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Adelaide Walking Tour: Grand Mansions and Sub-Divisions

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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.

What's Included

  • Local guide
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Transportation to/from attractions
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Meeting Location

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10 O'Connell Street
North Adelaide SA 5006, Australia

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North Adelaide SA 5006
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We end the tour in the Brougham Gardens opposite Brougham Place Uniting Church.

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• 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)
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8 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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• Lincoln College - Discuss history of building, occupants, significance, connection with University of Adelaide (10 min)
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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• 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)
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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• Georgian Style House - Architecture, reference to early colonial family (3 min) • Victorian Villa - Architecture including iron foundry work, previous owners, history of house (3 min) • Chichester Gardens Estate - History of estate, founder - occupier of limestone house (4 min) • Sandstone villa - boom period buildings (3 min) • Semi-detached cottages - German community connection (3 min)
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16 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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• Row Houses - History - usage (3 min) • Row Houses - cottages - usage (3 min) • Kentish Arms Hotel - History - connection with the sport of Cricket - previous owners - current use (4 min) • Semi-detached cottages - 1850's - history - occupiers (3 min) • Semi-detached cottages - connection to first settlement (3 min)
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16 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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• Cottage - German influence (3 min) • Cottage - German inhabitants (3 min) • Two storey limestone house - one of earliest houses in North Adelaide (4 min) • Shop - reference to crest above doorway - usage of building (3 min) • The Store Cafe - previous and current use (3 min)
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16 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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• Lion Hotel and Former Malthouse - History, development, associated characters, current usage (5 min) • St Mary's Catholic Church - reference to Mary Mackillop (5 min) • Admaston - History - architecture - occupants (3 min) • Sunnyside - History - architecture - previous owners (3 min)
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• Semi-Detached Houses - 1870's (3 min) • Sandstone Victorian residence - History - architecture - previous occupants ( 3 min) • Hylands - Bluestone Villa - History, occupants (3 min) • 3 Victorian Villas - History, current usage (4 min)
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13 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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• Former Congregational Church and Lecture Hall - History, previous usage, current usage (9 min)
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9 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • 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

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Adelaide Walking Tour: Grand Mansions and Sub-Divisions?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (ACST). Read more Apr 2025

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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.
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  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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