( Port Lincoln, SA � Fri. 28th Sept.� Mon. 1st Oct. 2007 )
Accommodation Guide :- (Updated 27/02/07)
The festival is based at the Lions Hostel, North Shields, which is just off the Lincoln Highway,
11 Km. from Port Lincoln (on the way to the airport & towards the village of Poonindie)
Most of the planned activities, will take place,over the weekend, in & around the large, fully enclosed 'activity hall' & meals will be available, at very reasonable rates, from Friday evening, until Monday breakfast, including excellent evening meals. (Note: Bookinp are essential for Friday night's Medieval Banquet)
Camping on-site will be available for $10per person per night, with all facilities close by showers&
toilets etc. If you have a campervan or caravan -please check in at reception on arrival, so that we can allocate you a suitable site, & the same rateswill apply.
(Please note NO DOGSallowed !)
If you prefer to use the Caravan Pnrk, in North Shields, which is just across the road
(10 mins walk) -you will need to book ahead as it is likely to be fully booked for that long
weekend.They have 11 luxury cabins & 19standard cabins from about$50/$60per night for 2
people,up to 6 people per cabin; plus powered & un-powered sites-some on the foreshoreof
Boston Bay. Enquiries for ThePort Lincoln Caravan Park may be made on (08) 8684 3512
(Fax: 8684 3504). Your own bedding is required in the cabins -but can be hired,by arrangement.
The accommodution at the hostel, will be mainly for performers & is in thenewly renovated
dormitory-style sleepingquarters,with 6 bunk beds in each room. Your own sleeping bags or
blankets will be required, but the beds & facilities are brand new. Showers, hand basins & toilets
are within very easy reach. We are only charging $16 per night, per person for this
dormitory accommodation -but bookings will be essential. Please enquire on the numbers below.
We will be fairly 'self-contained'for the 3 and a half days of the festival, but there are a range of
facilities within a few minutes walk of the hostel, including The Wheatsheaf Hotel; a Caravan
Park (thePort Lincoln Caravan Park) with Roadhouse: fuel, public telephone,postbox, food &
generalstore, plus swimming , boating & fishing available from the foreshore& jetty close by.
The hotel currently offers no accommodation.
Boston House-just down the road -& home of "The Cellar Folk Club", for the past 13years has only a couple of very basic motel units available(approx$50 double)-this is only a short
drive, but a fair walk (Heather& Ron Campbell'Phone: 8682 1872)
Local Information & bookings for other accommodation in Port Lincoln, may be obtained at the
Visitors Information Centre: 3 Adelaide Place, Port Lincoln (opposite the Post Office) Telephone:
(08) 8683 3544 or 1300 788 378
PleaseNote:- Campervans, swags & tents may be accommodated in the grounds of the Lions
Hostel, if you prefer -with access to all facilities. [But -NO PETS are allowed at the Lions
Hostel -if you want to bring a pet -try the Caravan Park, Thanks ]
If you requirefurther information about our "Festival Weekend"-Please email :
[email protected] or ring Ron :(042 888 6870) or Anne (08) 8683 1691)or contact one of the
Cellar Folk Club Committee -Thanks !
