Explore Adelaide’s history and heritage on a 2-hour walking tour. Discover grand mansions, public institutions, and captivating stories from colonial times to today.
Explore Adelaide’s history and heritage on a 2-hour walking tour. Discover grand mansions, public institutions, and captivating stories from colonial times to today.
- 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,…
- 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)
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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) -
Adelaide - • 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) -
Adelaide - • 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) -
Adelaide - • 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) -
Adelaide - • 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) -
Adelaide - • 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) - Adelaide - • Former Congregational Church and Lecture Hall - History, previous usage, current usage (9 min)

- Local guide
- Local guide
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transportation to/from attractions
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transportation to/from attractions
Enjoy a leisurely 2-hour small-group walking tour around lower North Adelaide, right next to the city of Adelaide. This tour emphasizes history, heritage, and culture, exploring not only the architecture and history of various buildings but also the people connected to them and stories of Adelaide’s evolution from colonial times to the present. The tour…
Enjoy a leisurely 2-hour small-group walking tour around lower North Adelaide, right next to the city of Adelaide. This tour emphasizes history, heritage, and culture, exploring not only the architecture and history of various buildings but also the people connected to them and stories of Adelaide’s evolution from colonial times to the present. The tour includes visits to public institutions, statues, monuments, and private homes, offering participants—whether locals, interstate visitors, or international travelers—a true sense of Adelaide’s essence.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- A maximum of 15 people per booking
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.