Lyndoch was named by much-loved South Australian surveyor Colonel William Light when he camped in this pretty vale in 1837. Decades earlier, Light had served as an officer under Lieutenant-General Lord Lynedoch, fighting in the bloody Battle of Barrosa in Spain. He left both names on the South Australian map (albeit now each with different spelling). One would become a town, the other a world famous wine region. Today you’ll find Lyndoch retains its small country town feel, with a quiet main street that offers quirky shops as well as a traditional German bakery (be sure to ask for ‘bienenstich’!).

FAST FACTS!

• The Lyndoch district formed the boundary for three Aboriginal groups, the Peramangk, Ngadjuri and Kaurna

• The Lyndoch Hill rose garden was opened in 2002 by Queen Elizabeth II and features 30,000 roses

• Lyndoch’s flamboyant Chateau Yaldara was built by in 1947 by Hermann Thumm, an ex-prisoner of war

• Lyndoch is home to the largest lavender farm in South Australia