Woodside: Cheese Making, Cycling and Art

Woodside can be explored through several specific travel interests. At Woodside Cheese Wrights, the focus is on cheese making and cheese selection; Melba’s Chocolate And Confectionery Factory adds the opportunity to observe production processes. Other attractions include the Amy Gillett Bikeway from Woodside to Mount Torrens, the Woodside BMX Track, a monthly country market and the marble sculpture “Co-Existence”. This lets you choose the focus of your plans: making cheese, observing production, cycling or exploring art.

Cheese Making and Cheese Selection

Woodside Cheese Wrights offers two distinct ways to explore cheese. The hands-on cheese-making courses invite you to take part, while the Cellar Door offers a varied selection of cheeses. You can choose between a course focused on making cheese and exploring different varieties. Course dates and availability may change. Check the current schedule before travelling if a course is part of your stay.

A Look at Production

Melba’s Chocolate And Confectionery Factory is a working tourism factory in a heritage-listed complex in Woodside. Visitors can observe production processes in five rooms: the “Chocolate Room”, “Depositing Room”, “Packing Room”, “Panning Room” and “Toffee Room”. The five names give the production theme a clear structure. If you are interested in how chocolate and confectionery are made, the focus here is on processes you can observe.

The two production experiences differ in the role visitors play: Woodside Cheese Wrights offers hands-on cheese-making courses, while at Melba’s Factory you can observe production processes. When choosing between them, consider whether you would rather take part yourself or watch the production process.

Cycling in Woodside

The Amy Gillett Bikeway runs from Woodside to Mount Torrens and can be cycled. Its named destination makes the route easy to identify. The Woodside BMX Track, also known as “Woody Trails”, is different: the Bikeway connects to Mount Torrens, while Woody Trails refers to the BMX track in Woodside. These are two distinct cycling options to consider when planning: a cycling route with a named destination and a local BMX track.

The Country Market and Your Travel Dates

The country market takes place in Woodside on the third Saturday of each month. If the market is important to your trip, plan your stay around this specific day. As the schedule may change, check the current date before travelling. This lets you consider the market as a possible fixed point when choosing your travel dates.

Sculpture on the Hills Sculpture Trail

Woodside is part of the Hills Sculpture Trail and is home to “Co-Existence”, a marble sculpture by Italian sculptor Francesco Panceri. For art-focused planning, this gives you a specific artwork, its material, the artist and its place on the trail. If you consider individual artworks when choosing a destination, the sculpture offers a distinct connection to Woodside alongside cheese making and cycling.

More Destinations

Discover more destinations: Birdwood, Gumeracha, Kersbrook, Forreston, Stirling, Uraidla, Oakbank, Basket Range.

For the broader travel overview: Adelaide Hills Council.