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Guided Walk through Rymill Park / Murlawirrapurka (Park 14)
Highlights
- Join Park Ambassador Alice Davidson for an engaging guided walk through Rymill Park's stunning rose garden.
- Discover the park's rich history, including its transformation from rubbish dump to a cherished green space.
- Stroll beneath majestic avenues of plane and cedar trees, enjoying the serene atmosphere of Adelaide’s eastern Park Lands.
- Relax with family and pets in this welcoming environment, complete with convenient facilities like public toilets and carparks.
Join Park Ambassador Alice Davidson for a guided walk through the jewel of Adelaide’s eastern Park Lands – featuring an ornamental lake, a huge rose garden, and majestic avenues of plane and cedar trees. Learn about this Park’s controversial history including as a former rubbish dump, and the 2017 construction of a busway trench.
Itinerary highlights
The Rymill Park lake and island
Designed in 1958 and built in the early 1960’s, the lake was the centrepiece of the City Council’s landscaping of this Park. It has remained a popular spot for picnics and wedding photography
Rose garden and wooden pergola
At the eastern end of the Park a huge collection of roses will be in full bloom.
Quentin Kenihan Inclusive Playspace
The Rymill Park playground had a huge makeover in 2020, with play equipment designed for enjoyment of all children including those with disability.
O-Bahn tunnel entrance and exit
Learn about the controversial 2017 project that laid a huge covered trench through this Park, to improve bus scheduling.
Tour details
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Single Available from 15 June 2025
Features
Service facilities
Service Tags
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Asks all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met.
Operation information
Adelaide Park Lands Walking Tours
Guided Walks to explore little-known nooks and crannies of Adelaide’s greatest treasure: the unique open spaces of its Park Lands.
Adelaide is the only city in the world garlanded by Park Lands. In effect the city is built inside a park, and each part of the Park has its own unique features, heritage, and current usage.
Guided Walks are led by trained Tour leaders and can take between 90 minutes and two hours depending upon the location.
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