Port Adelaide Lighthouse

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'''Port Adelaide Lighthouse''' is a [[lighthouse]] located on the North Parade of [[Port Adelaide]]. It was first lit in 1869 at the entrance to the Port River near [[Outer Harbor, South Australia|Outer Harbor]]. In 1901, it was moved to the [[Neptune Islands]] and relocated to the current location in 1986. It is listed on the [[South Australian Heritage Register]] since 1980. It is occasionally lit on weekends and for special events.

==Entry==

=== Open Times === Please visit [https://maritime.history.sa.gov.au/ the SA Maritime Museum website] for further information about lighthouse tours.

The SA Maritime Museum is open from 10am - 5pm every day. Closed Christmas Day.

=== Cost === Currently the lighthouse is only open as part of a tour run by the SA Maritime Museum, with the currently listed prices being:<ref>SA Maritime Museum. [https://maritime.history.sa.gov.au/events/portside-lighthouse-museum-discovery-tour/ Portside Lighthouse Museum Discovery Tour] Retrieved 28 August 2025.</ref>

Children: $9.00 (children under 5 free)

Concession: $17.00

Adult: $22.50

Family: $55.00 (2 adults, up to 3 children)

Family Concession: $43.50 (2 adults, up to 3 children)

The South Australian Maritime Museum is now CASHLESS.

==Gallery== <gallery> File:Port Adelaide Dock from Port River.jpg|View of the Port Adelaide Lighthouse from the Port approach. File:Commercial Road Port Adelaide from the lighthouse 2007.jpg|View from observation deck facing Port Rd and the city. </gallery>

==See also== {{stack|{{Portal|South Australia|Engineering}}}} * [[List of lighthouses in Australia]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[https://sahistoryhub.history.sa.gov.au:443/things/port-adelaide-lighthouse?hh=1& South Australian History Hub - Port Adelaide Lighthouse] {{commons category|position=left}}

[[Category:Lighthouses completed in 1869]] [[Category:Lighthouses in South Australia]] [[Category:Lighthouse museums in Australia]] [[Category:1869 establishments in Australia]] [[Category:South Australian Heritage Register]]