The Orangerie, an elegant bed & breakfast in Stirling

Stirling
Beautiful village in the Adelaide Hills
Located only 18 km from Adelaide via the South Eastern Freeway, Stirling is a village and district of extraordinary charm. In many ways it captures the essence of the Adelaide Hills. Being quite unlike the typical Australian town it is middle class in temper, European in vegetation, and Mediterranean in its ambience.

The township came into existence as a very conscious act of real estate selling. In 1854 Peter Prankerd, a close friend of the South Australian politician, Edward Stirling, laid out the town (he named it after his friend) and on 27 February, 1854 the firm of Samson, Wicksteed & Co auctioned the lots with the advertisement that the area 'approximated to the spring temperature of our native land'.

At the time Stirling had natural advantages as the area around it was ideal for market gardening and orchards and the route running through the village was the main road through the Adelaide Hills.

Today Stirling is by-passed by the South Eastern Freeway. Consequently it has been left as a delightful, elegant small village in the hills.

Things to see:  

A Walk Around Stirling West
There is a small brochure titled 'A Walk Around Stirling West' which is available from Tourist Information Offices in the Adelaide Hills. In this publication historian Tom Dyster outlines 24 places of interest (some are of buildings which no longer exist) around the village of Stirling including Druids Avenue, the Old Cottage Hospital, George Brown's Cottage (which dates from 1856 and is probably the oldest building in Stirling) and Old Mount Lofty Congregational Church. The best way to see Stirling is to simply drive around the tree-lined streets and admire the houses and gardens. This brochure will draw your attention to particular buildings and destinations in and around the village.

	Motels
	Mt Lofty Golf Club Motel 35 Golflinks Rd Stirling SA 5152 Telephone: (08) 8339 1788 Rating: **
	Bed & Breakfast/Guesthouses
	Panmure Estate Bed & Breakfast 32 Sturt Valley Rd Stirling SA 5152 Telephone: (08) 8339 6655 Facsimile: (08) 8339 6622 Rating: ****
	Panorama Lodge Bed & Breakfast 35 Garrod Cres Stirling SA 5152 Telephone: (08) 8339 1898 Facsimile: (08) 8339 1898 Rating: ***
	The Orangerie Bed & Breakfast 4 Orley Ave Stirling SA 5152 Telephone: (08) 8339 5458 Facsimile: (08) 8339 5912 Rating: ****
	Thorngrove Manor 2 Glenside La Stirling SA 5152 Telephone: (08) 8339 6748 Facsimile: (08) 8370 9950 Rating: *****
	Thorngrove Manor Bed & Breakfast 2 Glenside Lane Stirling SA 5152 Telephone: (08) 8339 6748 Facsimile: (08) 8370 9950 Rating: *****
	Cottages & Cabins
	Albemarle Cottage 40 Avenue Rd Stirling SA 5152 Telephone: (08) 8339 6019 Rating: ****
	Coachmans Cottage 8 Orley Ave Stirling SA 5152 Telephone: (08) 8370 8414 Rating: ***
	Mrs Mays Cottage 131 Mount Barker Rd Stirling SA 5152 Telephone: (08) 8370 9419, or (08) 8339 5410 Rating: ***
	Camping & Other
	Falkirk Manor 3 Rostrevor Rd Stirling SA 5152 Telephone: (08) 8339 5551
	Restaurants
	Sala Thai Restaurant Druids Walk Stirling SA 5152 Telephone: (08) 8370 9844
	Siemers Restaurant Mount Barker Rd Stirling SA 5152 Telephone: (08) 8339 2235
	Stirling Golden Lake Chinese Restaurant Druid Ave Stirling SA 5152 Telephone: (08) 8339 8388
	Cafés
	Rennies Cafe Mount Barker Rd Stirling SA 5152 Telephone: (08) 8339 7333