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Glebe: Where Mansions Met the Working Class Walking Tour
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Glebe
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Wander along beautiful tree-lined streets lined with Victorian mansions, elegant Edwardian townhouses and magnificent churches, while uncovering the extraordinary people and surprising stories behind them.
From wealthy eccentrics and ambitious families to workers, reformers and characters who helped shape Sydney, Glebe’s streets reveal a fascinating mix of wealth, industry, religion, scandal and social change. Discover how this once-rural estate became one of Sydney’s most distinctive neighbourhoods and meet some of the remarkable people who left their mark on it.
The tour follows an easy, accessible route and is dog-friendly, with plenty of places to sit and toilets available along the wa...
Highlights
1 hour
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Guided historical tour of one of Sydney's most historically rich suburbs
Coffee and/or Tea
Meeting Points
Departure
140 Glebe Point Rd
For the Glebe tour we meet at the Glebe Point Road entrance of Dr H J Foley Rest Park
Return
15 Avenue Rd
For the Glebe tour we finish out the front of St Scholastica's college.
Glebe: Where Mansions Met the Working Class Walking Tour
(20) Reviews
Glebe
About
Wander along beautiful tree-lined streets lined with Victorian mansions, elegant Edwardian townhouses and magnificent churches, while uncovering the extraordinary people and surprising stories behind them.
From wealthy eccentrics and ambitious families to workers, reformers and characters who helped shape Sydney, Glebe’s streets reveal a fascinating mix of wealth, industry, religion, scandal and social change. Discover how this once-rural estate became one of Sydney’s most distinctive neighbourhoods and meet some of the remarkable people who left their mark on it.
The tour follows an easy, accessible route and is dog-friendly, with plenty of places to sit and toilets available along the wa...
Highlights
1 hour
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Guided historical tour of one of Sydney's most historically rich suburbs
Coffee and/or Tea
Meeting Points
Departure
140 Glebe Point Rd
For the Glebe tour we meet at the Glebe Point Road entrance of Dr H J Foley Rest Park
Return
15 Avenue Rd
For the Glebe tour we finish out the front of St Scholastica's college.
Itinerary
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138A Glebe Point Rd
St Johns Anglican Church
This massive Gothic Revival building dominates the Glebe streetscape. With a towering spire and beautiful grounds it has an extremely interesting history.
10 minutes
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158 Bridge Rd
Glebe Presbyterian Church is a dominating sandstone building that has has quite an interesting nomadic life.
10 minutes
3
2 Woolley St
St James' Catholic Church
This magnificent church is located in a very rich complex of differing heritage architectural styles. It showcases detailed stained-glass windows and an intriguing back story.
10 minutes
4
357 Glebe Point Rd
Bidura House
This is a beautiful 1860s gentleman's residence with a chequered past. from life as a prominent mansion to a massive children's detention centre, it is an intriguing building.
10 minutes
5
244 Glebe Point Rd
Hartford House is an elaborate mansion and an example of one of Glebe's most prestigious houses.
10 minutes
6
St Scholasticas College
The Former Toxteth Park House
This is the most impressive house in Glebe. Toxteth Park House is a former mansion of one of the richest families in Sydney.
