Where to stay during your course in Burra.
Burra is a small town. Most accommodation is within walking or short driving distance of the UTCSA centre, and most of it gets booked up around our intake dates. This page is the same list we send out in our info pack, kept up to date.
Share a place. Cut the cost.
Once you're enrolled we'll add you to the UTCSA student WhatsApp group. That's where students sort housemates, split houses and share lifts before the course starts.
A 3 or 4-bedroom share house split between classmates is usually the cheapest way to do the 8 weeks, well below a single motel room, and easier to come home to after a long day in the water.
Shared houses & cottages
Self-contained, kitchen + laundry, room to share with classmates. Most students choose this.
Brode's B&B
Three-bedroom house often used by our students. Sharing the cost between classmates makes this one of the more affordable options.
The O'Bryan Cottage
Self-contained one-bedroom cottage.
Paxton Square Cottages
Heritage-listed mining cottages. Walking distance to town centre.
Pubs & motels
Counter meals, bar downstairs, rooms upstairs. Easy if you want food sorted without cooking.
Burra Motor Inn
Standard motel rooms.
Burra Hotel
Pub with rooms, meals downstairs.
Commercial Hotel Burra
Pub accommodation in the centre of town.
Royal Exchange Hotel
Pub accommodation, walking distance to UTCSA (Bests Place).
Caravan park
Powered sites, cabins and on-site vans, cheapest option if you have your own setup.
Burra Caravan and Camping Park
Powered & unpowered sites, cabins, on-site vans. Contact details via the Visit Burra link.
Burra Showgrounds
Powered and unpowered camping sites at the Burra Showgrounds, budget-friendly option if you have your own van or tent.
Airbnb & nearby towns
If Burra is full, Clare and the surrounding Mid-North towns are within reasonable driving distance.
Airbnb (Burra & surrounds)
Mix of cottages, rooms and whole houses. Good if shared options are full.
Visit Burra: more options
Additional B&Bs and cottages not listed above.
Farrell Flat, Mintaro & Clare
Suitable options if you have a car. Clare is the largest of the three with the most accommodation and food options.
Ready to lock in a course?
Get on a course first. We'll add you to the WhatsApp group, send the full info pack, and help you sort accommodation, prerequisites and the rest.