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Stately Swagger Adelaide Walking Tour

Duration: 2 hours
Destination: Australia, South Australia, Adelaide
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  • 2 hours
  • Adelaide
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Join an easy-paced 2 hour small-group walking tours around upper North Adelaide adjacent to the city of Adelaide. The focus of these 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.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Down to Earth Tours, Adelaide, South Australia Australia

• 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)


Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Adelaide, Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, South Australia

• City Land Investment Company Sub-Division - Discuss history, significance, area covered (7 min)

Duration: 7 minutes

Stop At: Adelaide, Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, South Australia

• Victorian Mansion - History, architecture, previous occupants ( 3 min)
• St Dominic's Priory - History, previous and current usage - pioneering connection ( 5 min)

Duration: 8 minutes

Stop At: Adelaide, Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, South Australia

• Zephyrside - History - connection to Australian Rules Football (6 min)
• Two-storey house - previous occupants - history (6 min)

Duration: 12 minutes

Stop At: Adelaide, Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, South Australia

• Interwar Bungalow - History, occupants (4 min)
• Sidegarth - History, Pioneering family connection (5 min)

Duration: 9 minutes

Stop At: Adelaide, Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, South Australia

• St Laurence's Church & Priory - History, architecture (7 min)
• Red brick Edwardian residence - architecture (3 min)

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Adelaide, Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, South Australia

• Buxton House - History, previous occupants including Sir Josiah Symon (7 min)
• Victorian sandstone residence - architecture (2 min)

Duration: 9 minutes

Stop At: Adelaide, Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, South Australia

• The previous "Corner Store" - architecture (3 min)
• Sandstone residence - 1870's - architecture (3 min)
• Regency Style dwellings - History, occupants, architecture (3 min)
• Bluestone Semi-detached houses - Architecture (3 min)

Duration: 12 minutes

Stop At: Adelaide, Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, South Australia

• Victorian Limestone dwelling - 1870's - architecture (3 min)
• Veda, previously Greenhill Galleries - History, occupants (5 min)
• Semi-detached 1870's-1880's dwellings - Architecture (4 min)
• Workers Cottages - 1840's - 1860's - History (4 min)

Duration: 16 minutes

Stop At: Adelaide, Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, South Australia

House - connection to early pioneer - architecture (6 min)
• Cottage - 1850 - occupant history (5 min)
• Bay fronted Sandstone Residence - 1870's-1880's - Architecture (4 min)

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Adelaide, Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, South Australia

• Bay fronted Sandstone Residence - 1880's - architecture (4 min)
• Bluestone Villas - Architecture (3 min)

Duration: 7 minutes

Inclusions
  • Local guide

Exclusions
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Transportation to/from attractions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • A maximum of 15 people per booking
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Departure Point

Wellington Hotel, 36 Wellington Square, North Adelaide SA 5006, Australia


Departure Time

10:00 AM


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

2 hours


User's Reviews

Tom P

10 Mar, 2024

Graeme offers a range of walking tours around Adelaide. The Nth Adelaide tour is am easy 90min stroll admiring the beautiful sandstone residences and with a lot of attention to detail. Highly recommended

Robert_C

22 Jul, 2023

Graeme’s ability to share his vast knowledge of the history of Adelaide which made the tour so interesting.

S7717TXjaned

29 Jun, 2022

Thanks Graeme for a wonderful stroll around North Adelaide. Your knowledge of the historical background of buildings in this area made the tour very enjoyable.

Xandegar

31 Dec, 2021

Great local guide with extensive information about the area, and it's historical references. Great opportunity for anyone visiting the are.

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