Visits in 2018
18 March 2018
Blenheim Palace
Home to the 12th Duke of Marlborough and the birth place of Sir Winston Churchill it is a masterpiece of Baroque architecture, with gilded State Rooms and priceless collections providing an awe-inspiring experience for visitors.
22 April 2018
Stonor
Home to them for over 850 years, it is one of the oldest family homes still lived in today
Discover art and treasures collected from across the globe and view historic maps and documents.
20 May 2018
Belvoir Castle
This is the ancestral home of the Dukes of Rutland. Adorned both indoors and out with the products of creative artists it includes works by Poussin, Durer, Rubens, Holbein and Gainsborough.
24 June 2018
Petworth House (NT)
Home to an extraordinary collection of art, this magnificent 17th century mansion stands as a monument to the evolving taste of one family over 900 years. The state rooms are saturated with internationally important paintings by artists such as Van Dyck, Reynolds, Titian and Turner.
15 July 2018
Basildon Park (NT)
This has an exhibition of art works including impressive Old Masters by Batoni, Millais, Lely, Spencer, Pellegrini, 20th century engravings and paintings of the Grand Tour.
12 August 2018
Greenwich
Here we plan to visit the Queen’s House filled with works of art representing 400 years by artists including Gainsborough, Canaletto, Reynolds, LS Lowry, Stubbs and Hogarth. Also the National Maritime Museum with its range of naval art and objects.
9 September 2018
Firle Place
This is an outstanding privately owned country house in Sussex that dates from the time of Henry VIII but was substantially remodelled in the 18th Century. It contains one of the most significant and historic private collections of old master paintings, furniture and porcelain in Southern England.
23 September 2018
Holiday
We plan to go to some of the historic and stately homes in Yorkshire. Staying in Harrogate, places we expect to go to include Chatsworth House, Castle Howard, Beningborough Hall and Salts Mill, home to a large collection of Hockney paintings.
21 October 2018
Ashmolean
The Ashmolean is the University of Oxford’s museum of art and archaeology, founded in 1683. It’s world famous collections range from Egyptian mummies to contemporary art, including works from the Italian Renaissance, Pre-Raphaelites, Pissarro and Sickert.
Blenheim Palace
Home to the 12th Duke of Marlborough and the birth place of Sir Winston Churchill it is a masterpiece of Baroque architecture, with gilded State Rooms and priceless collections providing an awe-inspiring experience for visitors.
22 April 2018
Stonor
Home to them for over 850 years, it is one of the oldest family homes still lived in today
Discover art and treasures collected from across the globe and view historic maps and documents.
20 May 2018
Belvoir Castle
This is the ancestral home of the Dukes of Rutland. Adorned both indoors and out with the products of creative artists it includes works by Poussin, Durer, Rubens, Holbein and Gainsborough.
24 June 2018
Petworth House (NT)
Home to an extraordinary collection of art, this magnificent 17th century mansion stands as a monument to the evolving taste of one family over 900 years. The state rooms are saturated with internationally important paintings by artists such as Van Dyck, Reynolds, Titian and Turner.
15 July 2018
Basildon Park (NT)
This has an exhibition of art works including impressive Old Masters by Batoni, Millais, Lely, Spencer, Pellegrini, 20th century engravings and paintings of the Grand Tour.
12 August 2018
Greenwich
Here we plan to visit the Queen’s House filled with works of art representing 400 years by artists including Gainsborough, Canaletto, Reynolds, LS Lowry, Stubbs and Hogarth. Also the National Maritime Museum with its range of naval art and objects.
9 September 2018
Firle Place
This is an outstanding privately owned country house in Sussex that dates from the time of Henry VIII but was substantially remodelled in the 18th Century. It contains one of the most significant and historic private collections of old master paintings, furniture and porcelain in Southern England.
23 September 2018
Holiday
We plan to go to some of the historic and stately homes in Yorkshire. Staying in Harrogate, places we expect to go to include Chatsworth House, Castle Howard, Beningborough Hall and Salts Mill, home to a large collection of Hockney paintings.
21 October 2018
Ashmolean
The Ashmolean is the University of Oxford’s museum of art and archaeology, founded in 1683. It’s world famous collections range from Egyptian mummies to contemporary art, including works from the Italian Renaissance, Pre-Raphaelites, Pissarro and Sickert.
