FRC CLUB OFFER
$5 off Adults and $10 off Family Passes to all FRC Premium Club Members
*Must be a current FRC Premium Club Member and present FRC Membership Card
Located in Coober Pedy, the ‘Opal Capital of Australia’, Old Timers Mine & Museum is open 7 days a week and allows visitors to get a taste of what life and conditions in the mines was like back in the early 1900s.
The mine was hand dug around 1916 and was one the first mines to be worked in the area. Visitors can don a hard hat and take a self-guided mine tour to see seams of opal and fossils in their natural state as well as old mining tools and equipment. The museum contains many items from Coober Pedy’s history, and there is also an underground home on display, decorated as it would have been in the 1960s.
There is a shop that has opal jewellery, cut stones and rough opal as well as other souvenirs for sale. Outside, there are pits where you can try your hand at noodling and maybe find some pieces of opal yourself.
Old Timers Mine & Museum also offers a pet friendly free camping area (the only one in Coober Pedy) next to the Museum. The sites are level with limited shade and best suited to those who are self sufficient or fully self-contained as there are no shower, power or water available. There are toilets next to the shop that are open 24/7 for campers to use and showers are available at the service station which is a 2 min drive from the site.
There is no time limit on the length of stay allowing visitors the time to get a taste of what life and conditions in the mines was like back in the early 1900s and to explore the other attractions in the area.
HOW TO GET THERE
Take the Coober Pedy turn-off from the Stuart Highway and follow into town. Turn right into St Nicholas Street at the Tourist Information Centre then take the first left into Italian Club Road. Follow until you come to Crowders Gully Road (next road on the right after the Italo Australian Miners Club). Old Timers Mine & Museum is about 200m along on the right.
Alternatively, continue past the Tourist Information Centre and follow the main road (Hutchison Street) through the shopping strip then turn right into Umoona Road (drive-in is on the corner). Crowders Gully Road is then the second street on the right and the mine and museum is about 200m along on the left.
SITE ACCESS
The mine and museum is well signed. There are two parking areas and plenty of room to park and turn large motorhomes and caravans. If you plan on staying in the camping area, go into the mine and museum to find out where you can park your RV.
FEES & BOOKINGS
Mine and museum entry:
– Adults $15
– Children $5
– Family $40 ( 2 Adults + Children)
Group Prices Available
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Opening Hours
Monday
8:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday
8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday
8:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday
8:30am - 5:30pm
Friday
8:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday
8:30am - 5:30pm
Sunday
8:30am - 5:30pm
Address & Contact
Our Address
2190 Crowders Gully Road
GPS
-29.008923786402, 134.75987474644
Telephone
Additional Information
Suburb:
Coober Pedy
State:
SA
Pin Code:
5723
Offer Detail:
$5 off Adults and $10 off Family Passes
Post ID:
66577
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