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· A treasure house of Ruskin’s paintings, drawings and personal possessions. Brantwood, East of Lake, · The 8 unique gardens and 250 acre woodland estate have spectacular views Coniston, Cumbria, LA21 8AD and plant collections. T 015394 41396 · Brantwood bookshop for specialist books on Ruskin as well as a range of E [email protected] quality crafts, gifts and souvenirs. · A 21st century version of Ruskin’s stone lithophone in the Linton Room. Opening Times · In-house café for delicious freshly prepared food. From 16 Mar - 29 Nov 2015 · Free car and coach parking. Open 10.30am - 5.00pm every day · Arrive by boat on either Coniston Launch or Steam Yacht Gondola. Regular sailings to Brantwood jetty. From 30 Nov 2015 - Mid Mar 2016 Open 10.30am - 4.00pm April to October 2015 2.15pm Wednesday - Sunday Guided Garden Walks. Every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Explore Brantwood’s fascinating and extensive estate with one of Admission Prices* our very knowledgeable guides. Included in House or Garden Ticket. Adult £8.35, Student £6.60 During school holidays Children Free Children’s Activity Trail Around the Gardens. Follow a fun trail Gardens only £5.80 around Brantwood’s woodland estate to find hidden animal friends. Learn about Discount for schools and groups on application. the creatures around us and their habitats. Included in House or Garden Ticket. *With Gift Aid. April to October 2015 (Both included in House Ticket.) Access Ruskin Readings. First Thursday in the month. Our mountain side gardens have By local artist, Pat Crellin. 2.30pm - 3.30pm. varying levels of access. Parts of Ruskin Lace Demonstrations. Third Thursday in the month. A fascinating insight into the traditional method of needle-made lace. the site are steep. Please note Throughout the day. that access to the Severn Studio exhibitions is via steep external steps. For further If you would like to become a Friend of Brantwood and help to continue information on disabled access Gaia Exotica by Dan Cooper our work here, a membership form is available for download from our please contact us. website together with details of further benefits, including discounts to events and courses. Alternatively please contact us directly at Brantwood. brantwood.org.uk brantwood.org.uk BLUE GALLERY EXHIBITIONS SEVERN STUDIO EXHIBITIONS LANTERN WALKS COURSES

(Admission is included in House Ticket) (Admission is included in House or Garden Ticket) Tuesday 27 October 2015 11.00am - 3.00pm 7 July 2015 10.00am - 5.00pm Lantern-making Workshop 20 May - 7 September 2015 4 July - 31 August 2015 Life Drawing with Sally Bamber Drop in to make environmentally inspired paper £65 per person, incl. refreshments (all materials provided) Glen Fender Meadows: Climatic Variations by Daniel Cooper lanterns (ideal to carry on our lantern walk). photographs by John Ford Daniel responds to the atmospheric transitions Creative fun for all the family though young 11-12 July 2015 10.30am - 4.30pm Biologist and photographer John Ford has spent more than throughout the seasons and is inspired by the ephemeral children will need adult help. forty years creating a remarkable documentary celebration and evocative spectacle of the changing weather around ‘Feel Now Yoga’ £6 per lantern. of the diversity of an unimproved northern hay meadow on the landscape. with Devi Lewis & Ross Dixon the southern edges of the Cairngorms. Wednesday 28 October 2015 4.30pm - 6.00pm £90 per person 5 September - 1 November 2015 Family Lantern Walk 9 September - 19 October 2015 Brantwood Flowers and Plants Magical lantern lit walk through Brantwood gardens 17 - 19 July & 9 - 11 October 2015 10.30am - 4.30pm A Lakeland Diary: by Sally Bamber as darkness falls - refreshments, singing, story-telling 3-Day Graphite & Watercolour Art photographs by Alexander Curtis An exhibition of watercolours of flowers and plants and bonfire. Bring your own hand held lantern Workshop with Patrick Corbett Anglo-Austrian artist and film-maker Alexander Curtis grown on the Brantwood estate, including the hay-meadow, (spares available on request). £140 per person uses prisms and filters to generate archetypal images woods and heathland. £6 per child (over 2), £8 per adult. Pre-booking essential. enabling the spatial and poetic qualities of objects and 14 August & 11 September 2015 10.30am - 4.30pm Wednesday 28 October 2015 7.00pm - 8.30pm places to come to the fore. 7 November 2015 - 5 January 2016 1-Day Graphite & Watercolour Art A Year’s Painting by Harry Matthews Adult Lantern Walk & Quiet Contemplation Workshop with Patrick Corbett 21 October - 4 January 2016 Slow recovery from illness has brought time for Ancient ‘Samhain’ is a special time to honour the £55 per person Life Distilled: and Still Life contemplating nature and his inner-world. He has chosen ancestors and the dark phase of the natural year. Ruskin’s analytical eye reveals universal qualities in the to celebrate nature and moments of ecstatic vision. Pictures £8 per adult (16+). 21 August 2015 10.00am - 5.00pm ephemera of everyday life, blending science, art and include landscape, seascape with wildlife and human figure. Portrait Painting with Sally Bamber philosophical reflection in an approach that ran counter CONCERT SERIES £65 per person to the decorative tradition of still life painting. 4 - 5 September 2015 SPECIAL EXHIBITION IN THE Darian Duo Saturday 31 October 2015 Spiritual Landscapes with Howard Hull COACH HOUSE LOFT Dorin Tuca (violin) and Daria Bitsiuk (piano) £145 per person Programme to include Ravel, Bartok, Prokofiev & Brahms 18, 19 & 20 September 2015 (Admission is included in House or Garden Ticket) Hayley Parkes, Piano Saturday 28 November 2015 ‘Inspired by Nature 2: Autumn alchemy Finalist in BBC Young Musician 2014 4 August 2015 - 28 September 2015 Craft Workshop with Annie Creswick- Programme to include Liszt, Scriabin & Ravel Peat, Place, Science and Art Dawson & LIn Russell by Lionel Playford Both performances start at 7.00pm. £185 per person An unusual art-science collaboration between Cumbrian £16.00 per person, includes interval drink - booking essential. landscape artist Lionel Playford and climate change 2 - 4 October 2015 scientists at Northumbria University, Newcastle. Spiritual Reflections with Howard Hull John Ruskin Lionel Playford CRAFT FAIR £145 per person

14 & 15 November 2015 19 - 22 October 2015 Fri 2.00pm - Sun 2.00pm OUTDOOR THEATRE A wide range of quality crafts from around Cumbria, on Writers Retreat display throughout Brantwood house. Crafts include: with Geraldine Green & Pippa Little Tuesday 21 July 2015 Pottery, jewellery, fused & stained glass, felt bags, swill £230 per person “The Taming of the Shrew” baskets, wood turning, photographs, driftwood clocks, handmade books, silk pictures, cakes and preserves. 20 November 2015 10.30am - 5.00pm Tuesday 18 August 2015 Illuminated Lettering with Patrick Corbett “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” 10.30am - 5.00pm (4.00pm Sunday) £55 per person £2 admission for craft fair & house, inclusive. Both performances by Illyria and held in the setting No charge for child admissions. of Brantwood’s lakeside meadow. To book any of the Events or Courses: Call 015394 41396 or Tickets: Adults £11.50, Children & Students £8.50 Coniston Launch will be running a ferry service to and from both performances, leaving Coniston Boatlandings at 6.15pm. We have accommodation available at Brantwood which E-mail [email protected] Gates open at 6.00pm. Show starts at 7.00pm Places must be pre-booked through Brantwood. can be used in conjunction with any of our courses or www.brantwood.org.uk as self-catering holiday accommodation. Please go to 10% discount to Friends of Brantwood if pre-booked. Please bring your own seating. Illyria is equity-compliant. Adults: £3, children £1.50. our website for details: www.brantwood.org.uk Please quote membership number when booking.