Art & Gardens of the West Country
Art & Gardens of the West Country
Thursday 11 June 2015
Art & Gardens of the West Country
Art & Gardens of the West Country
Thursday 11 June 2015
Thursday 11th June
Leaving Manchester early in the morning we reach Dyrham Park NT about midday. Dyrham is a Restoration mansion standing on the edge of the Cotswolds and was the setting for Merchant-Ivory’s ‘The Remains of the Day’. Arrival at the hotel in Exeter will be in the late afternoon allowing for an orientation walk. Dinner at hotel.
Friday 12th June
After checking out of the hotel we tour Exeter Cathedral. Our next visit is to Lanhydrock NT, the large late-Victorian mansion which was the setting for the series ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’, although at its heart is another building from the 17th century. Falmouth, where we arrive about 3.30pm, is an ancient Cornish town with two castles and many fine municipal gardens. It also boasts several fine beaches which regularly receive high grades for their water quality. On arrival we visit Falmouth Art Gallery before dinner at the hotel.
Saturday 13th June
We cross to the north Cornish to St Ives, where the entire day is spent. From the 1880s onwards, Newlyn, St Ives and west Cornwall were destinations for artists who appreciated the special quality of light and were seeking a communal way of living and working, on the lines of Continental art colonies like Pont-Aven in Brittany. We begin our day with a tour of the Leach Pottery (see image), the cradle of modern studio pottery and still a working ceramics centre. Bernard Leach settled here in 1920 having studied the craft in Japan, China and Korea. The Barbara Hepworth Museum & Sculpture Garden was the sculptor’s home between 1939 –1975 after she moved here with her husband Ben Nicholson. Some of her sculptures inspired by the Cornish landscape are displayed in the gallery and others, most memorably, in the small sloping garden. Tate St Ives, is a short walk from the Hepworth Studio and has a permanent collection of St Ives-based artists of the 20th century.
Sunday 14th June
Today we investigate the other notable Cornwall artists’ colony, known as the Newlyn School. Our first two visits are in Penzance: the Penlee House Gallery & Museum and the Exchange Gallery. There is time to explore and take lunch in Penzance before we continue to Newlyn Art Gallery, further along the coast. Details of temporary exhibitions will be available nearer the tour date but Penlee House is the principal showcase for Laura Knight, her husband and other painters who settled in the nearby village of Lamorna.
Monday 15th June
The Eden Project, in a disused china clay pit near St Austells, is our first visit today. There is a guided tour of one of the biomes and lunch is available to purchase at one of several eateries on the project.On the other side of Falmouth bay the National Trust owns and protects much of the shoreline. In the afternoon we continue to Trebah, a 26-acre sub-tropical garden with a stunning coastal backdrop. Dinner at the hotel.
Tuesday 16th June
After breakfast we start the journey home making refreshment stops en route, arriving about 6 o’clock.
Further Details:
Cost per person: £639.00
Booking has now closed for this event.
NB: A moderate degree of walking is involved in this tour, some of it over uneven terrain.
Price: £639 National Trust Members, £99 single supplement. £659 non-NT members, based on minimum 30 people traveling. This includes:
- Executive coach transport to and from Falmouth
- 1 night bed & breakfast at Jury’s Inn, Exeter
- 4 nights bed & breakfast at Penmere Manor Hotel, Falmouth
- 3 dinners viz 1 in Exeter, 2 at Penmere Manor Hotel
- All included entrances & guided tours with on-site guides
- Art Historian Guide
- Donation to Friends of the Whitworth
Thursday 11th June
Leaving Manchester early in the morning we reach Dyrham Park NT about midday. Dyrham is a Restoration mansion standing on the edge of the Cotswolds and was the setting for Merchant-Ivory’s ‘The Remains of the Day’. Arrival at the hotel in Exeter will be in the late afternoon allowing for an orientation walk. Dinner at hotel.
Friday 12th June
After checking out of the hotel we tour Exeter Cathedral. Our next visit is to Lanhydrock NT, the large late-Victorian mansion which was the setting for the series ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’, although at its heart is another building from the 17th century. Falmouth, where we arrive about 3.30pm, is an ancient Cornish town with two castles and many fine municipal gardens. It also boasts several fine beaches which regularly receive high grades for their water quality. On arrival we visit Falmouth Art Gallery before dinner at the hotel.
Saturday 13th June
We cross to the north Cornish to St Ives, where the entire day is spent. From the 1880s onwards, Newlyn, St Ives and west Cornwall were destinations for artists who appreciated the special quality of light and were seeking a communal way of living and working, on the lines of Continental art colonies like Pont-Aven in Brittany. We begin our day with a tour of the Leach Pottery (see image), the cradle of modern studio pottery and still a working ceramics centre. Bernard Leach settled here in 1920 having studied the craft in Japan, China and Korea. The Barbara Hepworth Museum & Sculpture Garden was the sculptor’s home between 1939 –1975 after she moved here with her husband Ben Nicholson. Some of her sculptures inspired by the Cornish landscape are displayed in the gallery and others, most memorably, in the small sloping garden. Tate St Ives, is a short walk from the Hepworth Studio and has a permanent collection of St Ives-based artists of the 20th century.
Sunday 14th June
Today we investigate the other notable Cornwall artists’ colony, known as the Newlyn School. Our first two visits are in Penzance: the Penlee House Gallery & Museum and the Exchange Gallery. There is time to explore and take lunch in Penzance before we continue to Newlyn Art Gallery, further along the coast. Details of temporary exhibitions will be available nearer the tour date but Penlee House is the principal showcase for Laura Knight, her husband and other painters who settled in the nearby village of Lamorna.
Monday 15th June
The Eden Project, in a disused china clay pit near St Austells, is our first visit today. There is a guided tour of one of the biomes and lunch is available to purchase at one of several eateries on the project.On the other side of Falmouth bay the National Trust owns and protects much of the shoreline. In the afternoon we continue to Trebah, a 26-acre sub-tropical garden with a stunning coastal backdrop. Dinner at the hotel.
Tuesday 16th June
After breakfast we start the journey home making refreshment stops en route, arriving about 6 o’clock.
Further Details:
Cost per person: £639.00
Booking has now closed for this event.
NB: A moderate degree of walking is involved in this tour, some of it over uneven terrain.
Price: £639 National Trust Members, £99 single supplement. £659 non-NT members, based on minimum 30 people traveling. This includes:
- Executive coach transport to and from Falmouth
- 1 night bed & breakfast at Jury’s Inn, Exeter
- 4 nights bed & breakfast at Penmere Manor Hotel, Falmouth
- 3 dinners viz 1 in Exeter, 2 at Penmere Manor Hotel
- All included entrances & guided tours with on-site guides
- Art Historian Guide
- Donation to Friends of the Whitworth
EVENT DATE
JUNE 11, 2015
COST
£639.00 per person
POSTAL BOOKINGS
Booking Closed
NUMBER OF PLACES
Max. places: 35
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