Belvoir Castle - Sunday 20th May 2018
Belvoir Castle is the ancestral home of the Dukes of Rutland and the family have lived at Belvoir in an unbroken line for almost a thousand years. Crowning a hill in Leicestershire, its turrets and towers rise over the Vale of Belvoir like an illustration in a romantic fairytale. It is adorned both indoors and out with the products of creative artists who have been admired – or hired – by each generation of the family, who have arranged these paintings, sculptures and furnishings to reflect their innermost aesthetic preferences. John, 3rd Duke of Rutland (1721-79), was the first member of the family to avidly collect Old Masters, including works by Gaspar Poussin, Durer and Rubens. Also see Henry VIII after Holbein, Teniers’ Proverbs, and three works by Gainsborough. Other works include Poussin’s Seven Sacraments, portraits by Sir Joshua Reynolds and the family dogs by George Stubbs.
Our visit will include a guided tour of the house and there will be time to visit their splendid range of gardens.
Depart: Radlett Post Office 9:30 am Arrive: Belvoir 11:30 pm
Depart: Belvoir 5:00 pm Arrive: Radlett 6:00 pm
Cost: RAS Members £42, Guests £44 Gratuity included
Our visit will include a guided tour of the house and there will be time to visit their splendid range of gardens.
Depart: Radlett Post Office 9:30 am Arrive: Belvoir 11:30 pm
Depart: Belvoir 5:00 pm Arrive: Radlett 6:00 pm
Cost: RAS Members £42, Guests £44 Gratuity included