Angela Hicks soprano | Sam Brown romantic guitar An intimate evening with one of the UK’s most innovative young song duos, inspired by themes from the Rossetti exhibition: love, nostalgia, portraits and dedications. Music by Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn and Tarrega. 7pm for a 7.30pm start
Sir Nicholas Penny (former Director of the National Gallery) will deliver a talk “The National Gallery and Longford Castle, a new style of relationship’’. This will be of particular interest to those who visited Longford at the beginning of September, but will be equally fascinating as an insight into how public and private collections can interact...
A full day trip to Compton Verney in Warwickshire to see two contrasting exhibitions: intricate wood carvings by Grinling Gibbons and landscapes by John Nash. We will have private tours of both special exhibitions. There will be free time to explore the fascinating and varied permanent collections and, if the weather is kind, to stroll...
Free Zoom Lecture with artist Sunil Gupta 7pm Thursday 11 November Join artist Sunil Gupta in this talk where he discusses creating a new iconography of same sex desire. He notes of his series of pictures, ‘The Pre-Raphaelite group of painters in England were formed to contest the stifling norms of their world and to...
A day trip to Salisbury to visit the wonderful Cathedral and admire its inspirational architecture and many fine artistic treasures, ancient and modern. We will also have an opportunity to see a special exhibition of beautiful wood engravings and to explore the Salisbury Museum with a talk by one of its expert guides. Tickets, available...
Dowland Youth Works | Laurence Williams director | Sam Brown lute Dowland Youth Works was formed in 2018 to introduce gifted young singers to the world of early music. You are warmly invited to an Elizabethan evening of songs and carols in the company of this special ensemble and their directors. Music by Byrd, Tallis, Dowland, et al. 7pm...
Join us for our first UP Late of 2022. Enjoy FREE access to our collection galleries and discounted entry to our exhibition. Our Garden café will be open throughout the evening serving wine, beers, and special themed cocktails. FREE NO BOOKING REQUIRED* *Booking only required for Tudor tours (5.30pm / 6.30pm / 7.30pm) - see...
A full day trip to see these splendid properties, a few miles apart but separated by 700 years of history. We start at Woodchester an incomplete Victorian Gothic manor. From oustide, the masonry and roof look complete but inside it is hauntingly empty. Afterwards we go to Berkeley Castle (pictured) home of the eponymous family...
A Spring day in Dorset to see two of the county's finest properties, both still owned by the extended Digby family. Sherborne Castle has two incarnations, the original castle now in ruins and Sir Walter Raleigh's hunting lodge which we visit. Minterne is known as much for its gardens as its Arts & Craft House....
Come and join us for a fun day out with friends and family. There will be beautiful plants to buy, as well as books and CDs, and delicious refreshments to enjoy. Take in the beehive display and buy some honey and get free gardening advice and tips.
A full day trip to see the glorious gardens at High Glanau Manor (pictured below) and Wyndcliffe Court. Both gardens were designed by the noted gardener H Avray Tipping in the 1920s. They retain much of his original design and Arts & Crafts flourishes such as bowling green lawns and yew topiary. Tickets, only available...
A day trip to see these two very fine Gloucestershire Gardens. Almost a century separates Painswick — the country's only surviving complete Rococo garden — from Miserden, a classically designed series of garden rooms and spaces. At Painswick (pictured below) ornate follies, gazebos and pavilions are as important as the plantings. Miserden's highlights include a...
