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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 · Jumping Jenny Restaurant & Coffee House for freshly prepared food. 16 March - 29 November 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. December 2014 - 15 March 2015 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 Glen Fender Meadows by John Ford 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 TALKS BLUE GALLERY SEVERN STUDIO COURSES EXHIBITIONS EXHIBITIONS 9 April 2015 17 April, 15 May, 12 June 2015 10.30am - 4.30pm David Livingstone’s African achievements (Admission is included in House Ticket) (Admission is included in House or Garden Ticket) 1-Day Graphite & Watercolour Eugene Rae, Principle Librarian Art Workshop with Patrick Corbett 4 Jan - 9 March 2015 17 January - 8 March 2015 In Association with the Royal Geographical Society. Learn techniques in using watercolour, graphite chisel Missionary, explorer, anti-slavery campaigner, David Turrets and Towers: Watercolours and ‘Flow and Ebb’ by Carol Gregory points, pen and ink. Suitable for all levels. drawings by John Ruskin A searching and meditative collection of images of water, Livingstone’s association with Africa lasted thirty years. £55 per person, incl. refreshments (all materials provided) John Ruskin had a lifelong affinity with towers and turrets, which explores the nature of this essential element and He was the first European to visit the Victoria Falls and features which inspired his interest in architecture the artists relationship with it. From tumbles and eddies the first to visit Lake Nyassa/Malawi and later he added and served to connect human habitations with their upstream through river flow and tranquil lake, apparently at 23 May 2015 10.30am - 4.30pm his name to the distinguished list of explorers searching surrounding landscapes in often dramatic fashion. times seeking to invite us to immerse ourselves within the ‘Feel Now Yoga’ for the source of the Nile. very substance of this magical element. with Devi Lewis & Ross Dixon Doors 7.00pm Talk begins 7.30pm 11 March - 18 May 2015 An introduction to yoga suitable for beginners £5.00 per person. Glass of wine on arrival. One-to-One: New Work by Martin Greenland 14 March - 4 May 2015 and improvers alike. Prize-winning, internationally acclaimed painter Martin RGS-IBG Members Free. Advanced booking essential. ‘Arriving Where We Started’ by Tina Balmer £45 per person Greenland creates imagined landscapes inspired by his Still life & flower studies. Tina is an exceptionally talented, native Cumbria. This is the second in an annual series and modest, artist. Her work is an appreciation of everyday 11 June 2015 3 & 4 June 2015 10.30am - 4.30pm focusing on a single new work by a living artist. objects, from table top settings with teapots and teacups, to The Art of the Hand Crafted Globe exuberant paintings of flowers. History of Landscape Painting Peter Bellerby FRGS 20 May - 7 September 2015 with Howard Hull In Association with the Royal Geographical Society. Glen Fender Meadows: A celebration of 9 May - 28 June 2015 Understand and celebrate Britain’s greatest artistic diversity with John Ford ‘From Mountain to Sea’ by Sean McCann tradition; discover how it arose and how it changed A geographical globe is both a practical representation Biologist and photographer John Ford has spent more than An exhibition of recent oil paintings of the Lake District, our view of the world. of the Earth and a work of art. Hear from globe-maker forty years creating a remarkable documentary celebration an area that greatly inspires him. “The Lake District is a £125 per person Peter Bellerby how he fuses geography, craftsmanship of the diversity of an unimproved northern hay meadow on magical place, an area of outstanding beauty with great and art into one fascinating object. the southern edges of the Cairngorms. variety of landscape within a relatively small area. I like its 26 June 2015 10.00am - 5.00pm Doors 7.00pm Talk begins 7.30pm human scale. It is approachable. The light is incredible, £5.00 per person. Glass of wine on arrival. even when it rains!” Portrait Painting with Sally Bamber A hands on workshop, starting with a charcoal sketch, RGS-IBG Members Free. Advanced booking essential. followed by panting in oils. Suitable for all levels. £65 per person, incl. refreshments (all materials provided)

19, 20 & 21 June 2015 Fri 2.00pm - Sun 2.00pm ‘Midsummer Poetry’ Creative Writing with Geraldine Green & Penelope Shuttle Be encouraged to write new work in a supportive & stimulating environment. £240 per person CONCERT SERIES 2014 - 2015

John Ruskin Carol Gregory Tina Balmer Fewkes Horn Quartet Saturday 14 February 2015 Michael Fewkes, Ian Wildsmith, ACCOMMODATION Joel Roberts & Fiona Bassett Program to include Mozart, Rossini, AT BRANTWOOD Bizet, Rimsky Korsakov

Solem String Quartet Saturday 14 March 2015 We now have accommodation available in the Lodge Michael Jones, Catherine Landen, at Brantwood which can be used in conjunction To book any of the Events or Courses: Alistair Vennart & Stephanie Tress with any of our courses or as self-catering holiday call: 015394 41396 Program to include Haydn & Debussy accommodation. Please go to our website for details. or e-mail: [email protected] All performances begin at 7.00pm. www.brantwood.org.uk www.brantwood.org.uk 10% discount to Friends of Brantwood if pre-booked. £16.00 per person, includes interval drink - booking essential. Please quote membership number when booking. Sean McCann Martin Greenwood