Self-Guided Tours

If you’re an independent explorer or you simply want some flexibility around your visiting times, why not take yourself on a self-guided tour of Roma Street Parkland?

Each month, Roma Street Parkland’s volunteer guides prepare a leaflet to spotlight interesting specimens in the parkland, the Remarkable Plants Guide, including a special self-guided map which will take you on a journey around the parkland showcasing fabulous flowers, fruit or foliage!

Download the Remarkable Plants Guide

Guided Tours

Visitors can select from FREE themed guided tours including Spectacle Garden in Colin Campbell Place, overall Roma Street Parkland, and Bush Tucker and the Rainforest.

Make a Booking

Tours are free however pre-registration is required to attend. Please visit the Roma Street Parkland Oztix page for more tour information and to make a booking.

Brisbane Open House Guided Tours

As part of Brisbane Open House, Roma Street Parkland is offering a rare behind-the-scenes tour showcasing its sustainability practices and green systems.

The experience begins with a guided garden tour through the Spectacle Garden (10:00–11:30am), where volunteers share insights into seasonal planting and design. This is followed by a restricted-access tour (11:30am–1:00pm) of the operations compound, nursery, and composting site, revealing how the Parkland recycles 100% of its green waste.

Tour Dates: Friday 19 July & Saturday 20 July
Meeting Point: The Hub
Cost: Free (bookings essential)
What to Bring: Hat, enclosed shoes, sunscreen, water
Note: Limited accessibility due to terrain and facilities

Participants may join one or both tours. Please visit the Roma Street Parkland Oztix page to make a booking.

 

Group Bookings

Roma Street Parkland’s knowledgeable volunteer guides can also be booked for private group tours. Groups can reserve Celebration Vista, our group meeting point fitted with a kitchenette, picnic tables and seating to enjoy morning or afternoon tea before or after your tour, and tour coach parking can also be arranged for the duration of your visit.

Groups can also make a booking at The Garden Room, our onsite café. Visit The Garden Room website for more details or to make a booking. 

To book your guided group tour, please complete our booking form and email it to rsp@cityparklands.com.au at least two weeks prior to your proposed visit. Please note, we require 24 hours’ notice to cancel your visit. Call 1300 137 468 as soon as possible, if you need to cancel.