Arrive in Adelaide 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.

At 18:00, join your tour leader Joyce Morgan and fellow travellers for a welcome briefing at the hotel, followed by dinner.

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This morning, attend a talk by Joyce followed by a tour of Urrbrae House. Managed by Adelaide University, the house has an interesting history, with several Morris pieces displayed throughout its rooms and surrounded by a curated rose garden.

After some time for lunch at leisure, visit the Art Gallery of South Australia. As well as being regarded as one of Australia’s most prestigious art institutes, the gallery also has a large selection of items relating to the life and works of William Morris, whose influence can be strongly felt throughout Adelaide.

Continue with a walking tour of William Morris-inspired buildings in the Adelaide CBD, such as the Royal Institution of Australia, housed in the former Stock Exchange building. Here, view Adelaide’s earliest and only example of a Morris and Co. stained-glass window that isn’t in a church.

This evening, enjoy dinner at a nearby restaurant.

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After breakfast, 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 visit St George the Martyr Anglican Church to uncover some hidden William Morris gems.

This evening is at leisure.

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This morning, enjoy a private guided tour at the David Roche Gallery, home to one of Australia’s most extensive collections of decorative art of the 18th and 19th centuries, with paintings, ceramics, furniture and sculpture from the early French Rococo period to Russia’s House of Fabergé.

After lunch, admire the William Morris stained-glass windows in St Augustine’s Anglican Church.

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

(BL)

Today, visit All Souls Anglican Church to see the sunlight glimmer through the William Morris stained-glass windows.

Later, continue to the quaint village of Hahndorf in the Adelaide Hills for some time at leisure for lunch and to explore the town.

Then, 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 in the late-afternoon and enjoy dinner at a nearby restaurant.

(BD)

This morning, visit the historic 100-acre estate of Carrick Hill manor house and enjoy an exclusive chance to view rarely-seen Morris textiles and the manor’s extensive gardens.

The afternoon is at leisure to relax or to explore Adelaide further at your own pace.

Tonight, celebrate the conclusion of the tour with a special farewell dinner with Joyce and fellow tour members.

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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.

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