Originally Posted by mysnix

Ditto to that, we find The Gorge wildlife park at cudlee creek much better than Cleland.

On public transport you could:

Take a dolphin cruise on the port river.
Spend the evening in Glenelg - pubs and clubs.
Go for a meal at Windy Point!
Go on the heluva ride jet boat from Glenelg Marina.
Fish and chips on the beach at Brighton.
Snorkeling at Port Norlunga.
Visit the museums for free on North Terrace.
Go shopping at Harbour Town.
Take a picnic and spend the day at a swim centre.
Go for a walk in one of the national Parks - Belair is great - see koalas, emus, echidnas etc. close up.
Got to the moonlight cinema in the botanical gardens.

A bit further out, some tours and transport though:

Views from Mount Lofty.
Mount Lofty Botanical Gardens are lovely.
If you have time spend some time on the river at Mannum - if you have time hire a houseboat, it is fab, especially in summer!
Go and see the worlds biggest rocking horse at Gumeracha.
Go to Lobethal to see the lights.
Go to the Whispering Wall on the way to the Barossa.
Go on a wine trail in the Barossa or the Adelaide Hills or Mclaren Vale - or do all of them. There is also a wine and cheese trail in the Adelaide Hills yumm!
Go to Victor Harbour and walk round Granite Island.
Go to Hahndorf and have a german sausage, in a german (!) pub, with german beer.

Just off the top of my head!

Adelaide being the city of churches is a bit of a myth, we have far more pubs than churches ;)

Have a great stay, check out SATC

By the way we are spending the same period in Sydney what are our must dos???

Nikki
xx

Originally Posted by chels

OH seems to think we can get a tour bus over there, I'd rather DIY but as time will be limited to the one day we may not have the option. Main thing though is getting to see Kangaroo Island :)

Originally Posted by welshpom

Great place, been twice. You need 3 days minimum to see enough of it, in my opinion.
http://www.hartill.net/KangarooIsland/

Originally Posted by chels (Post 4236078)

Thanks again to everyone for their suggestions. We didn't get to go to Kangaroo Island in the end - it would have been a bit pricey to hire a car / catch the ferry or go on a day trip (over $200!!!) so we plan to go for a few days in the future when I'm in Adelaide for longer and we don't have Christmas / birthday commitments.

We did get to go to Hahndorf, which OH esp. liked as he spent a year teaching in Germany, and I liked because I stuffed myself on cake, fudge, cheese and wine!!!

We also went around the city centre (finally, on my 3rd visit to Adelaide) and visited the art gallery, museum and sat by the river.

And last, but not least, I visited... Marion Westfield :rolleyes: Had to keep the MIL happy, you see, and help her find an exclusive, no one will be wearing this in England, outfit.

Of course, as soon as I left Adelaide they did lots of fun things (OH is still there until tomorrow night), like driving round wineries etc. Grrrr :mad:

This was definitely my best trip so far to Adelaide, and that's down to all your helpful suggestions :)

btw I didn't notice an abundance of churches or pubs! But I did notice how spacious everything is compared to inner west Sydney, and loads of flowers (agapanthus?)

Originally Posted by chels (Post 4236078)

Thanks again to everyone for their suggestions. We didn't get to go to Kangaroo Island in the end - it would have been a bit pricey to hire a car / catch the ferry or go on a day trip (over $200!!!) so we plan to go for a few days in the future when I'm in Adelaide for longer and we don't have Christmas / birthday commitments.

We did get to go to Hahndorf, which OH esp. liked as he spent a year teaching in Germany, and I liked because I stuffed myself on cake, fudge, cheese and wine!!!

We also went around the city centre (finally, on my 3rd visit to Adelaide) and visited the art gallery, museum and sat by the river.

And last, but not least, I visited... Marion Westfield :rolleyes: Had to keep the MIL happy, you see, and help her find an exclusive, no one will be wearing this in England, outfit.

Of course, as soon as I left Adelaide they did lots of fun things (OH is still there until tomorrow night), like driving round wineries etc. Grrrr :mad:

This was definitely my best trip so far to Adelaide, and that's down to all your helpful suggestions :)

btw I didn't notice an abundance of churches or pubs! But I did notice how spacious everything is compared to inner west Sydney, and loads of flowers (agapanthus?)

Originally Posted by Wendy (Post 4236085)

Glad you had a good time. It was a bit cold for you as well wasn't it :(

Originally Posted by Lord Pom Percy (Post 4236086)

l thought Kangaroo Island was the best part of the state, should try it next time.