Adelaide Walking Tour: Grand Mansions and Sub-Divisions
Take an easy-paced 2 hour small-group walking tours around lower North Adelaide adjacent to the city of Adelaide. The focus of this 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: Grand Mansions and Sub-Divisions
What's included in Adelaide Walking Tour: Grand Mansions and Sub-Divisions
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Adelaide
• North-east corner of Brougham Place & O'Connell Street - Introduction including brief history of Adelaide and North Adelaide and its development, route of tour, duration and other housekeeping. Discuss Victorian Villa and its previous occupants. (8 min)
Adelaide
• Lincoln College - Discuss history of building, occupants, significance, connection with University of Adelaide (10 min)
Adelaide
• St Margarets - Former use of house, history, architecture, occupants (3 min) • Taylor House - History - noted occupants, architecture ( 3 min) • Federation Style House - History - story of owners - architecture ( 3 min) • Nurney House - Historic and heritage value - occupants - architecture (3 min) • St Andrews - History of house, architecture, previous owners (3 min)
Inclusions
- Local guide
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and 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
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Outside of Da Vinci Ristorante
End Points
- We end the tour in the Brougham Gardens opposite Brougham Place Uniting Church.
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
