Brown Snake Tours

From $15 to $20

A behind the scenes tour of the Princess Theatre, Brisbane’s oldest standing theatre and newest performing arts venue, located in historic Woolloongabba. The tour is led by the theatre’s historian, Robert Allen.

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Brown Snake Tours offer immersive experiences for those wanting to explore some of Brisbane’s historic buildings and precincts. Led by a professional historian, these small group tours focus on the people and events that created these special places.

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From $20 to $25

Grab some friends and come for a leisurely wander down one of Fortitude Valley’s oldest and most important thoroughfares with historian Robert Allen. Beginning at Centenary Place Park and finishing at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, the tour will focus on the Valley’s social and retail history, comparing the past with what survives today. Points of interest along the way will include historic hotels, former department stores, the Valley Pool and the Fortitude Valley Police Station.

Please note:

The walking tour down Wickham Street takes approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Please wear a hat and sturdy shoes and bring a water bottle.

The meeting point for the start of the tour will be the steps and iron archway at the southern entrance to Centenary Place Park at 85 Wickham Street. It is recommended you access the park via the pedestrian crossing at the Wickham Street / Boundary Street intersection.

The tour will conclude at the historic Holy Trinity Anglican Church, which has both on site parking and street parking on Wickham and Brookes Streets.

Disabled Access