Melbourne's Earliest Buildings Walking Tour

Category: Historic Tours
Region: Melbourne
State: VIC

AUD $120.00

Adult

Duration: 

3h
Did you know there are only 9 buildings left in Melbourne that pre-date the Gold Rush? Join us as we take a stroll through the city and pay our respects to each of these historic buildings.

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Take a walk with a local guide to see the very oldest buildings in Melbourne city – 9 buildings constructed before the population explosion of the Gold Rush of the 1850s.

From churches and pubs to homes and businesses, we’ll tell you about their stories, not just their architecture and give you plenty of time to take photos.

In between we’ll share lots of other stories of historic Melbourne.

The tour commences outside St James’ Old Cathedral at 10 Batman St and concludes at the Mitre Tavern where you can rest your feet and buy a drink in the very oldest building in the city.

This tour covers around 4 kilometres with plenty of stops for talking and photos. We recommend you wear weather appropriate clothing with comfortable walking shoes and carry a bottle of water, sunscreen and/or an umbrella as appropriate.

This tour departs from outside St James’ Old Cathedral at 10 Batman St, West Melbourne (opposite Flagstaff Gardens) promptly at 10am.  

If the tour needs to be cancelled due to inclement weather all guests will be contacted on the provided telephone number.  If you have not provided a telephone number for contact, please call us on 03 8822 4568 if the weather looks uncertain.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Minimum number of guests (4) required for tour departures. If the minimum number of bookings is not reached you will be offered an alternate date or a full refund Individual bookings are accepted Prices shown are per person Prices shown are in Australian dollars and include GST Booking deadline is 48 hours before the tour when booking online, or by 5pm the day before departure if booking by phone. Private bookings are available on request Please advise us within 72 hours of a tour departure of any cancellation to avoid a cancellation fee of 25% No-shows & tours cancelled within 48 hours of a Tour departure time may not be refunded Tour is subject to favourable weather conditions. A decision will be made by 10am if a tour needs to be cancelled due to inclement weather.

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