Bellum Hotel, Mount Schank, SA

Situated at the base of the majestic Mount Schank volcano, The Bellum Hotel is located midway between the city of Mount Gambier and the Port MacDonnell coastline and has been a popular halfway house for highway travellers since 1866. While renowned for its award-winning food, modern accommodation and great atmosphere, there’s also lot of history attached to this traditional country pub. The man who originally built The Bellum and became its first licensee was Thomas Edwards, the great, great, great grand father of current licensee Lisa Edwards, who owns the freehold of the business with husband Simon Livingstone. After returning home from London to take on the venture, the couple recently toasted their 10th anniversary as publicans. Over the past decade, they have worked hard to offer customers a unique “taste of the country”, creating a multi-award winning venue with widespread appeal. “It’s only a 10-minute drive to the nearest ‘township’, but we’re surrounded by lush farmland, so it still feels like we’re in the middle of nowhere. People often tell us were a type of oasis in the desert, and a destination in itself...which is exactly what we wanted to be.”

• Catering
• Groups
• Kids
• Outdoor
• Reserve
• Takeout
• Walkins

• coffee
• dinner
• drinks
• lunch