haggis supper

We're in Adelaide this weekend, and have a few hours free on Friday afternoon and then most of Saturday. Would greatly appreciate advice on what we (myself, Mrs Haggis and the 2 wee ones - aged 4 and 6) can do and see in this time.

Would prefer to stay within Adelaide - after driving from Melbourne we want to avoid the car for a few days !

Cheers.

Sye

In that short time, you could probably see all of it

mr mover

Look here ,http://www.adelaide247.com.au/
............. mm

mysnix

Check out the museums on North Terrace - there is a bug man at the SA museum some weekends and they are all free, ... take the tram down to Glenelg and check out our beaches and the cafe lifestyle .... hire free bikes (have to check where that was again!) and cycle around the parklands and lake, you can also hire a paddleboat on the lake .. visit Haigh's chocolate factory and watch them make the chocolate (not done it myself, so not a personal recommendation), Adelaide Zoo .. just opened a new tiger enclosure, there is a paddleboat that goes from the city to the zoo. The Adelaide Jail is a good, but very strange place to visit, in the northern parklands. Tandanya Aboriginal Centre is great, galleries and exhibitions and in the city.

Go up in the hills and take a walk around Belair National Park (about 15 mins), see the emus and koalas, or waterfall gully (about the same) to the North east, beautiful walks .. maybe a bit steep for little ones .... Go up to mount Lofty (about 20 mins out of city) you can see the whole city from there ... if you are on a recce - check out one of the wildlife parks, The Gorge at Cudlee Creek is my favourite (about 20-30 mins) or there is Cleland wildlife park on mount lofty ..

A bit further out is Port Adelaide, you can cruise up the river and see the dolphins .. on the way from Melbourne - or as a trip (about an hour out of the CBD) is Victor Harbour, head to Middleton to see the whales and cubs that are in at the moment. ABout 30 mins out of the city going south (on way to Victor Harbour) is Mclaren Vale - wineries galore (probably not too much fun for littlies though!) to the east there are the little hill towns, Hahndorf is popular around here, it is a traditional (!) German village. Barossa to the north ..

Thats all I can think of off the top of my head ... times are just my approximations! Hope that gives you some ideas .. there is a visitors centre on Rundle Mall, with loads of info! Hope you have a good weekend.

Nikki
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gjs

Adelaide zoo would be great for the kids,my litle boy loes it.There are some new areas ie the monkey enclosure\where you walk through on a bridge and they are all around you.also a great litle chilrens petting zoo complete with kangaroos .There's also a new rainforest bit which is meant to be good
make sureyou take your own food in though - the cafe is crap.An hours wait for a couple of burgers when we went.there are public BBQS.Its right beside the Botanics,so have a walk round theere when you finish,the's a good little cafe by the lake.

cantwait

Hi there, we visited Adelaide a couple of years ago and really enjoyed our holiday there!
Mount Lofty summit, Clevland Wildlife Park, Victor Harbour,and the Barossa Valley, and Glenelg are a must.

haggis supper

Many thanks to you all, much appreciated.

blackcountrygirl

And who said theres nothing to do in Adelaide, I think they must be dreaming Nikki

Katsmajics other half !!!

Good good there is lots to do.......thats where we are looking at heading out to next year.

mysnix

welshpom

Yup, there are 2 whales with a calf each at Middleton's Bashams Beach. Sightings are almost guaranteed if you stick around more than 10 minutes. The calves are very playful at the moment.
http://www.hartill.net/Whales/Pages/IMG_9125.html

wintersgills

freeze! :scared:

iamthecreaturefromuranus

I read this as Things to do in Adelaide when you're Dead

jothefw

I'm an anorak but same temp there as my car registered here yesterday!

Wouldn't mind but we're supposed to be mid summer and they're mid winter!

mr mover

And yer from the GONG excitment capital of the East Coast ..... mm