itinerary.
Meals
Full cooked breakfasts, morning tea, most lunches and two course restaurant dinners daily.
No Hidden Extras
O'Shannessy's Quality Tours are fully inclusive.
“... You may like to dress as a Cousin Jack or Jenny in traditional Cornish attire and join in the fun. Perhaps try your hand at making a traditional Cornish Pasty – or just enjoy eating one at the many fabulous cafes and eateries available....”
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PAYMENT AND CANCELLATION POLICY
Balance due on invoice approximately 30 days prior to departure.
Deposit is fully refundable until 31 days prior to departure date.
Prices include GST and all taxes.
Cancellation 30 to 8 days before tour departure date, 20% Refund of Tour Cost
Cancellation within 7 days of tour departure date, No Refund
On or after tour date departure, No Refund
Travel Insurance is not compulsory, however we highly recommended you take out comprehensive travel insurance with a reputable insurer at the time you pay for your tour.