Around the Square Adelaide Walking Tour





Description
Join an easy-paced 2 hour small-group walking tours around Victoria Square in the city of Adelaide. The focus of this tour 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 and tour participants, whether locals, interstate or from overseas get to experience the essence of what Adelaide is all about.
Tour Options
Itinerary
• Sir Francis Xavier Cathedral - mention its significance, history, architecture, relevance today (10 min) • Mother Mary Mackillop Statue - Story of Mackillop - her sainthood, order of nuns, charity work (5 min)
• Adelaide Town Hall - Introduction including brief history of Adelaide and its development, route of tour, duration and other housekeeping. Talk about early local government in South Australia and ground-breaking activities occurring in Adelaide Town Hall. Discuss previous use of buildings and current use. (10 min)
• Victoria Square - talk about history of square, indigenous connections, development of square (10 min) • Queen Victoria Statue - discuss significance of statue (3 min) • Charles Cameron Kingston Statue - overview of Kingston's career, personality, contribution, legacy ( 10 min)
• Torrens Building - overview of history of building, inhabitants including Sir Richard Torrens, Land title system( 4 min)
• Adina Apartments/Previously Treasury Building - Discuss history of building, tunnels, courtyard, famous people who have visited, role of Cabinet prior to 1968 (10 min)
• John McDouall Stuart Statue - story of Stuart, role he played in exploration, his legacy ( 5 min) • State Admin Centre - Brief overview of buildings and current use for State Government ministers and staff ( 2 min)
• SA Water Building - Talk about usage of building - educational focus (2 min) • Dame Roma Mitchell Commonwealth Law Courts - outline usage of building and its inhabitants - types of courts contained in building(3 min) • Magistrates Court - brief overview and history of court building, usage, stories of noted lawyers attached, subsequent and current use of site (5 min) • Supreme Court - history of court building, architecture, usage (5 min)
• Sir Samuel Way Court Building - history including its previous life as a department store and legacy of marble staircase, usage (10 min) • Three Rivers Fountain - story regarding erection of fountain, history, significance (4 min) • Transport - history of trams, trains in area(5 min)
• Former SGIC Building - history, architecture and associated stories (2 min) • Former Harbour Board Building - engineering feat, architecture, history (5 min) • Former MLC Building - significance in our history (3 min) • GPO Building - history including clock tower and notable citizens connected with building (7 min)
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- 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
Reviews(50)
Very enjoyable and interesting. Good to better understand some of the history of Adelaide. Graeme was excellent and his knowledge of history of Adelaide was very impressive. A well spent couple of hours.
Thanks Tino for booking with me and coming along on our tour. So pleased you enjoyed the experience and also thanks for posting your review.
Graham was extremely knowledgeable and passionate about the history of his hometown Adelaide. I would highly recommend it.
Thanks Mark for both booking our tour and posting your review. Enjoyed hosting you both and so pleased that you thought the experience was to your liking!
Graeme’s tour was excellent. He was generous with time and information, pointing out places and things we would never have noticed, giving us the historical and cultural backgrounds to what we were seeing and telling stories of colourful characters and events, all with great passion for his subject. We’ve already recommended this tour to a fellow traveller.
Thanks Marlene for posting your review. Highly appreciate your comments and so pleased that you both enjoyed the experience. Thanks again for booking with us.
A wonderful tour! Graeme really brought history to life and made it engaging and entertaining! I highly recommend it! Thanks Graeme
Thanks Vivian for posting your review and for booking on our tour. So pleased you all enjoyed the experience and hopefully the rest of your time in Adelaide!
Graeme is a great guide, full of local knowledge. Would definitely try and get on one of his tours next time I'm in Adelaide!
Thanks so much for posting your review and very pleased you enjoyed the experience. Enjoyed hosting around parts of our fair city.
It was such an informative tour. Graham was very passionate about Adelaide’s history and added a lot of color.
Thanks Eileen for posting your review of our experience. Thanks also for booking with us and so pleased you enjoyed the tour.
Graeme was very friendly and knowledgeable. Adelaide has an interesting history and some beautiful architecture.
Thanks Demi for posting your review of our tour. So pleased you both enjoyed the experience. It was great to meet you and to host you around parts of Adelaide - thanks for booking with us!
Loved hearing the history of many buildings in the area, it added so much to my Adelaide visit. Graeme was a wealth of knowledge and conveyed this via memorable tales. I learnt so much in the couple of hours walking around. It’s a great introduction to the city.
Thanks Sandra for posting your review as well as booking with me. So pleased that you enjoyed the experience during your stay in Adelaide and added to your knowledge about our city.
Easy meeting place. A world of knowledge gained by our guide. Wonderfully organised. Overall would highly recommend the experience. Just enhanced our Adelaide holiday.
Thanks Mario for booking the tour as well as posting your review. So pleased you both enjoyed the experience and that it added to your time spent in Adelaide.
Graeme was a terrific guide; a native of Adelaide with a passion for its rich history. An easy two hour stroll with many stories of the founding of South Australia. Highly recommend.
Thanks James for posting your kind review. So pleased you both enjoyed your tour, which hopefully helped you to gain a wider understanding of Adelaide and South Australia. Thanks again for booking with me.



