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ART TRAIL Chiltern Railways Connects Aylesbury and Princes Risborough, St Dunstan’S Church, Burton Lane, Off Mill Lane, Stopping at Little Kimble and Monks Risborough

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ART TRAIL Chiltern Railways Connects Aylesbury and Princes Risborough, St Dunstan’S Church, Burton Lane, Off Mill Lane, Stopping at Little Kimble and Monks Risborough FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND 177-179 180-187 Kimble Art Group Little Kimble Askett Studio Artists MEET THE Askett MAKERS Askett Lane Nine artists & makers at St Dunstan’s 201 look forward to welcoming you Marian Carter Bledlow Crowbrook Road Monks Risborough Little Kimble Mill Lane Place Farm Way 189-197 Art at St Dunstan’s Burton Lane Aylesbury Road A4010 198 188 Place Farm Way Bob Williams Jenny Hay 199 Barbara Spong 200 Windsor Hill Sue Mills Wellington Ave Princes Risborough Princes Risborough Venue Facilities Car Parking See inside for detailed information about all the shows on this trail. Refreshments Use this key for the venue facilities. Demonstrations Bucks Open Studios runs from Wheelchair Access Saturday 10th - Sunday 25th June 2017. Opening days and times within that Other Appointments period vary from show to show. School Parties Please check the venue info carefully! www.artatstdunstans.blogspot.com Art at St Dunstan’s: Sat 17-Sun 25 June 2017, w/days & Sats 10-5, Suns 12-5. ART TRAIL Chiltern Railways connects Aylesbury and Princes Risborough, St Dunstan’s Church, Burton Lane, off Mill Lane, stopping at Little Kimble and Monks Risborough. Monks Risborough HP27 9JE. Easy parking on Mill Lane. RISBOROUGH AREA Buses run from Aylesbury to High Wycombe on the A4010. Home-baked cakes and drinks throughout show. Produced by Art at St Dunstan’s Cream teas weekend afternoons. For more information see the BOS directory PLANNING YOUR VISIT or visit www.bucksopenstudios.org.uk MONKS RISBOROUGH LITTLE KIMBLE Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Exhibitors 188 10 11 13 14 15 16 189-197 177-179 17 18 20 21 22 23 Christine Bass Jenny Hay 24 25 Art at St Dunstan’s paintings Kimble Art Group Nicola Bibby Contemporary Opening times Group show Group show felted textiles Garden Sculpture W/Day...................11am-5pm St Dunstan’s Church Kimble Stewart Hall, Sat........................11am-5pm Deborah Brett 2 Place Farm Way Burton Lane Station Rd Sun.......................11am-5pm mosaics Monks Risborough off Mill Lane Little Kimble Monks Risborough Susan Day HP17 0XN HP27 9JH porcelain HP27 9JE Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Helen White Easy parking on 10 11 16 illuminations, Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Mill Lane. 17 18 23 ceramics 198 10 11 12 13 15 16 24 25 17 18 19 20 22 23 Pirjo Keene Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Opening times Bob Williams 24 25 photography Carved Wood W/Day............2pm-5.30pm Opening times 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Graham Lester Sat............10.30am-5.30pm with Mixed Media W/Day...................10am-5pm 24 25 paper sculpture, Sun...........10.30am-5.30pm Sat.......................10am-5pm turned art Smithy Forge Cottage Opening times Aylesbury Road Sun......................10am-5pm W/Day....................10am-5pm Kate Wilkinson Monks Risborough Sat...........................10am-5pm jewellery Seven artists showing fine HP27 0JT Sun......................12noon-5pm Hazel Williams laser cut designs arts and artisan crafts Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Home-baked cakes and drinks throughout the ASKETT 199 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 show. Cream teas weekend afternoons. Barbara Spong 24 180-187 The Bead Orchard Opening times W/Day..................1pm-5pm Askett 8 Stopps Orchard Studio Artists Princes Risborough Sat.......................1pm-5pm HP27 9JB Sun......................1pm-5pm Group show Askett Studio Askett House Askett HP27 9LT BLEDLOW Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr 24 25 201 15 16 17 18 22 23 PRINCES RISBOROUGH Opening times Marian Carter 24 25 W/Day..................10am-6pm Original Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sat........................10am-6pm Opening times 200 Sun......................10am-6pm Hand-inked Prints W/Day............11am-5.30pm 15 16 Sat.................11am-5.30pm 17 18 20 21 22 23 Azile Working Studio Sue Mills 24 25 Sandpit Lane Sun................11am-5.30pm Polymer Clay Jewellery Opening times Ten artists showing Bledlow and Ceramics HP27 9QQ W/Day............11am-5.30pm glass, ceramics, The Ashes Sat.................11am-5.30pm textiles & jewellery Manor Road Sun......................11am-5pm Princes Risborough HP27 9DJ.
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