Holiday town on the bay

Kingston is situated on peaceful Lacepede Bay.

THE town of Kingston sits at the heart of peaceful Lacepede Bay, where the townsfolk of 1600 people enjoy a relaxed and carefree lifestyle.

Kingston, a beach resort, is home to a large crayfishing industry. A giant crayfish called Larry the Lobster greets people to Kingston.

Early settlers James and Archibald Cooke dreamed their town would become the `Liverpool of the south'.

A jetty was built and with their cutter, the Swallow, they started shipping goods for themselves and their neighbors.

This proved so successul that the government decided to build a longer jetty stretching for three quarters of a mile into Lacepede Bay. Kingston soon became a major port in south-east South Australia.

Lighthouse a landmark lighthouse

The Cape Jaffa Lighthouse: a Kingston landmark.

CAPE Jaffa lighthouse, floodlit at night during the summer months, was moved from its original spot on Margaret Brock reef in 1974.

Regarded as a marine engineering feat, it was the only Australian offshore lighthouse which had quarters for a keeper.

Rather than build a new lighthouse, the original one was dismantled and moved to the foreshore at Kingston.

It is now managed by the National Trust and open for inspection and tours.

Cape Jaffa is nestled on the southern tip of Lacepede Bay, providing an ideal family setting for a relaxing holiday.

The fishing industry dominates this peaceful village and a fleet of 40 crayboats call Cape Jaffa home.

The area south of Kingston is flourishing with the establishment of several wineries.

Kingston is situated 300km south-east of Adelaide.