The beautiful town of Aldgate, located in the Adelaide Hills Region, has retained its charming historic atmosphere and its many hertiage buildings are now used as cafes and restaurants and as art and craft shops. Aldgate has a wonderful range of accommodation and excellent cafes and restaurants, specialising in local food produce and wines. Aldgate is a great base for a holiday to sample all the delights of in the Adelaide Hills Region. The main attraction and centre of entertainment in Aldgate is the famous Aldgate Pump Hotel which is renowned for its character, friendliness and its pleasant restaurant with a fashionably wide range of meals on offer. The Pump Hotel has been recently modernised and renovated many times, but still has its heritage charm and character. Restaurants and Cafes
in Aldgate inlcude: Aldgate Chinese Restaurant, Aldgate Pump Hotel, Blue Bayou Cafe, Giovanni Pizza. Across the road from the Aldgate Pump Hotel is the 'Pump', and the famous and historic 'General Store' - which is now a fascinating craft shop - The General Store dates from the early 1880's. It has changed its function many times but has remained on of the main attractions in Aldgate. It has been a butcher`s shop general store, and, in the 1890's, the Hills Cash Store. Some of the local activities include: # Bushwalking and wildlife observation # Mount Lofty Botanical Gardens in Piccadilly # Cleland Wildlife Park.