It’s not hard to see why Normanville Beach is one of our most favourite places to be, and a great place for a family beach holiday in South Australia.
Over the years we’ve spent countless hours on holiday at Normanville with family and friends, building many sandcastles, playing, swimming, cartwheeling, walking and making many lovely summer memories.
Normanville is only around 75 km from Adelaide CBD and about 1 hour and 15 minutes drive. It’s an easy drive, especially with the Southern Expressway. Being so close to Adelaide, it has always been a great option for us, as my daughter hated (with a vengeance) being strapped in a car seat for more than about 5 minutes.
Normanville Surf Club
The Normanville Surf Club is right near the jetty and there is Surf Patrol on weekends and public holidays to provide a safe swimming area between the flags. Check the Normanville Surf Life Saving Club website here for patrol times. This is generally a calm beach with light swells so particularly safe for little ones. The sand is soft and the water clear.
The Normanville Surf Club building was redeveloped and the brand new club, cafe and kiosk re-opened in 2023. It has sensational views over the beach and is a great spot to see the sunset, which is always so amazing in Normanville.
The Jetty Caravan Park is right next to the Surf Club area, and overlooks the beach. It’s here you can hire free bikes to ride. Find out more from the Yankallila Council here.
Where to eat in Normanville
The Aqua Blue restaurant upstairs serves delicious meals. Our group of 18 people all enjoyed our food when we visited January 2025. The kiosk downstairs is great for coffees (we loved our ice lattes too), Golden North ice cream, fish n chips etc.
We love the Normanville fish & chip shop back on the main street too.
There is a large car park and public toilets available.
Facilities
In fact, the reason why Normanville is such an easy holiday spot is that it has all the facilities you might need very nearby. Less packing to go on holidays is always a good thing.
The Main Street has a supermarket, the Normanville Hotel, bakery, chemist, a fantastic Surf Shop (well stocked with all your favourite surf brands), eateries, beauty salon and if you can’t find what you need there, Yankalilla is literally a 2 minute drive down the road with a larger Foodland, bakery, Browse In and Save, Yankalilla Hotel, Youth Park with playground, skate park and more.
And the sunsets. They are nothing short of magnificent.
Where to stay in Normanville?
There are two caravan parks in Normanville. The Jetty Caravan Park overlooks the jetty at Normanville Beach, while the Beachside Caravan Park is just 2 minutes away, on Cape Jervis Road. There are also many holiday homes you can rent in Normanville or surrounding areas like Carrickalinga, Yankalilla and Second Valley. Check out sites like stayz.com.au for some options. For a little bit of luxury there is The Links Lady Bay Resort, complete with the championship golf course and our personal favourite, South Shores villas.
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