• Calendar
  • About
  • Contact Us

    1300 727 095 (AU)

    +61 2 9299 5801

    0800 403 621(NZ)

  • Opera
  • Music & Ballet
  • Art
  • Gardens
  • Short Breaks
  • Cruises
  • Asian Encounters
  • Gourmet
  • Day Tours

William Morris in Adelaide

Explore the wonderful handmade textiles, stained-glass windows, furnishings and interior design of William Morris, who made a major impact on the Adelaide society of the late nineteenth century.

One of the great dynamos of English interior design, William Morris – designer, poet, medievalist and socialist – revitalised decorative art with his Arts and Crafts Movement, which swept across the British Empire and found its home-away-from-home in the growing city of Adelaide.

In Adelaide, Australia’s wealthiest family, the Barr Smiths, became Morris’s largest international client, furnishing seven homes with his works.

On this tour, join award-winning quilter Michele Hill to explore these wonderful residences and other key sites, and revel in the beauty of Morris’s enduring works.

At a Glance

  • Visit William Morris inspired building in and around Adelaide including the former Stock Exchange building
  • Travel to the Barossa Valley and discover private patchwork and quilt collections
  • Explore the rich collection of William Morris furnishings in a private viewing at the 180-year-old house at Anlaby Station
  • Admire the Morris-designed stained-glass windows of St Augustine’s Anglican Church and All Souls’ Church

Tour Leader

Michele Hill

Destination

Adelaide, South Australia

Dates

13 – 19 November 2022 (7 days)

Fitness Level

Moderate

?

Tour Status

Available

Enquire Book now

At a Glance

  • Visit William Morris inspired building in and around Adelaide including the former Stock Exchange building
  • Travel to the Barossa Valley and discover private patchwork and quilt collections
  • Explore the rich collection of William Morris furnishings in a private viewing at the 180-year-old house at Anlaby Station
  • Admire the Morris-designed stained-glass windows of St Augustine’s Anglican Church and All Souls’ Church
Download Brochure
  • Itinerary
  • Pricing
  • Hotels

Sunday 13 November 2022 / Arrive Adelaide

Arrive in Adelaide on suggested Qantas flights and make your way to the hotel. Renaissance Tours or your travel agent can assist you with your flights and other travel arrangements including a private transfer to the hotel, a room category upgrade and pre-tour accommodation.

Tour arrangements commence at 17:00 with a welcome briefing by your tour leader, Michele Hill, followed by a light reception with drinks and canapés.

(R)

Mon 14 Nov / Adelaide

This morning, attend a talk by Michele followed by a tour of Urrbrae House. The house, managed by Adelaide university, has an interesting history and a few Morris pieces in a couple of the rooms, and a magnificent rose garden, which will be in full spring-time bloom.

After some free time for lunch, continue to CBD for a walking tour of William Morris inspired buildings such as, the Royal Institution of Australia, housed in the former Stock Exchange building. View Adelaide’s earliest, and only, example of a Morris and Co. stained-glass window not in a church.

This evening, enjoy dinner at a nearby restaurant.

(BD)

Tue 15 Nov / Adelaide

This morning, admire the William Morris stained-glass windows and quilt collection in St Augustine’s Anglican Church, followed by morning tea at the church.

Continue to historic manor house Carrick Hill manor house for lunch, and enjoy an exclusive chance to view rarely-seen Morris textiles.

Return to the hotel and enjoy the remainder of the afternoon and evening at leisure.

(BL)

Wed 16 Nov / Adelaide

Today travel to Anlaby Station, one of Australia’s great homesteads and one of the first grand rural properties of South Australia, located in the Barossa Valley region. Enjoy a private guided tour of the garden and home, which has been restored with examples of William Morris designs in the ‘pomegranate’ wallpaper and ‘tulip and lily’ carpet.

After lunch at Anlaby Station, return to Adelaide and enjoy the remainder of the afternoon and evening at leisure.

(BL)

Thu 17 Nov / Adelaide

Begin the morning with a talk by Michele. Then, visit St George the Martyr Anglican Church to uncover some hidden William Morris gems.

Continue to the quaint village of Hahndorf for some time at leisure and to explore the town and enjoy lunch.

Later, wander through the rambling house and gardens of The Cedars, home of the famous German-Australian landscape painter Sir Hans Heysen, himself a protégé of the Barr Smith family. Return to the hotel for an evening at leisure.

(B)

Fri 18 Nov / Adelaide

This morning, visit All Souls’ Anglican church to see the sunlight glimmer through the William Morris stained-glass windows, followed by morning tea.

Then, enjoy a private guided tour at the David Roche Foundation Museum, home to one of Australia’s most extensive collections of decorative art of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, with paintings, ceramics, furniture and sculpture from the early French Rococo to Russia’s House of Fabergé.

Tonight, join Michele and fellow tours members for a special farewell dinner.

(BD)

Sat 19 Nov / Depart Adelaide

Tour arrangements conclude after breakfast. Renaissance Tours or your travel agent can assist you with your flights and other travel arrangements, including additional nights’ accommodation either before or after the tour, travel insurance (highly recommended), a room category upgrade and private airport transfers.

(B)

Per person, twin share

AUD 3,850

Single supplement

AUD 950

Deposit per person (at time of booking)

AUD 1,500

Final payment due

14 September 2022

Room category upgrade available on request; please enquire with us.

Tour code

WM2204

Fitness level

Moderate
Please see Terms & Conditions for fitness level definitions.

Suggested airline

Qantas
Please contact Renaissance Tours or your travel agent for current airfares and flight reservations.

Visa

New Zealand passport holders do not require a visa to visit Australia.

Tour price includes

  • Six nights’ accommodation in a four-star superior hotel with breakfast daily (B)
  • Meals as per itinerary (L = Lunch, D = Dinner, R = Reception), including wine at welcome reception and farewell dinner
  • Comprehensive sightseeing, including local guides and entrance fees as per itinerary
  • Transportation throughout on comfortable, air-conditioned coaches
  • Talks and insights from your tour leader, internationally-acknowledged Morris expert Michele Hill
  • Gratuities for local guides, drivers and wait staff
  • Hotel porterage (one piece per person)

Tour price does not include

  • Airfares (please contact Renaissance Tours or your travel agent for assistance)
  • Airport/hotel transfers on arrival and departure
  • Airport porterage
  • Items of a personal nature (e.g. telephone, laundry, room service, minibar, taxis etc.)
  • Travel insurance (highly recommended; please contact Renaissance Tours or your travel agent for assistance)

 

Your hotel

Adelaide – The Playford ****+

N.B. A hotel of a similar standard may be substituted

Fitness Level

Moderate

?

William Morris – Bird. Collection of Carrick Hill Trust, Adelaide, Hayward Bequest

William Morris (1834–1896)

Anlaby Station © denisbin/flickrCC

Stained-glass windows at All Souls’ Anglican church © Michele Hill

Urrbrae House © denisbin/flickrCC

William Morris Screen. Collection of Carrick Hill Trust, Adelaide, Hayward Bequest

Carrick Hill © Michele Hill

The Cedars © Michele Hill

William Morris in Adelaide

Explore the wonderful handmade textiles, stained-glass windows, furnishings and interior design of William Morris, who made a major impact on the Adelaide society of the late nineteenth century.

One of the great dynamos of English interior design, William Morris – designer, poet, medievalist and socialist – revitalised decorative art with his Arts and Crafts Movement, which swept across the British Empire and found its home-away-from-home in the growing city of Adelaide.

In Adelaide, Australia’s wealthiest family, the Barr Smiths, became Morris’s largest international client, furnishing seven homes with his works.

On this tour, join award-winning quilter Michele Hill to explore these wonderful residences and other key sites, and revel in the beauty of Morris’s enduring works.

  • Itinerary
  • Pricing
  • Hotels

Sunday 13 November 2022 / Arrive Adelaide

Arrive in Adelaide on suggested Qantas flights and make your way to the hotel. Renaissance Tours or your travel agent can assist you with your flights and other travel arrangements including a private transfer to the hotel, a room category upgrade and pre-tour accommodation.

Tour arrangements commence at 17:00 with a welcome briefing by your tour leader, Michele Hill, followed by a light reception with drinks and canapés.

(R)

Mon 14 Nov / Adelaide

This morning, attend a talk by Michele followed by a tour of Urrbrae House. The house, managed by Adelaide university, has an interesting history and a few Morris pieces in a couple of the rooms, and a magnificent rose garden, which will be in full spring-time bloom.

After some free time for lunch, continue to CBD for a walking tour of William Morris inspired buildings such as, the Royal Institution of Australia, housed in the former Stock Exchange building. View Adelaide’s earliest, and only, example of a Morris and Co. stained-glass window not in a church.

This evening, enjoy dinner at a nearby restaurant.

(BD)

Tue 15 Nov / Adelaide

This morning, admire the William Morris stained-glass windows and quilt collection in St Augustine’s Anglican Church, followed by morning tea at the church.

Continue to historic manor house Carrick Hill manor house for lunch, and enjoy an exclusive chance to view rarely-seen Morris textiles.

Return to the hotel and enjoy the remainder of the afternoon and evening at leisure.

(BL)

Wed 16 Nov / Adelaide

Today travel to Anlaby Station, one of Australia’s great homesteads and one of the first grand rural properties of South Australia, located in the Barossa Valley region. Enjoy a private guided tour of the garden and home, which has been restored with examples of William Morris designs in the ‘pomegranate’ wallpaper and ‘tulip and lily’ carpet.

After lunch at Anlaby Station, return to Adelaide and enjoy the remainder of the afternoon and evening at leisure.

(BL)

Thu 17 Nov / Adelaide

Begin the morning with a talk by Michele. Then, visit St George the Martyr Anglican Church to uncover some hidden William Morris gems.

Continue to the quaint village of Hahndorf for some time at leisure and to explore the town and enjoy lunch.

Later, wander through the rambling house and gardens of The Cedars, home of the famous German-Australian landscape painter Sir Hans Heysen, himself a protégé of the Barr Smith family. Return to the hotel for an evening at leisure.

(B)

Fri 18 Nov / Adelaide

This morning, visit All Souls’ Anglican church to see the sunlight glimmer through the William Morris stained-glass windows, followed by morning tea.

Then, enjoy a private guided tour at the David Roche Foundation Museum, home to one of Australia’s most extensive collections of decorative art of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, with paintings, ceramics, furniture and sculpture from the early French Rococo to Russia’s House of Fabergé.

Tonight, join Michele and fellow tours members for a special farewell dinner.

(BD)

Sat 19 Nov / Depart Adelaide

Tour arrangements conclude after breakfast. Renaissance Tours or your travel agent can assist you with your flights and other travel arrangements, including additional nights’ accommodation either before or after the tour, travel insurance (highly recommended), a room category upgrade and private airport transfers.

(B)

Per person, twin share

AUD 3,850

Single supplement

AUD 950

Deposit per person (at time of booking)

AUD 1,500

Final payment due

14 September 2022

Room category upgrade available on request; please enquire with us.

Tour code

WM2204

Fitness level

Moderate
Please see Terms & Conditions for fitness level definitions.

Suggested airline

Qantas
Please contact Renaissance Tours or your travel agent for current airfares and flight reservations.

Visa

New Zealand passport holders do not require a visa to visit Australia.

Tour price includes

  • Six nights’ accommodation in a four-star superior hotel with breakfast daily (B)
  • Meals as per itinerary (L = Lunch, D = Dinner, R = Reception), including wine at welcome reception and farewell dinner
  • Comprehensive sightseeing, including local guides and entrance fees as per itinerary
  • Transportation throughout on comfortable, air-conditioned coaches
  • Talks and insights from your tour leader, internationally-acknowledged Morris expert Michele Hill
  • Gratuities for local guides, drivers and wait staff
  • Hotel porterage (one piece per person)

Tour price does not include

  • Airfares (please contact Renaissance Tours or your travel agent for assistance)
  • Airport/hotel transfers on arrival and departure
  • Airport porterage
  • Items of a personal nature (e.g. telephone, laundry, room service, minibar, taxis etc.)
  • Travel insurance (highly recommended; please contact Renaissance Tours or your travel agent for assistance)

 

Your hotel

Adelaide – The Playford ****+

N.B. A hotel of a similar standard may be substituted

Book now
Enquire
Download Brochure

William Morris in Adelaide

Register Interest

    Have you travelled with us before?

    Title (required)

    Name (required)

    Surname (required)

    Email (required)

    Please send me a copy of the brochure by (required)

    Postal address (required if you would like to receive the brochure by post)

    Phone Number (required)

    Where did you hear about this tour (required)

    Enquire

      Title (required)

      First Name (required)

      Last name (required)

      Email (required)

      Comments (required)

      Join Waitlist

        Have you travelled with us before?

        Title (required)

        Name (required)

        Surname (required)

        Email (required)

        Please send me a copy of the brochure by (required)

        Postal address (required if you would like to receive the brochure by post)

        Phone Number (required)

        Where did you hear about this tour (required)

        Participation in tours

        Most of our tours require a MODERATE level of fitness. However, in certain destinations, or in certain seasons, or because of the nature of travel, certain tours will require an ABOVE MODERATE or CHALLENGING level of fitness. For the overall benefit of the group, at the time of booking we will require you to declare in writing that you are fit to participate in your chosen tour according to the level of fitness required for that tour. If you (or we) have any doubts about your level of fitness, you may be required to undergo a doctor’s appraisal. This would require your doctor to read the itinerary of your chosen tour, including the fitness level, and provide you (and us) with a written confirmation of your ability to participate.
        We reserve the right to refuse admission to the tour for any reason before commencement of the tour. Further, if after the tour has begun it becomes apparent that you are unfit or unsuitable to travel on the tour, we reserve the right to require you to withdraw from the tour at the earliest opportunity to do so. No refund will be provided.
        It is also a requirement that you do not cause any significant disruption to the tour or the tour group, and we may refuse admission on the tour, or require you to withdraw from the tour at any time if your participation causes significant disruption for other guests or the tour group or there is any safety issue as a result of your ongoing participation in the tour.

        Fitness to participate

        Moderate

        Tour members must be able to:

        • negotiate airports and railway stations without wheelchair assistance
        • use combined shower/bath facilities (it is impossible to guarantee walk-in shower facilities)
        • undertake walking tours of 1-2 hours duration, including using stairs, walking over cobblestones and other uneven surfaces
        • stand for long periods in museums and other sites
        • embark / disembark coaches, trains and other methods of transportation without assistance
        • handle your own luggage

        Above Moderate

        In addition to the above, tour members must also be able to:

        • undertake walking tours of 2-3 hours
        • climb staircases of 100 or more steps

        Challenging*

        In addition to the above, tour members must also be able to:

        • handle extremes of temperature (e.g. below 0 or above 35 degrees)
        • handle extremes of altitudes (e.g. 4000 metres and above)

        Home

        • About Renaissance Tours
        • Testimonials
        • Tour Leaders
        • Calendar

        Tours

        • Art
        • Ballet
        • Cruises
        • Gardens
        • Music
        • Opera
        • Short Breaks
        • Asian Encounters
        • Gourmet
        • Day Tours

        Info

        • Contact Us
        • Booking Form
        • Terms and Conditions
        • Our Partners
        • Privacy and Cookies
        • Useful Links
        • Newsletters

        Connect with us

        Renaissance Tours

        Level 4, 47 York Street, Sydney NSW 2000 | GPO Box 5068, Sydney NSW 2001

        1300 727 095 (Australia) | 0800 403 621 (New Zealand)
        phone +61 2 9299 5801 | fax +61 2 9299 5805 | email info@renaissancetours.com.au

        ABN 14 069 591 448.

        Member of: