Adelaide Walking Tour: Hills, Squares and Parklands
Join an easy-paced 2 hour small-group walking tour around upper North Adelaide adjacent to the city of Adelaide. The focus of thes tours is on history, heritage and culture and covers not only the architecture and history of the varying buildings but also the people who have been associated with them, and the stories about Adelaide's development from colonial times to today. Most of the sites visited are public institutions, statues and monuments as well as private homes and tour participants, whether locals, interstate or from overseas get to experience the essence of what Adelaide is all about.
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Adelaide Walking Tour: Hills, Squares and Parklands
What's included in Adelaide Walking Tour: Hills, Squares and Parklands
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Adelaide
• Wellington Hotel - Introduction including brief history of Adelaide and North Adelaide and its development, route of tour, duration and other housekeeping. Discuss Wellington Hotel and its history. (10 min) • Wellington Square - Discuss history of square, significance (5 min)
Adelaide
• Shop, Wellington Square - History, architecture (3 min) • Cortina - discuss two-storeyed houses - history - occupants ( 3 min) • House - cast-iron detailed - architecture and development ( 3 min) • Clifton - History - previous owners (3 min)
Adelaide
• House, Jeffcott Street - discuss previous owner and his history (5 min) • Lutheran Seminary - former Whinham College - History, architecture, developers of site (7 min) • Gable House - story of previous occupant, architecture (5 min) • Belmont House - History of house, previous occupants, architecture (4 min)
Inclusions
- Local guide
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and hotel drop-off
- Transportation to/from attractions
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Wheelchair accessible
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- A maximum of 15 people per booking
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Outside of the Wellington Hotel
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
• Comfortable walking shoes are recommended • Dress to weather conditions ie if cool, layered jacket - if wet, umbrella or waterproof jacket - if hot, sunscreen, water and hat and comfortable clothing
