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If you enjoy visiting and learning about new and exciting Paramount Special Events’ Support Desk places of interest, wish to pursue a hobby or enjoy Please call us if you have any general enquiries, dietary good music here is a wide selection of carefully planned requirements, are a wheelchair user or are visually or themed weekends for you to participate in and enjoy. hearing impaired. We would be happy to take your call Things to do, places to see and provide information about access and services at our hotels and each site visited. All themed events are planned to include something a little different and often unique. Remember these are Call 01455 898578 (Monday-Friday 9am-5pm) not study weekends, but enjoyable breaks that English Heritage, with Paramount Hotels Special Events, have To book call 0870 161 0797 carefully organised to include lots of extras! www.paramountspecialevents.co.uk/ You will meet like minded people and hear talks from english-heritage well known authors and broadcasters. Knowledgeable hosts will take care of you to help you experience behind the scenes guided tours to English Heritage sites Contents and other places of interest, all from the comfort of individual charming hotels with their own rich history. A Place of One’s Own 2 Each weekend begins with a welcome reception on A Clash of Cultures 3 Friday at 7pm when you meet your weekend host, guides and fellow guests. Dinner with wine follows and Heritage of North Yorkshire 4 afterwards there is often a talk by the host or special Heritage at Work 5 guest speaker. Most weekends finish on Sunday at 4.30pm but some offer an extra Monday tour with a Festival of History 6 special package for Sunday dinner, bed and breakfast. Paramount Hotels 7 – 8 A complete event weekend Classical Spectacular 9 Prices quoted are for each guest and, unless explained Lesley Garrett 9 differently, include two night’s accommodation sharing Andrew Roberts Sunday Lecture 10 a twin or double room, full English breakfast, a private dinner with wine on Friday and dinner with wine Royal Worcester with Henry Sandon 10 in the hotel restaurant on Saturday. It also includes Three Choirs Festival 11 Saturday or Sunday lunch, all admissions, guided tours and executive coach transfers. The Land of the Prince Bishops 12 One night event programmes include full breakfast Churchill’s Silent Geese 13 and dinner with wine, quality reserved seats and Goodwood Revival 14 coach transfers with your Paramount events guide. “A place of one’s own” A special private evening at Queen Victoria’s favourite home, Osborne House English Heritage Special Weekend Experiences Osborne House, interior Osborne House, For generations people have been visiting the Isle of Afternoon tea Why did 2 Wight for its beaches, yachting and countryside. We we let this most British of have arranged a wonderful visit and private evening at meal occasions diminish? the island’s top attraction, Osborne House. After her Crumbly, freshly baked marriage to Prince Albert in 1840, Queen Victoria felt scones with an assortment of the need for a family residence in the country. To use conserves, clotted cream and her words, “a place of one’s own – quiet and retired”. a variety of Twinings teas. Your host is experienced guide Rita Adam. Friday after dinner, historian Professor Eric Evans will present ‘The Victorian World’. Eric Evans is Professor Eric Evans Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Lancaster, he is a Fellow of the UK Historical Association and the Royal Society of Arts. Saturday we take the Ferry to East Cowes. After lunch at the Wight Mouse Inn, near St Catherine’s Down, you will visit and have a talk at Carisbrook Castle, where King Charles 1 was imprisoned. There is also a fascinating museum which Queen Victoria’s youngest daughter, Princess Beatrice opened in 1898 containing exhibits relating mainly

to King Charles 1. Paramount Basingstoke Country Hotel, Hampshire After Carisbrooke, there is a mini coach tour of the Island which will take in Winckle Street, Freshwater Your host hotel Paramount Basingstoke Country and if time Ventnor. We then make our way to Hotel, Hampshire Osborne House, purchased by Queen Victoria in 1845 and extensively rebuilt to the grand house you Date 12 – 14 October 2007 (two nights) see today. On arrival you have a private guided tour Price £335 each in small groups, ending with a drinks reception in Deposit £150 each (balance payable 28 days before event) the Duchess of Kent Suite. An early evening private What is included private dinner with wine each night, dinner with wine follows in the splendid Victoria Sunday lunch, all admissions, guided tours and executive Hall. After dinner, Eric Evans will give a talk ‘The coach transfers throughout your stay. Pleasantest of Prospect’ , Victoria at Osborne. Extra nights Thursday or Sunday night £44.50 B&B per Sunday morning it’s a short distance to The person per night Vyne, an impressive 16th century house and estate Extra afternoon tea £15 for two with the Tudor chapel and over 500 years of styles Please quote OSBORNE and tastes. 3 English Heritage Special Weekend Experiences Silchester where large-scale excavationsSilchester wherelarge-scale arebeing In theafternoon, we visittheRoman town of mosaic depictingOrpheus. fine Littlecote whereunusual buildings contain avery houseat late Romancountry remains ofagrand Sunday a memberoftheRoman chance tointerrogate Army. evening Saturday Age of Wessex. life intheIron provided auniqueinsight intoeveryday ofexcavationwhere 25years and researchhave After lunchwe travel toDanebury, near Andover, from theIron Age through tothemedievalperiod. andexamineits longhistory, cityofSalisbury historic fort, the setinaspectacularpositionoverlooking Saturday the Iron in Age andRoman period Wessex. evening Friday onChannel4’sappearances inEngland,Age andRomanperiods makes frequent Radio 4, ontheIron whileMark, arenowned expert Meet the Ancestors Julian isperhapsbestknown for hisBBC2series Society of Antiquaries. andfellows ofReadingUniversity ofthe graduates Corney, JulianRichardsandMark broadcasters both Your hostsandguidesarearchaeologists discovered inBritain. andhometooneofthefinestmosaicsever parkland hidden gems, like Littlecotevilla, setinmagnificent and amphitheatre, Stonehengeand prehistoric forts, theRomantown ofSilchesterwithitswalls inBritain,period includingmagnificentIron Agehill visible remainsoftheCelticIron Age andRoman Wiltshire andHampshirecontainsomeofthefinest Enjoy animated discussions by experts about the archaeology and history oftheregionEnjoy aboutthearchaeology andhistory animateddiscussionsby experts A clashofcultures? CeltsandRomansin Wessex Inthemorning, we visittheexcavated In the morning we visit Old Sarum hill we visitOldSarum Inthemorning An illustrated introductory talkon introductory An illustrated andfor Informal discussion andyour Informal Mapping the Town Time Team . on spectacular cathedral close. spectacular cathedral and aspecialvisittothemuseum nestlinginthe Julian Richards. This isfollowed by lunchinSalisbury landscapeinthecompany of prehistoric surrounding of Stonehenge. visittothestonesand A morning tour Monday Extra artefacts. see how excavationandhandlerealRoman works outby ReadingUniversity.carried This isachanceto Julian Richards Please quote pernight person Extra nights D, B&B, Monday visits, andlunch executive coach transfers Extra optionalMonday tour included event). Includesdinnerwithwineeachnight, lunchesnot Deposit Price Date Hotel, Hampshire Your hosthotel 3–5 August 2007(two nights) £285each £80each(balancepayable 28days before each orSunday night:Thursday £44.50B&Bper ROMAN Paramount Basingstoke Country Basingstoke Paramount Country backintimetotheage A trip Mark Corney Mark £115includingSunday

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Kenilworth Castle © English Heritage Photo Library English Heritage Festival of History See over 2000 years of history in action English Heritage Special Weekend Experiences Re-enactors their fighting skills practice Explore the places and homes directly associated 6 with three of England’s greatest historic figures. On Friday evening after your welcome and dinner Dr John Sutton and his wife June will give a fun and informative costumed presentation, ‘Behold your King: Charles 1 in captivity, 1647 – 1648’. Saturday English Heritage – Festival of History Travel to Kelmarsh Hall for the wonderful English Heritage ‘Festival of History’ which is a full day of excitement for all the family. Events include World War 1 Trench Experience, The Knights’ Tournament, Highwayman! English Civil War Battle, Roman Battle Tactics, Viking Battle and many talks and lectures. For full details visit www.english-heritage.org.uk and click on Events. Sunday Today will be devoted to recapturing the drama and pathos of Civil War England as we first visit Naseby battlefield, where Oliver Cromwell decisively defeated Charles 1 and the Cavaliers in mid 1645. After ‘Peterkin the Fool’ entertains the crowds a visit to the battle and museum, it’s to delightful little Gidding, site of the ‘Arminian convent’ founded in 1625 Your host hotel Paramount Daventry Hotel, by Nicholas Ferrar, which was twice visited by Charles Northamptonshire 1 and immortalised in T. S. Elliot’s poem “The Four Date 10 – 12 August 2007 (two nights) Quartets”. After Lunch in Hinchingbrook, we explore Price £228 each the exterior of Oliver Cromwell’s home Hinchingbrook House, and visit the Cromwell museum. Finally we Deposit £80 each (balance payable 28 days before event) go to Holdenby House, where Charles 1 was held What is included Private dinner with wine each night, prisoner. Return to the hotel for tea and departure. all admissions, guided tours and coach transfers. Monday extra tour Sunday evening there is an Children are welcome 50% discount for children up illustrated lecture by John Sutton on ‘The Great Love to the age of 16 years. Affair: Elizabeth 1 and Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester’. Extra Monday tour £120 each and includes Sunday On Monday we follow the footsteps of Elizabeth D B&B, visits and executive coach transfers 1 by visiting Warwick where in 1572 the Queen Extra nights available £39.50 per person, per night was entertained. During the day we visit the Castle including full breakfast. and Lord Leycester Hospital as well as the beautiful Please quote HISTORY Beauchamp Chapel in St Mary’s church. Relax, escape and discover the UK with Paramount Hotels English Heritage Special Weekend Experiences Paramount Imperial Hotel, Torquay Imperial Hotel, Paramount 7 Welcome to the Paramount Group of Hotels – a collection of 20 unique, four-star hotels across the UK. Relax in beautiful hotels overlooking rugged coastlines and lovely beaches in Troon, Blackpool and Torquay. Discover a vibrant town or city break in Edinburgh, Harrogate, Oxford or Cardiff. Or escape to a historical country manor, tucked away in acres of breathtaking grounds and surrounded by the Cotswolds or the Peak District. Whichever hotel you choose, allow us to pamper you with our friendly and efficient service, tempt you with our comfortable beds and lovely bathrooms and seduce you with a range of mouth-watering dishes, inspired by one of the UK’s top 20 chefs. Each one of the 20 hotels is extremely easy to get to and in some stunning locations, close to popular English Heritage attractions. Why not combine a visit to Totnes Castle, a classic motte and bailey castle and The view from Combe Grove Manor, Bath stay at the wonderful Paramount Imperial Hotel in Torquay? Alternatively, you could enjoy an action- Paramount Signature Hotels packed break at the Paramount Palace Hotel in the Paramount Signature Hotels are the selected premier Peak District and visit Bolsover Castle, Hardwick Old hotels in the Paramount collection. They embrace Hall and Peveril Castle. heritage and tradition combined with contemporary comforts and a host of additional features and extra special, personal touches. From the warmth of roaring log fires in the winter to the essence of fresh blooms in the summer, you’ll discover Paramount Signature Hotels are the ultimate place to stay. Amazing summer deals Why not experience a Paramount Hotel this summer and take a two, three or five-night break away in stunning surroundings? Take a look at the next page to find the deal that’s just right for you.

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To book contact Paramount Central Reservations on 0870 168 8833 or visit www.paramount-hotels.co.uk and quote EH05072 (two-nights), EH05073 (three-nights) and EH05075 (five-nights) Classical Spectacular Lesley Garrett Back with a stunning new production Britain’s popular Soprano English Heritage Special Weekend Experiences Classical Spectacular / Lesley Garrett 9 Music! Lights! Lasers! Fireworks! Lesley Garrett CBE, is Britain’s most popular soprano, Audiences all over Europe and as far away as Australia regularly appearing in both opera and concert, on have been thrilled by the incredible lights, lasers and television and CD; she has won both critical acclaim special effects that make Classical Spectacular the and the affection of many fans and music lovers. As a UKs greatest classical show. This musical extravaganza recording artist, she has eleven solo CDs to her credit; returns to the NEC Birmingham for another evening Soprano in Red received the Gramophone Award for of classical music as you have never heard, seen or felt ‘Best-selling Classical Artist of the Year’. it before. Lesley Garrett’s appearances on TV include ‘Lesley Garrett…Tonight’ for the BBC and her operatic The new production features Orff O Fortuna, Strauss career includes early engagements at the Wexford Blue Danube Waltz, Tchaikovsky Swan Lake Finale, Festival, Welsh National Opera, Opera North, and Grieg Morning and In the Hall of the Mountain King, Glyndebourne Festival Opera before joining English Wagner Prelude to Act 111 from Lohengrin, Gounod National Opera in 1984. During her time with ENO, Soldiers Chorus from Faust, Sousa Stars and Stripes Lesley starred in many productions and won critical Forever, Bizet The Pearl Fishers’ Duet, Carmen Fantasy, acclaim for her portrayals of both comic and serious Handel Hallelujah Chorus, Rossini Largo al factotum, roles. Most recently she returned to the Coliseum and Denza Funiculi, Funicula. in the spring of 2001 for a revival of her acclaimed You will also hear The Band of the Welsh Guards, Rule Rosina in Rossini’s ‘Barber of Seville’, having first Britannia, Nessun Dorma, Jerusalem, Land of Hope & performed it there in 1998. She is now a member of Glory, and a truly explosive performance of the 1812 the ENO’s Board of Directors. Overture plus baritone Mark Holland, Tenor Paul O’Neill Lesley has performed around the world and in 2002 and special guest – violin sensation David Garrett. was awarded a CBE in the New Years Honours List.

Your host hotel Paramount Hinckley Island Hotel, Your host hotel Paramount Palace Hotel, Buxton Leicestershire Date Thursday 29 November 2007 (one night) Date Saturday 1 December 2007 (one night) Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Price £169 each Price £178 each Deposit £60 each (balance payable 28 days before event) Deposit £60 each (balance payable 28 days before What is included One night’s accommodation with event) breakfast, early 3–course dinner with wine, best reserved What is included One night’s accommodation with seating at the NEC, coach transfers and a qualified event host breakfast, early 3 – course dinner with wine, best reserved Stay over Friday or Sunday, £39.50 per person per night seating at the Bridgewater Hall, coach transfers and a including full breakfast: qualified event host Extra nights available £47 per person, per night Stay over Friday or Saturday, £41.50 per person per including full breakfast: night including full breakfast: Please quote CLASSICAL Please quote LESLEY Andrew Roberts Royal Worcester with Sunday lecture Henry Sandon English Heritage Special Weekend Experiences Andrew RobertsAndrew / Henry Sandon A new series of Sunday lectures begins with one of You’ll meet Henry Sandon twice on this fun weekend 10 Britain’s leading historians, Andrew Roberts. He is and visit some remarkable private homes and castles a fine lecturer, an author and a broadcaster. He has in Worcestershire and Gloucestershire. addressed audiences around the world and in 2003 Friday Talk after dinner by Henry Sandon, the well- he presented a critically acclaimed BBC2 series on known ‘potaholic’ and Antiques Roadshow favourite. the “Secrets of Leadership” and has also broadcast Bring along a pot or ceramic for Henry to give you its for NBC News coverage of the Queen Elizabeth, the history and value. Queen Mothers’ funeral. Saturday To Berkeley Castle, one of the most What is leadership? What are the secrets of the remarkable buildings in Britain and an outstanding phenomenon by which one person can lead millions example of Medieval domestic architecture. – sometimes to salvation, sometimes to destruction? Is Worcester Porcelain is one of the most collectable leadership innate, or can it be learned? Above all, are of all ceramics, and on this private visit and after a there any techniques to leadership that can be applied, splendid buffet lunch with wine Henry Sandon will whatever the message the leader wants to convey? accompany you around the museum. See settings, By choosing Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill, two dining scenes and shop fronts from the past and hear totally opposite leaders – both in what they stood for Henry talk about the lives of the many famous artists. and in the way in which they seemed to lead, Andrew Spend time in the visitor centre before a short walk Roberts will come to some fascinating conclusions across the road to see the cathedral. Tea will be at the about the practice of leadership that are as relevant Worcester Porcelain Museum with Henry Sandon today as they were in the Second World War. Sunday Private guided tour of Eastnor Castle, A delicious lunch with wine is followed by the Chief located in the dramatic setting of the Malvern Hills. Obituary Writer for The Daily Telegraph, David Twiston Later lunch will be at The Scrumpy House, a 17th Davis, giving a thought provoking and amusing talk on century barn, located in Much Marcle and the home Military Obituaries, with accounts on lives lived to the full. of Westons Cider for over 120 years.

Your host hotel Paramount Walton Hall & Hotel, Your host hotels Paramount Cheltenham Park Hotel Warwickshire Date 14 –16 September 2007 (two nights) Date Sunday 11 November 2007 (one night) Price £298 each Price £168 each Deposit £80 each (balance payable 28 days before event) Deposit £70 each (balance payable 28 days before event) What is included Dinner with wine each night, Sunday What is Included 4 course lunch with wine, lectures as lunch, all admissions, guided tours and coach transfers. outlined, coach transfer to St Mary’s Church, Wellesbourne for the Remembrance Day service, Sunday night Sunday night stay £41.50 each including B&B accommodation with full breakfast and dinner Extra nights available £46.50 per person, per night Saturday night stay £49.50 each including full Breakfast including full breakfast: Please quote LECTURE Please quote WORCESTER 11 English Heritage Special Weekend Experiences tour ofHellens, andin built asa monastery originally Saturday morning England’. ofElgar’sa performance 1917oratorio of ‘The spirit dinner,early intheevening for tothecathedral return Bach and Vivaldi inGloucesterCathedral. After an by ofworks lunch, concert before attendingachoral atyour intimefor hotelonFriday abuffetArrive 10 –12 August by Rossiniand along withworks Tippett. Elgar’s magnificent1stSymphony willbeperformed, isonceagaininGloucesterCathedral, where concert College, by ElgarandHaydn. includingworks Your final inCheltenham’srecital by theStCeciliaSingers Ladies and afterlunchatyour hotel, enjoy anafternoon Sunday morning of Britten’s ‘War Requiem’. foryour aperformance seatsinGloucesterCathedral toyourdinner, hotelforReturn anearly before taking collection ofpaintings, andsculpture. craftwork inspiredby nature, whichhousesanimpressiveto art to Hall,Wallsworth museumthe dedicated world’s first village ofBredonfor lunch. continue Intheafternoon onthe River enjoy acruise Avon tothepicturesque architectureinthecountry.examples ofNorman Then abbey,tour ofthe12thcentury oneofthefinest medieval black andwhitehouseshave aguided Saturday morning 3 –5 August There isachoiceoftwo dates: performances. between the Herefordshire andGloucestershire around festival) andexplorethewonderful scenery meeting ofthe (theworld’s oldestmusic Three Choirs atthe280thannual Enjoy aweekend ofconcerts The oldestmusic festival intheworld Three ChoirsFestival –Gloucester visit Holst’s Birthplace Museum visitHolst’s Birthplace visit Tewkesbury withits there will be a private guided therewillbeaprivate farewell lunch. to thehotelfor Museum. Return his Birthplace visitto morning aSunday during Holst’s life about Learn majestic 8thSymphony, basedonthemesofGoethe. inGloucesterwillbeMahler’s at your evening concert toyour hotelvia returning Tewkesbury. The solework Ages. for alunchbreak,Then ontoLedbury before ofthesamefamily sincetheMiddle the ownership Paramount CheltenhamPark Hotel Please quote including fullbreakfast. Extra nightsavailable as shown, alladmissions, andcoachtransfers. guidedtours What isincluded Deposit Price Dates Your hosthotel £375each 3–5 August, 10–12 August 2007(two nights) £150each(balancepayable 28days before event) GLOUCESTER Paramount Cheltenham Park Hotel CheltenhamPark Paramount Dinnerwithwineeachnight, concerts Performing inGerontiusandMahler8–Sarah Connolly £41.50perperson, pernight

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Bletchley Park Ferraris vying for the lead past the pits cars (1960-64). cars one-hour, two-driver challengefor closed cockpitGT highlight oftoday istheRAC Race,TT Celebration a Sunday Goodwood. warbirds some spectacularflying overby various ofbothdays, thecourse During you willsee stage andaprofessional thesecond. driver thefirst team upwiththecars’ driving owners drivers saloon cars. This isatwo-stage race, wherefamous on Saturday istheStMary’s Trophy for 1950sand60s LineGrandstand, andthemainattraction in theStart throughouttheday.There areraces You will be seated Motor RacingCircuit. Saturday the meal. talk aboutthejoys oftheGoodwood Revivalafter and classiccarenthusiastGlynn Williams willgive a dinnerwithwine.by athree-course Photographer evening Friday area, grid. outontothestarting fromtheassembly emerging you willseeallthecars winner’s ceremony aftereachrace. Fromyour seat oppositethepitsandisideally placedfor the is right the actioninPitLane. LineGrandstand The Start grid. You seattosee willhaveclassgrandstand afirst leaveGet agreatviewoftheactionascars the world. modern aroundaclassiccircuituntouchedby the wheel racing exceptional wheel-to- andoffers ofmotorsport era of thefiftiesandsixties. TheRevivalrecreatesagolden kind tobestagedentirely intheromantictimecapsule meetingsandtheonly event motorrace ofits historic The Revivalisoneoftheworld’s mostauthentic Join usfor thefamousGoodwood Revival Weekend Goodwood Revival Today’s schedulealsofeatures sixraces. The You willspendtheday attheGoodwood Private drinks receptionfollowed drinks Private All thefunoffair besidethetrackdress withracegoers inperiod Please quote onFriday.ticket andcoachtransfers Includes night B&B,Thursday admissionandgrandstand Optional Goodwood Stopover included. free Goodwood Revivalprogramme. Saturday dinnernot toilet andcoffee makingfacilities. Hostandguide withrecliningseats,executive coachtransfers aircon, seatingintheGrandstand, Linereserved three-day Start with fullEnglishbreakfast, dinnerwithwineFriday, private What isincluded event) Deposit include Sunday nightB&B Price Dates Your hosthotel £339eachfor theweekend or£367eachto 31 August –2September2007(two nights) £150each(balancepayable 28days before GOODWOOD Paramount OldShipHotel, Paramount Brighton Two orthreenights’ accommodation £125each

14 English Heritage Special Weekend Experiences Special Weekend Experiences Booking Conditions www.paramountspecialevents.co.uk/english-heritage

To book call Paramount Hotels’ Special Events on Booking Details – Please read carefully 0870 161 0797 When you make your reservation you will be asked (Lines open Mon-Fri 9am-9pm, Sat-Sun 10am-6pm. for the event deposit. Deposits cannot be refunded Please quote event name and booking code) if you cancel your weekend or holiday unless When you make a reservation, a Paramount Special through special circumstances. The balance is then Events’ Agent will ask you for a deposit. You can pay payable 28 days before the weekend or holiday by Access/MasterCard, Visa, Switch and all major starts. We recommend you take out appropriate credit cards. Deposits cannot be refunded unless under special circumstances. Cheques should be travel insurance. On receipt of your booking details made payable to ‘Paramount Hotels Ltd.’ Put your and deposit, we will send you a confirmation, details reservation number, and event name on the reverse of your host hotel and a copy of our booking and send to: Paramount Hotels’ Special Events, PO conditions within 10 days. If you are not happy to Box 8509, Hinckley LE10 9AX. proceed with your booking once you have seen our On receipt of your booking we will send you a booking conditions, please return all documentation confirmation, an outline itinerary and full details to us within seven days of receipt. Your booking (together with a map) of your host hotel. You can will be cancelled and your monies will be returned check into your hotel from 3pm on your day of in full. All events are subject to availability. The arrival when you will receive your full itinerary and operation of a Paramount Hotels’ Special Event is information pack. Weekend events usually begin with subject to a minimum number of bookings being a welcome reception at 7pm and finish after Sunday received. Please be aware that at some hotels car lunch or about 4.30pm. Events including a show visit parking is charged. These events are organised by will involve an earlier arrival time to ensure you are Paramount Hotels Ltd. If you do not wish to be seated in good time for your chosen performance. notified of future offers please return this mailing Children are welcome on selected weekends with up (including envelope) to Paramount Hotels, PO Box to 50% discount. Please check with Paramount Special 8509, Hinckley, LE10 9AX. Events for details.

Paint on the English Riviera, and in the Peak District

This four Hotel Golf and Country Club (22 – 26 October) on night painting the edge of the Peak District National Park. programme Arrive Monday 7pm – Depart Friday 4pm includes On Monday there will be an introduction to your the highest painting programme by Mike and Jenny, followed by quality tuition a private dinner. from two distinguished Tuesday-Friday Each day you work on a chosen members topic with individual tuition. You will then work of the Royal in the hotel’s landscaped grounds and selected Mike Chaplin Watercolour landmarks nearby. Mike and Jenny will also give talks Society and experts from Channel 4s Watercolour on techniques, materials and painting issues such as Challenge, Jenny Wheatley and Mike Chaplin. drawing, tone, colour and composition. Mike’s main interest is in tonal painting while Jenny’s This four-day programme includes all meals use of colour is well recognised, so you will have the (breakfast, lunch, dinner and wine) and tuition. Some opportunity to pick the brains of two very different, drawing ability is preferred; non-painting guests are but equally committed, painters. welcome. Your host hotels are the Paramount Imperial Hotel, Call 0870 161 0797 for the full painting Torquay (1 –5 October) situated overlooking programme details. stunning views of Torquay harbour and Shrigley Hall