"The Best of Town and Country"

Named after Governor Gawler and originally settled in 1839 makes this wonderfully historic town one of South Australia’s oldest. The site for the town was also chosen by Colonial Light the founder of Adelaide. From the 1860’s the township boomed and many wonderful and significant bluestone buildings were constructed which today give the town a charm all its own.
 

Situated next to a river the town has an identifiable historical precinct with many beautiful homes laid out in a grid pattern similar to that employed in Adelaide.

The town with a population in excess of 18,000 people is the gateway to the north of the state with most all traffic having to pass through it to get to the Barossa or to other areas north of Adelaide.

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