Wallaby Beach House

Kangaroo Island


A secluded, self-contained three-bedroom beach house, 13km west of Penneshaw on unpeopled Browns Beach. Simple beachy decor, with broad sunset views and passing seals, dolphins and penguins to keep you company. Sleeps six. A perfectly laid-back, unfussy KI holiday haven.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Kangaroo Island attractions

1. Browns Beach

0.23 MILES

A lovely protected beach, around 14km southwest of Penneshaw en route to American River and Kingscote. Good for a quick dip.

2. Island Beach

3.37 MILES

Loong beach between Penneshaw and American River, backed by rows of fancy beach houses. Go for a wander and see what's washed in on the tide.

3. US Schooner Independence

4.9 MILES

In a big tin boatshed near the American River jetty, the timber ribs of the new US Schooner Independence are slowly starting to resemble a hull. A…

4. Penneshaw Maritime & Folk Museum

6.37 MILES

Inside a 1922 stone school house, this salty museum displays artefacts from local shipwrecks and early white settlement (check out those girthsome…

5. Kangaroo Island Farmers Market

6.7 MILES

Has baked goods, chutneys, seafood, olive oil, honey, eggs, cheese, yoghurt and of course wine and dodgy buskers (including, once, a certain Lonely Planet…

6. Frenchman's Rock

6.83 MILES

When intrepid French explorer Nicholas Baudin surveyed the KI coast in 1803, he came ashore at what's now Penneshaw for a look around. He left his mark:…

7. Flour Cask Bay

11.19 MILES

Down a well-maintained dirt road south of American River, this remote beach is just the spot for a little soul-searching, a breezy paddle in the brine or…

8. Cape Willoughby Lightstation

15.76 MILES

About 28km southeast of Penneshaw (via an unsealed road) on a treeless headland, this tidy white turret started shining out in 1852 (SA's first lighthouse…