Accessibility

Event: Outside In: Voices in Nature

General information

Contact name

Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium

Contact number

08 8222 9311

Travel instructions

Car: Ticketed parking is available on Plane Tree Drive and Goodman Building carparks (off Hackney Road). Tram: Catch the tram to the Botanic Garden stop on North Terrace which is 150m from the Main Gate. Bikes & e-Scooters: There are bike racks outside of the gates and scooter parking zones along Hackney Road.

Entry instructions

Please check in for the event 10 minutes before the event start time. The Goodman Building Lecture Theatre is accessible from the path near the Hackney Gate via stairs, and there is a wheelchair accessible entrance as well.

Hazards

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.

Toilet location

You can find newly refurbished toilets at five locations across the garden. They all include accessible toilets and baby change tables: Noel Lothian Hall, between the Rose Garden and Kitchen Garden (C6 map reference). Schomburgk Pavilion, by Evergreen Deli, the Museum 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, adjacent to Botanic Park (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)

Accessible parking

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.