Houses & Gardens Tours

Tasmania: History, Art, Historic Homesteads & Gardens 2024

• with
• Richard Heathcote
• Margaret Heathcote

Explore Tasmania's rich history, art collections, historic homesteads, gardens and natural wilderness of Bruny Island, the World Heritage-listed Gordon River & Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair NP. Read more

Cherry Blossom and the Art of the Japanese Garden 2024

• with
• Jim Fogarty

Jim Fogarty explores the many different meanings of traditional & modern Japanese gardens. The tour is timed for springtime when the countryside explodes into symphonies of glorious cherry blossom. Read more

Spectacular Landscapes, Gardens, Imperial Cities & Kasbahs of Morocco 2024

• with
• Paul Urquhart
• Inge Pullar
• Prof. Amira K Bennison

Explore Morocco’s rich culture in gardening and landscape design, art, architecture & craft in medieval cities with old palaces and souqs, on high mountain ranges and in pre-Saharan desert fortresses. Read more

Autumn in the Macedon Ranges with Stephen Ryan 2024

• with
• Stephen Ryan

Visit some of Mt Macedon's finest hill station gardens. View historic Bolinda Vale with an Australian style landscape designed by Phillip Johnson, and Oak House gardens designed by Sam Crawford. Read more

Great Monuments and Gardens of Spain 2024

• with
• Anneli Bojstad
• John Patrick

Garden Designer John Patrick and Anneli Bojstad, art historian and author of 'Great Gardens of Spain', share a feast of splendid gardens & great monuments from Seville to Old Castile, north of Madrid. Read more

Spring Garden Masterpieces of England and the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024

• with
• Professor Tim Entwisle
• Lynda Entwisle

Combine a day at the renowned Chelsea Flower Show with some of England's finest gardens incl. Rousham, Hidcote, Bourton, Sezincote, Great Dixter, Sissinghurst & Highgrove Gardens. Read more

Natural Landscapes & Gardens of Madeira & the Azores 2024

• with
• Stephen Ryan
• Craig Lidgerwood

Explore Madeira and the volcanic archipelago of the Azores which are a geological hotspot supporting a wealth of flora and fauna including over 25 species of whales and dolphins. Read more

Cultural Landscapes and Gardens of the Channel Islands: Jersey, Guernsey, Herm & Sark 2024

• with
• Richard Heathcote
• Margaret Heathcote

A unique study of five Channel Islands, featuring local experts who will explore each island's distinctive history, culture, geography and wildlife.
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The Scottish Highlands: Great Country Houses, Castles & Gardens 2024

• with
• Richard Barley MBE MCIHort, FLS
• Anita Barley

Discover Charles Rennie Mackintosh in Glasgow, view fine castles and gardens incl. Mount Stuart, Benmore, Inverewe, Cawdor, Glamis & Drummond, and visit the ancient landscape of Kilmartin Glen. Read more

Belgium: Tradition and Innovation in Art & Garden Design 2024

• with
• Sandra McMahon
• Diane Perelsztejn

View private gardens by leading Flemish landscape designers including Jacques Wirtz, Daniël Ost, Chris Ghyselen & Erik Dhont Read more

Cornwall, Devon, Southern Wales & the Wye: Picturesque Coasts and Country Life 2024

• with
• Richard Heathcote
• Margaret Heathcote

A unique tour of south-west England, Wales and the Wye Valley, an area that has inspired diverse writers and artists, with its rich, varied coastal landscapes and picturesque countryside. Read more

Exploring the Literary Landscapes of England 2024

• with
• Susannah Fullerton, OAM, FRSN
• Anne Harbers

The tour begins in Chaucer's Canterbury, moves through the gentle Hampshire countryside of Jane Austen to the Dorset of Thomas Hardy. Read more