Tumby Bay Foreshore
Tumby Bay Marina
Seafront Tumby Bay
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History
Like the rest of the Eyre
Peninsula coastline, Mathew Flinders first explored Tumby Bay in
1802. He named the bay after the village of Tumby, in Lincolnshire
England. It was first surveyed in the early 1900, when the town was
named "Tumby" but the locals added "Bay" and it was
officially named Tumby Bay in 1984.
Services
Tumby Bay services a large
surrounding agricultural community. It has a modern hospital,
surgery, shopping, sporting and accommodation facilities. It now
also boasts a new marina development with housing, great for the
boaties.
For the visitor
Tumby Bay offers a
relaxing lifestyle with beautifull beaches and a jetty to drop a
line and catch some fish (if you have a few spare the local
pelicans are happy to share). You can walk along our 10Km sandy
beach, the mangroves board walk, visit an art gallery, explore the
hinterland or just sip a caffe latte on the foreshore and chat to
the friendly locals.
For some more serious fishing or exploring on the water,
the Sir Joseph Banks Group of Islands are only a few Km offshore.
You can spot sea lions and dolphins and fishing around the Islands
is very rewarding.
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