Located 96 kilometres south of Adelaide, in hilly country astride the road to Cape Jervis. The township was originally called Glenburn but was renamed Delamere, after a town in Cheshire, England. Delamere is located on Tourist Route 52 and the Fleurieu Way Tourist Drive and is an ideal rest stop on the way to Cape Jervis and Kangaroo Island.

Explore the nearby Deep Creek and Talisker conservation parks.