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Guided tour
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Discover Adelaide Oval’s legacy on a 90-minute tour with access to exclusive areas, historic sites, players’ change rooms, and hidden gems like the 1911 heritage listed scoreboard.
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Uncover little-known facts, historic moments, and the stadium’s sporting and cultural heritage from a knowledgeable and friendly guide.
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Climb inside the historic scoreboard at the Cathedral End, where generations of scorekeepers have recorded legendary moments for decades.
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Visit the Bradman Collection, displaying a vast array of memorabilia, video footage, and rare artifacts from the cricketing legend’s career.
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Fun fact: The Adelaide Oval has hosted concerts by famous international artists such as Madonna, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Adele, and Ed Sheeran.
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90-minute guided walking tour of Adelaide Oval Stadium
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English-speaking guide
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Entry to the Bradman Museum / Bradman Collection
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Access to restricted and iconic areas, including heritage-listed 1911 scoreboard, player change rooms, media facilities, and the player race area
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Souvenir lanyard
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These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.
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Step into the beating heart of Adelaide’s sporting soul, the Adelaide Oval, where cricketing legends, football heroes, and world-famous concerts have made history since 1871.
Getting started
Arrive at the Adelaide Oval Concierge Desk, located through the South Gate off War Memorial Drive, 15 minutes before your scheduled tour begins. After a brief welcome from your engaging volunteer guide, the tour sets off through the oval’s historic corridors.
What to expect
On this 90-minute guided tour, you’ll explore areas usually reserved for players, officials, and the press. From walking through the players’ race onto the hallowed turf to gazing at Sir Donald Bradman’s treasured memorabilia, the experience blends rich history with exclusive behind-the-scenes access. Whether you’re a cricket devotee, a footy fan, or simply curious about Adelaide’s culture, this tour reveals stories, secrets, and spaces that bring the Oval to life.
Features
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The Bradman Collection Museum: Get up close with Sir Donald Bradman’s personal artifacts, cricket bats, handwritten journals, photographs, and trophies.
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Players’ race & dressing rooms: Stand where cricket and AFL stars prepare before walking onto the field; feel the thrill of game-day anticipation.
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The heritage-listed 1911 scoreboard: Marvel at one of the world’s last manually operated scoreboards, still in use during matches.
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Media centre & commentary boxes: Step into the press boxes where world-famous commentators call the action.
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Iconic Oval views: Capture sweeping views from exclusive vantage points normally off-limits to the public.
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Stories from expert guides: Hear fascinating tales of record-breaking matches, rock concerts, and the Oval’s transformation over 150 years.
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Souvenir lanyard: Take home a keepsake as a reminder of your time at Adelaide’s most famous landmark.
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What’s not allowed
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Balls, cricket or sporting bats longer than 30cm are not allowed.
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Bicycles, scooters, rollerblades, skates and skateboards are not allowed.
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Cans, tins, metal containers, glass bottles, flag poles and/or extendable flag poles over 1 metre in length are not allowed.
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Professional standard still or video cameras, audio recording devices and tripods, and lenses with a total-focal strength of greater than 200mm are not allowed.
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Weapons and inflatable items are not allowed inside the venue.
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Smoking is not allowed inside the venue except in the designated areas.
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Pets cannot tag along for this experience.
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Accessibility
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This experience is accessible by wheelchair.
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Ramps and elevators are available at the venue for easy access.
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Your guide dogs are welcome at the venue.
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Hearing assistance is available in the seating areas via infrared neck loop receivers available at the accessible ticket counters.
Additional Information
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Facilities: Multi-faith room, sensory spaces, changing spaces, toilets, parenting rooms.
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Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
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Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.
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Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the starting point.
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Please check your final voucher for the starting point details & specific instructions.
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