Adelaide Attractions
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Everything you ever wanted to know about the home of footy in South Australia is now available for everyone to enjoy at AAMI Stadium.
Guided tours are available Monday to Friday excluding match days.
Tour includes main oval via player's race, change rooms, view of the city from the top of the grandstand, convention centre, kitchens and catering areas, league room (when available), auditorium, important statistical information of AAMI Stadium’s operations, specialised equipment and more.
Tours...AAMI Stadium Tours
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Boomerang Art offers the best in authentic Aboriginal art to clients all over the world.
Founded in April of 1996 by Werner and Elena Obermeier, Boomerang Art has become a known and trusted name among discerning local and international clientele via its website and two galleries in Adelaide and Alice Springs.
Boomerang Art's Adelaide gallery is open by appointment and Elena will welcome you at any time.Aboriginal Art Gallery - Boomerang Art
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With its superb coastal views, Kingston Park is home to the John Dowie Rock Sculpture at the heritage Aboriginal Site. Take a trip there and learn the Dreamtime Story of Tjilbruke and how the Spring Site evolved.
At Kingston House, built in 1840, learn about Charles Kingston, former Premier of South Australia and progressive Federal Parliamentarian. Under Kingston's premiership, South Australia was the first state to introduce voting for women and he is often referred to as the 'Father of Feder...Aboriginal Tjilbruke Trail, Monument And Kingston Park Coastal Reserve
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If you are looking for something for the kids, for a challenge, for fitness, or for the body, the Adelaide Aquatic Centre is the place for you! Set in Adelaide's beautiful Park Lands, and only minutes from the heart of the City, come and visit the Adelaide Aquatic Centre where it's summer all year round.
Come and try our water toys and slides, only at the Adelaide Aquatic Centre. Ride the slides or splash through our many water features and fountains.
The Adelaide Aquatic Centre offers an eig...Adelaide Aquatic Centre
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Adelaide Arcade is a beautiful shopping experience with an exciting atmosphere.
Located just off Rundle Mall in the Adelaide city centre, this olde-worlde arcade has more than 100 specialty stores on the ground floor and balcony level.
The Adelaide Arcade was built in 1885 using more than two million bricks, 50,000 square feet of glass, ornamental cast iron and marble slabs flanking the entrances. Wander through the Adelaide Arcade's museum, which showcases its colourful history. Set up on th...Adelaide Arcade
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Based at the scenic, charming and country Aldinga Airfield, Adelaide Biplanes is all about delivering some of the most awesome flying experiences it is possible to imagine.
From the joy and sheer romance of a nostalgic 1930's Waco Biplane flight at 1,000 feet along the stunning Adelaide south coast or experience a vintage 1940 Tiger Moth flight with a delicious sunset as your personal backdrop.
For adventure seekers, an extreme aerobatic trip aloft that offers a totally unique adrenalin-pumpi...Adelaide Biplanes
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The Adelaide Botanic Garden is a lush garden oasis in the cosmopolitan heart of Adelaide city.
A favourite retreat for locals and visitors, this 30 hectare nook of the city offers beautifully themed gardens featuring Australian natives, exotic and ornamental plants in one stunning location.
The magnificently restored art-deco Palm House is a favourite visitor attraction. This stately ornate glasshouse houses a cactus and succulent garden featuring rare arid land Madagascan flora, now highly t...Adelaide Botanic Garden
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Adelaide Central Gallery began in 1987 as an artist-run exhibition space and has evolved into one of Adelaide's most prominent contemporary non-profit galleries.
Monthly changing exhibitions includes both emerging and established artists working in a wide range of media, including painting, drawing, prints, photography, sculpture, ceramics, glass, video and multimedia. There is a focus on emerging artists who are ACSA graduates or associated with ACSA as current or former art lecturers and solo...Adelaide Central Gallery
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It buzzes with life and colour all year round and becomes a special place for plenty of regulars, who just wouldn’t shop anywhere else. The range of fresh food is exhaustive and it’s all under one roof. Fruit and vegetables, meat and poultry, seafood, gourmet, cheeses and cakes. Shoppers can also take a break in the hippest cafes in Adelaide.
But it’s the experience of the shopping that people love to return to again and again – the noise, the fresh food smells, the variety, the colour and the...Adelaide Central Market
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Grab a bicycle to get around the Adelaide city centre, from the Adelaide City Bikes Scheme.
It's a fun way to explore Adelaide's parklands, wide boulevards and bustling market district. Take the scenic bicycle track along the River Torrens. Skirt our broad city perimeters at your own pace.
This free bike scheme allows you to travel anywhere within Adelaide's city limits.
All you need is a driver’s licence, proof of identity card or passport.
Hiring an Adelaide City Bike entitles you to comp...Adelaide City Bikes
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The Adelaide Convention Centre provides international-class facilities, quality, efficiency and excellence, ranked twice amongst the world’s top 10, 300,000 people plus pass through its doors each year.
It caters for meetings of 30, conference of 3,500 or cocktail party for 5,000. It boasts more than 10,0000 square metres of pillarless floor space, with a catwalk height of 11 metres above floor level. This space can be divided into six soundproofed halls and provide an exhibition capacity of 40...Adelaide Convention Centre
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Celebrating its 35th birthday in 2008 and situated in the heart of the city, the Adelaide Festival Centre was the first multi-purpose arts centre built in Australia and maintains its status as South Australia’s creative hub - the place where people and ideas connect with each other.
You’ll always find something to see and do at the Adelaide Festival Centre, whether it’s theatre, dance, music, opera, visual art, markets, children’s theatre, and much more. It is also home to three annual festiva...Adelaide Festival Centre
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Take a walk around the Adelaide Gaol and unlock a piece of South Australia's history. On a guided or self-guided tour you will see aspects of prison life as was in South Australia over a period of 147 years - between 1841 and 1988.
Several sections of the original cellblocks are still standing for you to explore, as well as many later additions including the 'New Building' - built in 1879! A tour takes you through the cellblocks, exercise yards, the hanging tower and graves area. Between 1840 a...Adelaide Gaol Historic Site and Museum
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The Adelaide Himeji Garden was built to symbolise the bonds of friendship between the City of Adelaide and the Himeji Region of Japan. It was opened on 3 April 1985.
The Adelaide City Council resolved in 1982 to make a symbolic garden which might help the people of Adelaide to understand the culture of the Japanese. Osmond Gardens on South Terrace was chosen as the site as it is easily accessible and contains many fine trees, although not all of them are native to Japan.
The Garden blends two ...Adelaide Himeji Garden
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Adelaide Oval is widely regarded as the most picturesque test cricket ground in the world, with St Peter's Cathedral rising behind an elegant Edwardian scoreboard and Moreton Bay fig trees at the northern end.
See cricket memorabilia at the Adelaide Oval Museum and learn about some of the oval's other rich sporting history, including football. The museum is located on the first level of the Sir Donald Bradman Stand.
Take a tour of the oval - you'll see the Sir Donald Bradman Stand, Scoreboard,...Adelaide Oval Tours And Museum
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Adelaide Shores Golf Park has two 18-hole public courses. It is situated within the 135-hectare Adelaide Shores reserve at West Beach, which also includes two award-winning accommodation properties, a boat haven, sports grounds, a skate and BMX park, mini golf and a driving range.
The par 72 Patawalonga Course is a championship style links course with mature trees and water hazards. The par 60 Executive course can also be played as a par 3 layout.
A Golf Academy offers clinics for all standard...Adelaide Shores Golf Park
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The Adelaide Showground hosts over 100 events each year, including the South Australian Caravan and Camping Show, Big Day Out, various home-style expos and the Royal Adelaide Wine Show. It is home to the Adelaide Showground Farmers Market every Sunday morning and will host the BMX World Championships in 2009. The Adelaide Showground is the venue for the Royal Adelaide Show, South Australia's largest community event held from the first Friday in September each year. As South Australia's most vers...Adelaide Showground
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Head to the Adelaide Showground Farmers Market for fresh, regional and seasonal produce. Its a vibrant place where farmers and producers sell their goods direct to you. You'll find freshly harvested fruit and vegetables and quality, locally made goods at affordable prices, demonstration kitchen with visiting chefs and activities for the children.
The Adelaide Showground Farmers Market supports small family farms, agricultural diversity and consumer choice.Adelaide Showground Farmers Market
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A landmark heritage building, the Adelaide Town Hall is steeped in history. Its magnificent architecture and elegant interiors give an in depth insight into the rich cultural heritage of South Australia. The Town Hall plays host to all kinds of events including elegant dinners and civic receptions, corporate or private functions, conferences and concerts. To experience the world-renowned acoustics of the Auditorium, visit our website to view our concert events calendar. Alternatively contact us ...Adelaide Town Hall
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Adelaide Zoo is home to over 1,800 animals and almost 300 species of exotic and native mammals, birds, reptiles and fish exhibited in 8 hectares of magnificent botanic surroundings.
The Zoo’s major exhibits are the Immersion -South East Asian Rainforest, Seal Bay, Australian Rainforest Wetlands walk-through aviary, Nocturnal House, Reptile House, Little Creatures and the Children’s Zoo. Zookeepers provide daily animal feeds and keeper talks. Adelaide Zoo free walking tours run throughout the...Adelaide Zoo
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Adelaide's Underwater Heritage Trail interprets four shipwrecks located in Gulf St Vincent - the Grecian, Zanoni, Star of Greece and Norma.
These wrecks represent a variety of vessels associated with trade and development in South Australia during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and span the period of British shipbuilding from 1841 to 1893.
The remains demonstrate the four major types of materials used in sailing vessel construction during that era - wood, composite (wood and iro...Adelaide`s Underwater Heritage Trail
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Established in 1979, Aldinga Bay Winery is situated on the Fleurieu Peninsula of South Australia under the picturesque hills of Sellicks and two and a half kilometres from the beautiful sandy beaches of Aldinga Bay.
The cellar door provides an excellent opportunity for visitors to experience premium wines produced from traditional and alternative grape varieties.Aldinga Bay Winery
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Enjoy the best of both worlds at the historic Alma Hotel. Built in 1856, the Alma Hotel at Willunga has all the character and charm of a by-gone era.
Melinda and Jason McCauley welcome you to come and enjoy our great value meals served seven days a week for lunch and dinner, ice-cold beer and a selection of local wines. There is also a fully stocked bottle shop, PubTAB, South Australia Lotteries, automatic teller machine, gaming room and beer garden.Alma Hotel
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Amberainbow Pony Rides offer pony rides and or hire for children's birthday parties, social and sporting clubs, corporate and charity functions. We have been providing pony rides/hire for children 1988. We come to you! The smiles on the faces of the children as the pony arrives say it all. For some children, just putting their feet into the stirrup and getting onto a pony is even more fun than riding the pony itself! We don’t just bring along a plain ordinary pony either...we dress the pony up!
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Limoncello is a traditional Italian lemon liqueur, which you can enjoy as an aperitif mixed with champagne or simply poured over a bed of crushed ice or mixed with tonic water.
The Ambra Limoncello range of liqueurs includes lemon, orange, strawberry and chocolate flavours.
At our Thebarton tasting outlet and showroom you can taste our range of liqueurs and purchase them.
Group bookings available by arrangement.Ambra Limoncello
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St Agnes Cellars at Tea Tree Gully stands as a lasting monument to Dr WT Angove, founder of Angove's Winemakers and Distillers, established in 1886. The site is the home of Australia's number one, St Agnes Brandy.
Today Angove's is one of a small band of substantial Australian wine companies to remain family owned and operated. The family tradition continues with fifth generation family member Victoria Angove now working in the business. While the original stone winery still exists, the site no...Angove`s
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As South Australia’s newest Art Museum the Samstag Museum of Art aims to stimulate, challenge and engage its audiences with a program of diverse and innovative exhibitions, publications and associated public activities.
Located in the Adelaide City West End, the Art Museum is a five-minute walk from most major city-based hotels, King William Street and Rundle Mall. Trams operate from Victoria Square along King William Street and North Terrace to the Samstag Museum, UniSA City West campus and L...Anne and Gordon Samstag Museum of Art
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The Art Gallery of South Australia is collection of Australian and international works of art, and holds one of Australia's finest art collections.
Trace the history of European art from the 15th to 20th century, particularly the development of landscape and portrait painting.
The gallery's permanent display of Australian art is outstanding, enabling you to track the development of Australian art from the colonial period. Its collection of 19th century colonial art contains fine examples of ea...Art Gallery Of South Australia
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Art Images Gallery is a contemporary art gallery showcasing the work of local and interstate emerging and established artists.
The gallery has a regular exhibition program covering a wide variety of mediums including paintings, Indigenous art, sculpture and limited edition works on paper, catering to art lovers and art investors.
Art Images Gallery can arrange for artwork to be packaged and delivered Australia-wide.
Situated on The Parade in Norwood, only two kilometres east of Adelaide centr...Art Images Gallery
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A very small winery in the European mould established in 1982. The fine elegant wines, plus bigger bodied wines made for the second label, Galah, are available for tasting at the friendly and bucolic cellar door where the winemaker is often in attendance.
Ashton Hills Vineyard lies just below the summit of Mount Lofty on a ridge top overlooking the Piccadilly Valley. Their wines reflect the regions cool and humid climate and have fine flavours with a lingering finish. The cellar door opened in ...Ashton Hills Vineyard
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Aspects of Healing offers a range of innovative, preventative health and wellness services that can help individuals and organisations facilitate more productive outcomes in their lives and workplace.
In today's hectic world, Aspects of Healing offers a sanctuary in the city. Designed with your health in mind, Aspects of Healing is Adelaide’s first integrative centre where east meets west health and nutrition practices.
You, your colleagues and employees will become more aware of key health ri...Aspects of Healing
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See children's toys that date back as early as the 1890s at the Australian Museum of Childhood in Port Adelaide. Discover the fads and trends of children at play.
With hands-on fun for everyone, you'll enjoy new experiences mixed with old fashion styles, from skittles and hula-hoops to planes, trains and automobiles. Social changes and development are shown through displays and photographs for social and educational group bookings.
The Australian Museum of Childhood also conducts Magical Histo...Australian Museum Of Childhood
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Ayers House Museum illustrates Victorian domestic life as it was lived both upstairs and downstairs. It's a colonial mansion named after the nineteenth century state premier Sir Henry Ayers.
Experience the social history of the period during a guided tour of the house. See a collection of historic costume, silver, artwork and furniture as well as changing exhibitions.
The house contains important decorative painted finishes on internal walls and ceilings that extend to every room, reflecting t...Ayers House Museum
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Historic Glenelg Town Hall takes pride of place as the home of the Bay Discovery Centre, a social history museum interpreting the cultural heritage of Holdfast Bay.
Just hop on the famous Glenelg tram in the city at Victoria Square and at the end of the line you will find yourself in Moseley Square, across from Adelaide's best seaside attraction - the Bay Discovery Centre. In addition to the fantastic multimedia exhibitions, we also have a mezzanine gallery which features a program of visual ar...Bay Discovery Centre
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Beaumont House is owned by the National Trust of South Australia, it is a Heritage listed building, built by Adelaide's first Anglican Bishop, Bishop and Lady Short in 1847.
During its long history the house has been the home of Sir Samuel Davenport and was one of the first locations of plantings of olive groves and grape vines in South Australia.
Afternoon tea available on open days. Car parking available in visitors car park or street.
Open for private and corporate functions by appointment...Beaumont House
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The Progressive Jewish Congregation in South Australia was formed in 1963 and dedicated its site at Hackney in 1985.
The Beit Shalom Synagogue includes a sanctuary, a memorial library, an embroidered ark curtain and fused stained glass window Yerushalayo both by Raya Tsur an Israeli artist. There are three leadlight stained glass windows by contemporary South Australian artist Andrew Steiner (The Eternal Dream 1993, The Twelve Tribes 2001 and Bereshit In the Beginning 2002).
Services are held ...Beit Shalom Synagogue
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Only a 25 minute drive from Adelaide in the picturesque Adelaide Hills, South Australia's oldest park is a favourite with locals and a lifetime away from the hustle and bustle of city life.
Fancy a hit of tennis, a spot of cricket or a game of golf? Belair includes more than 50 bushland tennis courts, several ovals, grassy picnic areas, gas barbecues and even a golf course and caravan park nearby.
And then there's an adventure playground that will keep kids entertained for hours, with a huge w...Belair National Park
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Visit the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, built in 1871 and 1872 and now registered with the National Trust as a heritage building.
The church, with the old horse stable behind it, is built of Mitcham bluestone, with 66 centimetre thick walls and a 33 metre tower.
A three-panel stained glass window above the alter points to some of the central teachings of the Christian faith.
The church's organ is one of the finest in Adelaide. It has been developed from a one-manual-and-pedal organ, built by Bac...Bethlehem Lutheran Church
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Better World Arts Gallery specialises in fine Aboriginal art and quality handicrafts. Our cross-cultural projects bring communities of artists and artisans together to produce quality handicrafts. Better World Arts is known for Aboriginal designed rugs, cushions and jewellery. Traditional Anagu people from the remote desert paint in the Better World Studios and their gorgeous fine art and sculptures convey stories of their rich and ancient culture.
Gallery can also open by appointment and is ac...Better World Arts
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One of South Australia’s most visited attractions, the Adelaide Botanic Garden, is home to the internationally acclaimed Bicentennial Conservatory.
The largest single span glasshouse in the Southern Hemisphere and one of the largest in the world, this elegant and contemporary steel superstructure, with its glistening and distinctive shape, houses an amazing world of rainforest plants.
Take a stroll inside, and discover a lush forest of plants from northern Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesi...Bicentennial Conservatory
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Enjoy a green, fun, family exercise on a bikelfun pedal car designed for adults and older children. Choose from a six seat Tourer with four pedals or a three seat Roadster with two pedals. You can hire bikelfuns at Rymilll Park, Adelaide in the East Parklands just east of Rundle Street. The Free 99C bus (Circle Bus) can drop you off at the corner of Rundle Street and East Terrace. The longer you hire a bikelfun the further you can go. Discounts apply for longer hires and each bikelfun includes a...bikelfun Hire
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Black Hill Conservation Park is situated approximately 12 kilometres north-east of Adelaide in the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges. The park rises distinctly from the Adelaide Plains, its densely vegetated contours standing boldly behind the north-eastern suburbs.
Black Hill Conservation Park has a network of walking trails of varying length some of which offer spectacular views over the city. The park supports an intricate variety of plants. Growing among the heath is low-lying sheoak that...Black Hill Conservation Park
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Blake's Restaurant & Wine Bar and Shiki's are two fine dining options found within the Hyatt Regency Adelaide.
Blake's offers modern, innovative Australian cuisine complemented by an award-winning wine list. Its superb seasonal menu accentuates the freshness and flavour of South Australia's best local produce.
Blake's has received accolades for its extensive wine list. In addition to being judged Best Wine List in South Australia on numerous occasions, Blake's was entered into the Hall of Fame...Blake`s and Shiki Restaurants
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Blown Away Cellar Door is located in the Sellicks foothills sub-region of the McLaren Vale wine region, on a north-facing, gentle slope, three kilometres from Aldinga Bay and Silver Sands Beach.
This area is highly sought after by wineries for their premium and super-premium labels.
The sea has a moderating influence on our summer vineyard temperatures. We have premium Grenache, Shiraz and Cabernet wines available for tasting and sales. Our cellar door has stunning views over the plains to t...Blown Away
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The largest of the named city parks, some 17 hectares, Bonython Park attracts many thousands of visitors each year. The Park, situated between Port Road and the River Torrens hosts Australian and international circuses and other events like the Schutzenfest in January.
The southern end of the park has two playgrounds, a boating lake which is used by model and sailing boat enthusiasts (subject to water restrictions), a kiosk and barbecues. The banks of the River Torrens offer visitors the opport...Bonython Park
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Sir Donald Bradman was the greatest batsman in the history of cricket. The Bradman Collection brings together his priceless and personal collection of cricket memorabilia spanning from 1927 to 1977.
The Bradman Collection is a world class exhibition dedicated to an Australian legend and international hero who made Adelaide his home. Watch footage of Bradman in the theatrette, test your own skills with the interactive museum, and browse through personal items including cricket bats, balls, troph...Bradman Collection
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Set in a sprawling six-hectare site of permanent markets and leisure activities, the Brickworks Markets is Adelaide's largest and premier markets situated just 10 minutes from the Adelaide central business district.
The markets are centred around the historic and heritage listed brick Kiln, established in 1912. There are over 100 permanent stalls and shops, complimented each weekend with dozens of casual day traders selling products and gifts from local crafts people and from around the world. ...Brickworks Markets And Leisure Complex
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Established in 1855, the Bridgewater Inn is one of South Australia's most historic pubs. With cosy open fires blazing in winter and the shady vine covered pergola by the creek in summer, the Bridgewater Inn is a venue for all seasons.
Set in picturesque Bridgewater in the Adelaide Hills, and overlooking Cox's Creek, the Inn is the perfect spot for a relaxing ale and a bite to eat.
With friendly bistro and al fresco dining seven days a week, the extensive and a la carte menu from the Inn's fam...Bridgewater Inn
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Welcome to Brighton! The Brighton Historic Walk has been designed to give you an insight into the history and heritage of this special area. You will probably take about one to two hours, depending on whether you are a brisk walker or a leisurely stroller! There is an optional tour included, and we have even suggested a break time so you can enjoy all that Jetty Road has to offer. We hope you enjoy your walk. Brochures can be collected at 24 Jetty Road, Brighton so enjoy your self guided walk.Brighton Historic Walk
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In the heart of Adelaide, paddleboats are a must for the visitor or family outing. These boats are fast and easy to paddle and are a fun way to enjoy the River Torrens.
Paddleboats can be hired from Captain Jolleys, which is under the King William Street Bridge, down Jolleys Lane by Jolleys Boathouse.
Hire available on weekends, public and school holidays all year round, weather permitting, with the exception of May to October weekends only.Captain Jolleys Paddle Boats
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