From Garden to Classroom: Experience the Botanic Gardens as your students would

Participants will cover an estimated 2.5km walking throughout the day. This includes sealed pathways, unsealed sawdust pathways and some minor inclines. 

Entrances and pathways
Adelaide Botanic Garden is wheelchair accessible from all entrance gates except for the Hackney Gate off Hackney Road due to its gradient. 

The Garden has paved and bitumen paths running throughout the Garden.  There are some areas that have gravel or sawdust pathways. Most of the Garden is flat, though there are some steep pathways leading to the Sunken Garden and Threatened Seed Orchard. 

Buildings
The Goodman Building has wheelchair access via the front entrance, opened by request during workshops.

The Museum of Economic Botany has wheelchair access and is a quiet space.

The Bicentennial Conservatory has two pathways, one at ground level which is slightly undulating, and a raised boardwalk that weaves through the tree canopy. 

Assistance dogs
Assistance dogs are welcome in the Garden.

Food and drink
Evergreen Deli, Botanic Lodge and Restaurant Botanic all have ramp access. 

In collaboration with Access2Arts, we have developed a full Access Guide to help our visitors. The Access Guide can be viewed and downloaded from the link below and includes information on getting to the Garden, accessible transport and parking options and general information on our facilities, hospitality offerings and spaces. The Access Guide can be found here.

Accessible parking spaces are available within all 4-hour parking zones and are free of charge for people displaying a disability parking permit. For visits longer than 4 hours, permit holders are welcome to park in 10-hour bays, and can pay half the ticketed price for the duration of the stay.

Find out more about parking at Adelaide Botanic Garden and Botanic Park.

See the car parking map for more information on where to park and zones.

Parking

All car parks are accessed off Hackney Road.

Ticketed car parking is available on:

Plane Tree Drive - use car parks here to enter via the Friends' Gate and Conservatory Gate

Hackney Road - use car parks here to enter via the Hackney Gate, or to access the Goodman Building or State Herbarium. Car parks here are adjacent to the Rose Garden; take an immediate left as you enter Plane Tree Drive to access them. There is also a small car park immediately north of the National Wine Centre, also off Hackney Road.

Our ticket machines are cashless and paperless - these machines will only accept credit or debit card payments. 

To use the machines, input your vehicle registration number plate into the machine when prompted, select the length of time you would like to park for and tap your credit/debit card. 

For instructions on accessing a receipt/tax invoice for your ticket, please click here.

Parking fees apply from 8am - 10pm on Monday - Saturday.

There is free parking on Sundays and public holidays.

Accessible parking spaces are available within all 4-hour parking zones and are free of charge for people displaying a disability parking permit. For visits longer than 4 hours, permit holders are welcome to park in 10-hour bays, and can pay half the ticketed price for the duration of the stay.

Find out more about parking at Adelaide Botanic Garden and Botanic Park.

See the car parking map for more information on where to park and zones.

All funds collected from ticketed parking are used to support conservation, education and horticulture at the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium.

You can find  toilets at five locations across the garden. They all include accessible toilets and baby change tables:

Goodman Building, inside the Lecture Theatre during the workshop (C6 map reference)

Noel Lothian Hall, between the Rose Garden and Kitchen Garden (C6 map reference)

Schomburgk Pavilion, by Evergreen Deli, the Museum of Economic Botany and the Diggers Shop (D4 map reference).

Simpson Kiosk, by Botanic Lodge and Restaurant Botanic (C3 map reference)

Classgrounds, between the Friends' Gate and Conservatory Gate (A4 map reference, adjacent to Plane Tree Drive, Botanic Park). These include a Changing Places facility. You will require a mlak key to access these toilets.

Francis Arbor, to the west of the Garden (E3 map reference)

After the workshop, there are some perfect spots for al-fresco dining in the Garden. Grab a coffee or lunch under the shade of an old oak tree at Botanic Lodge, relax with lunch next to the Mediterranean Garden at Evergreen Deli, or indulge in a fine dining experience at Restaurant Botanic. See more here.