This fine Palladian masterpiece was conceived by Horatio Walpole who acquired the land and an ancient manor house in 1722, when his brother Sir Robert Walpole (PM) was building Houghton Hall. In 1724 Horatio engaged the architect Thomas Ripley and together they created this imposing Hall, completed in 1741. We have negotiated a private guided tour (1pm to 2.30pm) of the accessible parts of the house as well as access to their 2026 art exhibition, plus refreshments. The total cost will be £30 per person for up to 25 people.
Wolterton Hall is approximately 10 miles from Holt, Sheringham and Cromer.

Travel will be by own transport: we suggest car sharing where possible. The Satnav postcode is NR11 7LY.

Wolterton organises their own catering using some Bread Source products. Refreshments are served in the historic library. The café is open from 11am so you may want to arrive early to have a light lunch before our tour starts at 1pm. After the tour, we will be provided with tea/coffee plus a slice of cake. Please indicate on the booking form which type of cake you prefer, using one tick per person. This refreshment is included in the £30 cost of the visit.

Wolterton Hall is one of four grand houses of Norfolk. There are many portrait paintings inside, including a very large portrait of Horatio’s family and various portraits of the royal family.

2016 - Award winning restorers Peter Sheppard and Keith Day took on a meticulous restoration of        Wolterton Hall with a contemporary twist.
2022 - Wolterton Hall won a Georgian Group Architectural Award.
2023 - Wolterton Hall was joint winner of Historic Houses restoration award.
2023 - Wolterton Hall taken on by the Ellis family with strong connections to Norfolk.

2026 - Art Exhibition by two artists:

PHYLLIDA BARLOW will exhibit in three rooms in the house and in the landscaped grounds. There will be works on paper and large scaled sculptural installations in the grounds (70 works done over five decades). Phyllida’s works are entitled ‘Disruptor’.

DAISY PARRIS will exhibit in a newly developed ground floor gallery with paintings and a large-scale textile installation in an exhibition entitled ‘Fist Full of Dreams’

Please click on the link below for the booking form. 

Booking Form

We think this will be a really good day out: do join us!

Best wishes

Linda Frost  TASGV Visits Organiser

Following a very successful and enjoyable event last year, we will again be holding our Christmas lunch at the Blakeney Hotel, on Tuesday 9th December.
 
This year we are delighted to say that we have once more been offered a welcome drink – a glass of prosecco or a fruit juice – included in the menu price. We’ll be sitting down to eat at 12.45 with drinks available from 12.00; we think the menu prices are jolly good for the quality of the choices offered and the lovely ambience of the Blakeney Hotel. Anyone wishing to have wine with the meal should order this at the bar.

Click here for the    Christmas Lunch menu and booking form

Note that the deadline for booking and menu choice is Thursday 27th November. Please send any queries and return your choices and bookings to me, Averil Cooper at  averilcooper@gmail.com
 
Budgeting for something like this is, as you can imagine, extremely tight so it must be very clearly understood that if any bookings have to be cancelled, for whatever reason, there can be no refunds unless someone has been found to fill the place.
 
We hope to see as many as possible of you at the lunch.

With best wishes

Averil Cooper   TASGV Hospitality Organiser

Please note that we have been advised that the hall tours are NOT suitable for those with limited mobility - sorry.

I have booked a small coach and bought 30 tickets for the hall and gardens of Euston Hall. To reduce travelling costs, I have arranged just 2 pick up and drop off locations. The total price is £35.00 per person.

1.Cley Village Hall – this is our normal venue for lectures and has free parking all day. Pick up will be at the bottom of Town yard on the Holt Road. This is a short walk from the car park. Pick up time will be 8.20 am and drop off time approximately 15.40 pm.

2.Holt War Memorial bus shelter – This is enroute and handy for those who live in the centre of Holt. Pick up time 8.45am and drop off time approximately 15.15 pm.

We will arrive in good time for the 10.15am tours of the hall. (Toilets are available at the Hall)

Euston Hall is a red bricked Georgian style property which has been described as ‘Suffolk’s Hidden treasure‘. Small groups are taken on a journey through this home by friendly knowledgeable guides. The Hall and grounds have been painstakingly restored since 2012 by the current 12th Duke of Grafton (Henry FitzRoy) who inherited the dukedom from his grandfather in 2011. Bold colours offer a beautiful decorated backdrop to a wide collection of art, furniture and objects d’art. The magnificent paintings include works by Stubbs, Lily, Van Dyck and Kneller plus collections of fine art from Arlington House London. This art and other precious items were rescued from a fire at the Hall in 1902.

Historical aspect – Isabella Arlington married Henry FitzRoy (illegitimate son of King Charles II) in 1672. Henry was the 1st Duke of Grafton and Isabella contributed the Euston estate to the marriage. The Euston estate became the ancestral seat of the Dukes of Grafton.

Our tour should finish at about 11.35am. Homemade lunches and refreshments (excellent reviews online) are available in the old kitchens at reasonable prices in aid of local charities. May I suggest that you have some refreshments at this time while there is still plenty of choice, before exploring the grounds:

PLEASURE GROUNDS are formal gardens designed by John Evelyn in the time of King Charles II.

WATERWAYS were designed by Capability Brown. Look out for Brown’s blueprints which are exhibited in the Hall.

HISTORIC WATERMILL which looks more like a church.

CHURCH OF ST GENEVIEVE which was started by the 1st Duke of Grafton and is the final resting place of all the Dukes of Grafton.

The café closes at 2pm which is when we will depart in our coach back to Norfolk. Our coach will be parked onsite.

See separate booking form to secure your place. Judging by the responses to the questionnaire, this trip is likely to be popular. CLICK HERE FOR THE BOOKING FORM.

PLEASE BOOK BY 30TH APRIL. PLEASE NOTE THAT REFUNDS CAN ONLY BE GIVEN IF SOMEONE ELSE TAKES YOUR PLACE.

ENQUIRIES TO LINDA FROST visits organiser, mobile 07951657950 

 OR email tasgv24visits@gmail.com

Join us for our annual Christmas lunch at the Blakeney Hotel.

For full details and the booking form click HERE

Costa Acosta’s NUTCRACKER IN HAVANA

This brand new production promises to unite the grand imperial Russian ballet tradition with the colour, rhythms and heat of Cuba. It should be a Nutcracker unlike you have ever seen before!

Book by 16th October 2024  £50 per ticket.

For full details of this visit click HERE

For the booking form click HERE

Unfortunately, this visit has had to be cancelled.

Our Spring visit takes us to the newly refurbished Gainsborough’s House in Sudbury Suffolk which houses a large collection of Thomas Gainsborough’s paintings as well as temporary exhibitions of other leading artists’ work.

Thomas Gainsborough (1727–88) was born in Sudbury. In 1958, the Gainsborough’s House Society bought the house and established it as a centre for Thomas Gainsborough. The Museum has remained open for over 50 years. In November 2022, it re- opened to the public after a transformational refurbishment.

On arrival we shall be served refreshments before we enjoy a guided tour of the house and galleries, including the current exhibition of works by Philip de Laszlo (1869 – 1937) one of Europe’s most famous portrait painters who settled in England in 1907. This exhibition features rarely seen works, including some from the Royal Collection. We shall then have a light lunch together, leaving time to re-visit the galleries, stroll around the beautiful garden, or explore the shop.

Our return journey takes us to nearly Lavenham where we will have some free time to explore this lovely village before continuing our return home. Entry to the Guildhall is free to National Trust members and there is a magnificent Grade 1 listed church. Or you could explore the many little antique shops.

Gainsborough’s House is mostly accessible by wheelchair, the only exception being an area on the very top floor. Doors to the ground floor galleries have access via an assisted door button. There is a lift serving the upper floors, and hand-rail access on all stair routes as well leading out into the garden and main House. There is ramp access in the garden and leading to the café. There are disabled toilet facilities around the site.

There are substantial discounts on the admission charges for members of the Art Fund who will have to pay just £5 entrance fee on the day. If you are a member of Historic Houses or the Museum Association, it’s even better as there is no admission fee at all. If you don’t hold any of these cards, or forget to bring them on the day, the admission cost is £13.

The cost of the day, including travel, gratuities, admission as appropriate, the guided tour, refreshments and lunch is

• £60 if you do not hold any of the above-mentioned membership cards that give a discount on admission, or

£47 if you do (although Art Fund members will need to pay £5 on the day). If you do not bring a valid qualifying membership card on the day you will have to pay the full entrance fee.

If you want to come along on this visit, please complete the booking form and return it to me by email or post with confirmation that you have paid by BACS or your cheque for £60 or £47 per person, by 16 April. Please include a stamped addressed envelope for an acknowledgement if you do not provide an email address. Please note that refunds can only be given if I can fill your place. Enquiries to: Susan Riddle, Visits Organiser TASGV, 01263 867791/07957 718409 or tasgvvisits@gmail.com

​            Click HERE for the booking form

Our Christmas lunch will be at the Blakeney Hotel.

For full details and booking form click HERE

Our next visit, on November 29th, is to Cambridge where we have been very fortunate in securing a private guided tour led by the curator of the ‘Real Families: Stories of Change’ exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum, which features works by artists as diverse as Joshua Reynolds, Tracey Emin and Lucien Freud.

For the booking form click HERE but note THIS TRIP IS NOW FULLY BOOKED.

Unfortunately this has now been cancelled.

This year one of the world's most celebrated artists Sean Scully takes over the grounds and historic interiors of Houghton Hall for an exhibition that showcases the full range of the artist's sculpture Sean Scully at Houghton Hall - Smaller Than The Sky.

We have been able to arrange for a private guided tour of the external sculptures by local art historian and Director of the East Anglia Art Fund, Amanda Geitner.

For full details and the booking form click HERE

Unfortunately we have had to cancel the planned visit to the Henry Moore Foundation on 7 June because this year’s updated costings mean that it is financially prohibitive. Instead we have arranged a visit to Houghton Hall on Wednesday 12 July where we shall have a private guided tour of this year’s sculpture show featuring works by Sean Scully. Look out for more details soon.

We have heavily discounted tickets for the matinee.

Enter a wondrous world of magical fairies and vampires, where the timeless tale of good vs evil is turned upside-down, creating a supernatural love story that even the passage of time itself cannot hinder. Will Princess Aurora ever find her true love again? With an unforgettable score by Tchaikovsky, sumptuous sets and costumes, evocative lighting and masterly storytelling, the beloved fairy tale is brought to life by the uniquely talented New Adventures company. Get ready to be transported in time from the halcyon days of the late Edwardian era through to the modern day in this dazzling gothic romance.

For full details and the booking form click HERE

Christmas lunch will be at the Blakeney Hotel.

For full details click HERE

This exhibition is at the UEA Sainsbury Centre. A coach will be arranged due to the difficulties of parking and access.

Over 150 works drawn from collections in the UK and internationally will examine how ancient Egypt has shaped our cultural imagination. From antiquity, when the Great Pyramid was revered as a wonder of the ancient world, to the Cleopatra of Shakespeare’s stage, this ground-breaking exhibition explores this ongoing engagement with ancient Egypt and charts its many forms across centuries of art and design. The exhibition examines how the iconic motifs and visual styles of Egypt have been re-imagined and re-invented over time – revealing a history closely entwined with conquest and colonial politics.

Following this, you may wish to attend the 'Preparing for Death' study day on the 7th March 2023.

For more details of the visit with the booking form, click HERE

A visit to the Henry Moore Foundation

We will enjoy a guided tour of Henry Moore’s outdoor sculpture park, his studios and his house too. For full details click on the following link:-

UNFORTUNATELY THIS VISIT HAS HAD TO BE CANCELLED.

Helmingham Hall, near Stowmarket

Our rearranged visit to Helmingham Hall. 

Do join us on the visit to Helmingham Hall for a special visit.

For full details click here:-

Dylan Lewis, born in 1964 in South Africa, is recognised as one of the world’s foremost sculptors of animal forms. More than 60 of his sculptures have been carefully sited along 4km of paths in the Dylan Lewis Sculpture Garden, located between the manicured suburbs of Stellenbosch and a rugged mountain wilderness where leopard still roam. Our guide Clive de Bruyne will lead us around this stunning landscape and introduce us to Lewis’ work. 

Full details are available by clicking on the following link:-

Dylan Lewis virtual visit

On our third visit to Venice with guide Luisella Romeo we will enjoy a tour around the sumptuous rococo Ca’Rezzonico Palazzo with works by Canaletto, Guardinand Tiepolo

Full details are available by clicking on the following link  

Venice tour link 

Join us for our Christmas lunch at the Michelin Star Morston Hall.

For full details click on this attachment:-

Morston Hall lunch details

A live guided tour of the John Crome exhibition at the Norwich Castle Museum with the curator Georgia Bottinelli.

Full details are provided if you click here

A return (by Zoom) to Venice with Luisella Romeo, this time to see the island of Murano and the world reknowned glass workshops and showrooms.

Zoom link to be sent out shortly beforehand. This will start at 2.00pm.

As with our first Venice visit, you do not need to book in advance for this tour, but this time we are asking you to please make a £5 donation towards the cost, so that we don’t drain our financial reserves any further. 
 
Please pay by BACs if you can.  Payments to The Arts Society Glaven Valley, Sort Code 20-30-81 Account: 00411639, and using the reference Venice
 
Or send a cheque made out to The Arts Society Glaven Valley to our Treasurer Maggie Williams at White Lodge, 28 Holt Road, Sheringham NR26 8NB
 
If you have friends who would like to join this tour, they are welcome on payment of £5. Please email Susan Riddle at tasgvvisits@gmail.com  with their email address so that the link can be sent for this event only. The easiest way is for you to pay the £5 for your guest and tell me you’ve done this.

On 23 February, courtesy of Zoom, we are taking you to Cambridge for a virtual tour of the David Parr House.

David Parr was a Victorian decorative artist who worked for the firm FR Leach on commissions from the Arts and Crafts giants of the 19th century, including William Morris. He obviously thought that his family deserved to live in similarly stunning surroundings, so he set about decorating his own very modest house in Cambridge. 

After his death in 1927 his family continued to live in the house and left it untouched – a true time capsule in the heart of Cambridge.
 
Our guide Tamsin Wimhurst is a social historian and the chair of the David Parr House Trust. Under her leadership the house has been researched and conserved, and recently gained Grade II* listing. Tamsin will first give us a talk about the house and then lead a virtual guided tour around it.
 
This will be a unique opportunity to see a unique building. The house can only accommodate about six people at a time. It’s also quite expensive so we have no plans to arrange a trip there. So we are doing the next best thing.
 
The virtual tour starts at 10.30am on Tuesday 23 February and the link to join the tour will be sent out nearer the time, so please check your email.
 

While we may not travel further than our local supermarket, let us transport you on the magic Zoom carpet to Venice. An accredited guide will lead a live tour of the Dorsoduro district, one of the richest ‘sestieri’ in terms of art and architecture. During our virtual walk we will see the Salute Church, the great Gesuati dome, and the Rednetore Church on Giusdecca. We will pass by the oldest gondola yard on our way to the Accademia Bridge for a final view of the Grand Canal. If the weather is kind we will see Venice in the golden hour before sunset, which is all the more spectacular in winter.
The tour will start at 2.00pm on Tuesday 26 January but full details will be sent nearer the time with the Zoom link.
 

At the moment we have no visits planned for obvious reasons. However, Susan has lots of ideas and as soon as it is practical, we will start organising! 

CANCELLED

A day visit to 2 contrasting locations – An ancient farming estate and a grand family home with gardens.

Helmingham Hall, near Stowmarket

Begun in 1480, this moated manor house has been owned by the Tollemarche family ever since. The house is not usually open to the public but we have the opportunity to tour it with Sophie Tollemache. There will be time to visit the gardens. 

Temple Cressing Barns, near Braintree

Given to the Knights Templar in 1137, this estate was amongst the largest of the Order's posessions in England. This is a self guided tour with displays which outline the history of the Templars and the site.

For full details and booking form click on the link below:-

http://www.theartssocietyglavenvalley.org.uk/DocumentStore/Helmingham%20Hall%20and%20Cressing%20Temple%20Barns%20Day%20Visit.pdf

This 6 day (5 nights) extended visit to Sicily is being arranged by Tailored Travel.   Flights will be from StanstedAirport returning to Luton plus 5 night’s accommodation with 3 nights half board, in the Hotel Al Madarig, which is located centrally in Castellamare del Golfo. 

Dinner will be served at a nearby restaurant on the 2nd, 3rd and 5th night plus 1 lunch and 1 tasting will be included.  Entrance fees, headsets, guided visits as arranged, UK airport transfers, onelunch and a  tasting are all included.

We shall be visiting Erice, the gothic Matrice Church dating back to 1426 and Trapani on day 2, dinner will be served in a nearby restaurant.  Day 3 we have a full day guided tour of Palermo including a visit to the Cathedral at Monreale and enjoy dinner in a nearby restaurant in Castellamare..

On Day 4 we visit Agrigento and the Valley of the Temples – there will be lunch at a local restaurant.

Day 5 will be Marsala to visit the Florio Cellar with a guided tour and wine tasting.  The afternoon will be at leisure. On Day 6 there will be a morning visit to Segesta with a guided tour before the homeward journey.

For more information and booking form visit:-

https://www.tailored-travel.co.uk/glavenvalleyartssociety_sicily_2020

For registering interest, follow this link:-

http://www.theartssocietyglavenvalley.org.uk/DocumentStore/Sicily%202020.pdf

This year we are returning to the Michelin starred Morston Hall for our Christmas lunch.

We hope you will join us for a pre-lunch kir royale with canapes followed by a wonderful lunch.

We would like to encourage new members to join us and so this year, we will produce a table plan, however, you can still nominate friends to sit next to, if you wish.

Click on the link below to access more details and the booking form. 

http://www.theartssocietyglavenvalley.org.uk/DocumentStore/Xmas%20lunch%2019%20final.pdf

This will be a two location day trip comprising AUDLEY END HOUSE (EH) near Saffron Walden, Essex - one of the greatest houses of early 17th-century England. In about 1605–14 Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, took an earlier house created by his grandfather Lord Audley on the site of Walden Abbey, and rebuilt it on the scale of a royal palace. Robert Adam transformed this house for Sir John Griffin Griffin in the 1760s, while Lancelot‘Capability’ Brown remodelled the grounds, to create one of England's finest landscape gardens. We have a guidedhouse tour on arrival and an opportunity to enjoy the property and gardens and take lunch (not included).

A short journey will bring us to WIMPOLE ESTATE (NT) for our afternoon visit will be free-flow giving time to enjoy the highlights such as the 1780s state bed, and the exquisite gilded sofas made especially to fit the curvedwalls of Sir John Soane’s Yellow Drawing Room and the library built by James Gibbs in 1730, showing how a grandcountry house would have looked in its heyday. You may also explore the outdoors at Wimpole including pleasure grounds, walled garden, parterre and parkland before our return to North Norfolk.

Travel will be by coach from the three pickup points, with final timings to be confirmed. Coach and morning guided tour are included; refreshments are available at both venues but not included.

Here is the booking form:-

http://www.theartssocietyglavenvalley.org.uk/DocumentStore/Audley%20end%20booking.pdf

This 5 day (4 nights) extended visit to Glasgow has been arranged to support the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Study Day in September and a visit to 78 Derngate, Northampton in November 2018, all of which are part of The Art Society Glaven Valley 2018-19 Programme.

We shall travel by executive coach from our local pickup points, to the 4* Westerwood Hotel, Cumbernauld near Glasgow. En route we will visit the John, Robert and James Adam imposing Palladian mansion, Dumfries House set in 2,000 acres of scenic Ayrshire countryside in South West Scotland, travelling on to our accommodation.

The trip includes visits and tours in Glasgow and Edinburgh, including St Mungo’s Cathedral,Kelvingrove Art Gallery, House for an Art Lover, the National Gallery of Scotland, Royal Yacht Britannia, Hunterian Gallery, Hill House with Blue Badge Guides throughout days 2-4.

On our return journey we shall visit Saltaire, providing an opportunity to visit Salt’s Mill which houses the 1853 Gallery where the work of local born artist David Hockney is displayed.

See full details and booking form here:-

http://www.theartssocietyglavenvalley.org.uk/DocumentStore/Extended%20Visit%20to%20Glasgow%20booking%20form%2028%20Apr%20-%2002%20May%202019.pdf

THE ARTS SOCIETY CHRISTMAS LUNCH 

Including a talk by

MARY ALEXANDER

“Inside Stories, 10 years on the road with the Arts Society”

Our Christmas lunch this year will be at the Pheasant Hotel, Kelling. 

Seating is limited and on a STRICTLY FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS, with priority for full members, then waiting list members.

See below for the menu and booking form:-

http://www.theartssocietyglavenvalley.org.uk/DocumentStore/CHRISTMAS%20LUNCH%202018.pdf

Join us at Blakeney church for a special Arts Society Carol Service on Tuesday 4th December at 11.00.

There will be 6 carols and readings followed by refreshments.

See here for details:-

http://www.theartssocietyglavenvalley.org.uk/DocumentStore/Arts%20Soc%20Carol%20Service.pdf

The Charles Rennie Mackintosh house: 78 DERNGATE and DELAPRE ABBEY

This will be a split-visit comprising of 78 Derngate, famously the only home in England re-modelled by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1916 for his client, Northampton model engineer, W.J Bassett-Lowke which was purchased for Bassett-Lowke by his father as a wedding present. The house had originally been constructed 100 years previously.

Situated a short distance from Derngate is Delapre Abbey, the Grade II* Urban Country House and Park which forms the second part of our day trip.

Travel will be by coach from our three pickup points with final timings to be confirmed.

The group will split to visit one venue in the morning and the other in the afternoon due to the restricted numbers at 78 Derngate. All guided tours are included. Refreshments (not included) are available at both venues.

See below the application form and details:-

http://www.theartssocietyglavenvalley.org.uk/DocumentStore/CRM%20House%20Derngate%20and%20Delapre%20Abbey%20061118%20booking%20form.pdf

A 3 day trip to London with visits to Kenwood House, a guided tour of Kew Gardens and a visit to Lord Leighton's House. On the third day there will be a visit to the Dulwich Picture Gallery which contains paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens, Canaletto and Gainsborough amongst others.

The price of £342 for a couple sharing includes 2 nights at the Holiday Inn in Kensington with a welcome dinner on the first night.

Please click on the link below to find the brochure and booking form that has more details of the visit.

http://theartssocietyglavenvalley.org.uk/DocumentStore/TTM3481%20Glaven%20Valley%20London%20lo.pdf

The visit to Sutton Hoo will commence with a guided tour of the famous Mound One burial site and we shall learn of the life of the warrior leader laid to rest there. This part of the visit will involve a walk of about 800m.

We will then go to The Exhibition Hall to discover the unique history of Sutton Hoo and learn more about the early English people.

A café is available for lunch (not included in the ticket price)

After lunch we will go to The Red House at Aldburgh which was the home of Benjamin Britten. We will visit the Gallery and the Library where Britten wrote such masterpieces as The War Requiem.

Tickets are £30.00 per person but there will be a supplement of £7.90 payable on the day for persons who are not members of the National Trust. Members of the NT must take their membership cards otherwise they will be charged the supplement.

Please click on the link below to find the booking form.

http://theartssocietyglavenvalley.org.uk/DocumentStore/Sutton%20Hoo%20%20Aldeburgh%20Visit%20booking%20form%20120618_.pdf

A visit has been arranged to The Theatre Royal at Norwich to see an evening performance of The English Touring Opera production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro.

Tickets are £42 each including coach travel from Cley or Holt.

Please click on the link below to access the booking form.

http://theartssocietyglavenvalley.org.uk/DocumentStore/MARRIAGE%20OF%20FIGARO%20BOOKING%20FORM%20030518.pdf

A very limited number of tickets are available for an evening performance of ROMEO & JULIET,
performed by The Russian State Ballet and Orchestra of Siberia on Wednesday, 4th April, 2018.

Formed in 1981, The Russian State Ballet & Orchestra of Siberia has now established itself as one of Russia’s leading ballet companies and has built an international reputation for delivering performances of outstanding quality and unusual depth. Both the soloists and the corps de ballet have been highly praised by critics, and never fail to delight audiences with their breathtaking ability and dazzling costumes.

Please click on the link below to find the booking form.

http://theartssocietyglavenvalley.org.uk/DocumentStore/ROMEO%20%20JULIET%20BOOKING%20FORM%20040418.pdf

A visit has been arranged to the Theatre Royal, Norwich to see the Glydebourne Touring Opera Company's production of Mozart's opera Cosi Fan Tutte.

The literal translation of the title is "Thus Do All" and is an opera buffa with the libretto written by Lorenzo da Ponte who also wrote the libretti for Mozart's operas the Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni.

Click on the link below to access the booking form.

http://gvdfas.org.uk/DocumentStore/2017%20COSI%20FAN%20TUTTE%20BOOKING%20FORM.pdf

In the morning we shall visit Grade 1 listed Clifton House - a medieval merchant’s house in the heart of the town, published in Invitation to View, it retains an amazing series of historic interiors dating from the 13th to the 18th centuries.  With two tiled floors from the later 13th century (the largest in-situ tiled floors in any secular building in Britain); the 14th-century vaulted undercroft; the five-storey Elizabethan tower and a series of rooms created by the architect Henry Bell in 1700. A very interesting private property recommended to me by a number of members.  Usually only on certain Fridays until September, I have been able to secure the morning of Friday, 6th October for a guided group tour with one of the owners, Dr Simon Thurley and Dr Anna Keay.  (Unfortunately, I am advised Clifton House is not suitable for people with impaired mobility due to the number of stairs.)

We shall have time for free-flow lunch and we shall meet at 2.30pm for the 1½ hour guided-walking tour, Historic Lynn.  Travel will be by coach from our usual pickups (Holt/Cley/Fakenham) and the cost is £32.00 per person

Please click on the link below to access the booking form.

http://gvdfas.org.uk/DocumentStore/Kings%20Lynn%20Visit.pdf

Image of Thomas Snelling's dining room courtesy Dr Simon Thurley

Note - This visit is not in the printed programme.

Silk: From Spitalfields to Sudbury (17 June – 8 October 2017) on display at Gainsborough’s House in Sudbury,  explores the local and national history of silk in England from the eighteenth century to the present day, focussing on the diaspora of silk manufacture from Spitalfields in London to Sudbury in Suffolk.

As requested, I am arranging a one-stop visit to the Silk Exhibition for those members who are interested in re-visiting Gainsborough’s House in Sudbury for this event.  If there is sufficient interest I will arrange coach transportation which can be paid for nearer the time, or we will travel independently by car-share. Tickets are on request and a £10 deposit is for cost for entry and refreshments and a further payment will be required if a coach is required.

Click on the link belowto access the booking form

http://gvdfas.org.uk/DocumentStore/SILK%20EXHIBITION%20Visit%20booking%20form%20120917.pdf

Photo Alanwill

Following out very popular Study Day on the "Cultural Legacy of the Huguenots" a visit has been arranged to Spitalfields with a tour of Dennis Severs' House.

Sue Jackson, who was our Study Day lecturer, will be our guide for the Spitalfields visit.

Dennis Severs House is described as a "still-life drama" created by the previous owner as an "historical imagination" of what life would have been like inside for a family of Huguenot silk weavers.

To find the booking form click on the link below.

http://gvdfas.org.uk/DocumentStore/SpitalfieldsDennis%20Severs%20House%20Visit%20booking%20form.pdf