Time Ball Tower
6 Semaphore Rd, Semaphore SA 5019, Australia
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A historic landmark on the Semaphore foreshore in Adelaide with a 4.5 rating across 35 reviews.
Practical details
Opening hours
Closed- MondayToday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Closed
- Thursday
- Closed
- Friday
- Closed
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- 00:00 – 23:59
Why it's worth checking out
Time Ball Tower sits on Semaphore Road in Semaphore, one of Adelaide's characterful seaside suburbs. With 35 reviews behind its 4.5 rating, it's a well-loved landmark.
The appeal is a charming piece of maritime history — the historic Time Ball Tower, a distinctive landmark that once helped ships keep accurate time, a genuine highlight for a photo, a wander and a sense of Semaphore's past, close to the beach and the lively main street. It's a lovely, free stop.
Heritage landmarks and their surrounds have changing access and seasonal conditions, so check current details if you're planning around something specific. Otherwise it's a lovely spot to enjoy whenever the weather's good — bring sun protection, water and your camera, and make a day of the Semaphore foreshore.
Spot Score
The Spot Score is our composite of five signals — two about the venue's standing with visitors and three about how complete and current this listing is. It is not a visitor rating and not a verdict on the food or the experience. The 4.5 from 35 reviews is Google's visitor rating, shown separately and never altered by us.
About the venue · from Google
- ReputationGoogle star rating, smoothed for review count
- 70
- PopularityHow many Google reviews it has
- 47
About this listing · our record
- Information qualityWebsite, menu and structured details on file
- 0
- Category fitHow well it matches its listed category
- 70
- FreshnessHow recently we last checked our sources
- 30
Last checked against sources 19 June 2026.
Our independent editorial score — not a user rating.
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