Penshurst Volcanoes Discovery Centre

The Penshurst Volcanoes Discovery Centre is an interpretive centre and contains an audio/visual display of volcanoes in general, and the eruptions and lava flows of the district in particular.

To see a volcano blow its top and a red river of molten lava cascade down its side is to feel the awesome power of the natural world. An unusual experience awaits you at Penshurst. Here, you will be transported back thousands of years when volcanoes were erupting right across the Western District and into South Australia.

At the Volcanoes Discovery Centre you will find how volcanoes are formed, their geology, their history in the Western District, a video simulation of Mt Rouse erupting, the interaction of the Koorie people with volcanoes and a section aimed at school children.

The highlight is a six minute extravaganza combining high fidelity sound, computer modelling and stunning imagery. It is a fitting culmination to a memorable experience.

Penshurst is located at the foot of Mount Rouse, an extinct volcano.

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