Cemetery Walking Tour
About
This two-hour walking tour of one of Queensland’s oldest surviving cemeteries brings the Toowoomba region’s incredible history to life.This isn’t a ghost tour: Tall tales simply aren’t needed when the real lives and deaths of locals reveal gripping stories of hardships and hangings, triumph and tragedy, ingenuity and innovation, mischief and murder.
As well as unearthing the stories of some fascinating people, the tour will explore cemetery symbolism, craftmanship, and funerary and burial practices of a bygone era.
Adults $40 (includes booking fees)
Concessions $35
- Enter via South Street. Meet at First Ave.
- Flat, enclosed shoes are a must. Dress for the outdoors: tours will go ahead in the rain unless deemed unsafe.
- Due to the graphic nature of some of the history discussed, children under 12 are discouraged.
- This tour traverses uneven ground, grassed areas, narrow pathways. By their nature, cemeteries include tripping hazards such as graves, grave markers, vegetation.
Location
Drayton & Toowoomba Cemetery
Cnr South St and Anzac Ave, Harristown Queensland 4350