Boston Bay area

Eyre Peninsula, Australia

Overlooked by The Pier Hotel, a relaxed spot for Port Lincoln dining.

Places in Boston Bay area

The Pier Hotel casual dining A relaxed spot for Port Lincoln dining with freshly shucked oysters and classic pub favourites.
The Pier Hotel bar A bar at the hotel overlooking Boston Bay, serving freshly shucked oysters and pub favourites.

Best time to visit: October to April for the best conditions for swimming with sea lions, whale watching, and cage diving with great white sharks.
Getting around: Port Lincoln, reached by a 1-hour flight from Adelaide, anchors the peninsula's seafood dining scene, with Coffin Bay a short drive away for hands-on oyster experiences and boat tours departing for shark cage diving and whale watching.
Currency: Australian Dollar (A$)
Language: English. Aboriginal languages are spoken in some communities.
Timezone: ACST (UTC+9:30, UTC+10:30 in summer)
Current trends: Port Lincoln's status as the seafood capital of Australia, supplying more than 65% of the nation's seafood, continues to anchor the Eyre Peninsula's tourism identity, with hands-on experiences like Experience Coffin Bay's knee-deep oyster eating and adventure tourism like cage diving with great white sharks and swimming with sea lions diversifying the region's draw beyond dining alone.

Port Lincoln waterfront — Home to 1802 Oyster Bar, Del Giorno's Cafe Restaurant, and The Pier Hotel overlooking Boston Bay.
Coffin Bay — Home to Experience Coffin Bay, where visitors wade into the water to learn how oysters are harvested.