About the Historical walk

Mansions of Glenelg is a 45 minutes self-guided historical walk that will take you amongst some of the most magnificent Victorian mansions and summer gardens of Glenelg.

Download the brochure or pick up from the Glenelg Visitor Information Centre.

By the mid-1880s, the sand dunes of Glenelg’s esplanade had long given way to the summer residences of the prominent and wealthy of South Australia. Previously known as Albert Parade, and then Seawall, South Esplanade was once a promenade of magnificent Victorian mansions and summer gardens. With time, these mansions slowly began to occupy land beyond the dunes morphing Glenelg’s streets into a suburb of character and charm.