TOURS
Rewild the world…
Join us for a State Heritage site tour
- Led by Hope, The site custodian:
Harvest Studio & The Pioneer Chapel 1844 (the first church built in McLaren Vale) including Custodian and Founder, Botanical Artist Hope Lovelock Deane’s professional & family background (8 generations of connection with this site).
The Botanical Cemetery, McLaren Vale (formerly The Congregational Cemetery 1841, the first public cemetery in McLaren Vale township) - a short overview including a story or two about some of the town settlers buried here.
The Culture Garden community garden & placemaking project (est. 2022) - our ecological and cultural regeneration project (including a collaborative Aboriginal research project).
$150 (min.) per group (or $15 per head for groups of more than 10), includes a site gift - Allow 60-90 minutes
For bookings of over 40 people, please contact Harvest Studio.
*Add morning or afternoon Cornish Tea (in honour of the town settlers & our family heritage) $25 pp
*Add a glass of wine from our neighbouring church and Sabella cellar door (built 17 years after our Pioneer Chapel) $15 pp
*Add a picnic lunch in the cemetery garden (or park next door), with local and seasonal good food $35 pp
*Add a Cemetery Audio Tour - listen to the famous, infamous and intriguing town settlers tell their stories of McLaren Vale $10 per adult / U18 free (can be used day or night and outside of our studio hrs, if booked ahead) - Allow 1 hr.
Audio tour is valid for 48hrs from payment. Tour can be purchased from the studio (during opening hours) or online (soon).
*Add a Harvest Studio Workshop and make a day of it - with over 30 years of visual art and events experience, talk to us about making a creative and nature-focused activity to suit your group (in the Chapel or cemetery garden) - prices and duration vary
Ask us about corporate and group packages directed towards reconnecting participants with the beauty and wonders of the natural world &/or the benefits of engaging in creative practice/ activities...
Meals & Drinks in the cemetery garden and Chapel can be included in any offerings.
Online bookings coming soon, please contact the studio for any enquiries in the meantime.