T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT N H OUSES OF THE E NGLISH A RISTOCRACY N The Cotswolds & Beyond N With Olivier Bernier N June 6 to 15, 2012 T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT Dear Members and Friends of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, When the great noble houses of England are set in some of the country’s most beautiful landscapes, and the flowers of June are in bloom, a visit becomes a very particular pleasure. As for London— the home of royalty and private clubs—it will welcome us at the start of our journey. Much of this trip is fantasy made real—by the Elizabethans; by nabobs back from India; and by an architect of genius, Sir John Vanbrugh, who was determined to build the great Duke of Marlborough the most magnificent of palaces. From Blenheim to Longleat, and from the amusing and elegant Rococo Garden at Painswick to the discreetly elegant Dyrham Park, our road will take us through the riches accumulated by the aristocrats who ruled Britain. We are pleased that Olivier Bernier, the distinguished Metropolitan Museum lecturer, will travel with us on this program. His past lectures at the Met on English country houses have received rave reviews. A riveting and witty study leader, Mr. Bernier will greatly enrich our journey. At Dyrham Park, we will visit a fascinating double-front house: one side built by Samuel Hauduroy, a Huguenot refugee at the end of the 17th century; the other designed soon afterwards by William Talman, who went on to prove his talents at Chatsworth. At Longleat, we will experience great Elizabethan architecture as well as the famous group of live lions, and in Wells we will explore the most striking of all British cathedrals. Our trip ends in Bath—that lovely 18th-century town where graceful architecture comes together with Roman ruins—which serves as the perfect base for visits to the surrounding area during the second half of our trip. Among the many highlights will be a private tour and dinner at the American Museum in Britain by invitation of its director. Both in Bath and in the Cotswolds, we ENGLAND will stay at particularly appealing hotels: the WALES Berrington Lords of the Manor in Upper Slaughter and the Priory in Bath. Sezincote UPPER SLAUGHTER Painswick Please join us for this lovely late Spring Highgrove Blenheim Chavenage trip to England. Dyrham Lydiard BATH WELLS Sincerely, Longleat LONDON Stourhead Emily K. Rafferty President T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT N 1000 FIFTH A VENUE N N EW Y ORK, N EW Y ORK 10028 N H OUSES OF THE E NGLISH A RISTOCRACY N The Cotswolds & Beyond June 6 to 15, 2012 ________________________ N ________________________ n o t r e l l u F f f e J © o t o h p The main court of Blenheim Palace, designed by Sir John Vanbrugh, Woodstock, the Cotswolds. NEW YORK THE COTSWOLDS Wednesday, June 6 Saturday, June 9 Depart New York on an overnight flight to London. Begin today at the restored Painswick Rococo Garden with its enchanting 18th-century Gothic and Neoclassic follies. LONDON Lunch is arranged at the nearby Coach House Restaurant. Thursday, June 7 We plan to visit Highgrove, the Prince of Wales’s country estate, for a walk through his gardens, renowned as a On arrival in London, transfer to the deluxe Goring, where prototype for environmentally sound horticulture. Dine we stay overnight. In the late afternoon, we are privileged W this evening at a charming village pub. to go behind the scenes at Westminster Abbey, where the Royal Wedding recently took place. This evening gather for introductory remarks by Olivier Bernier followed by our welcome dinner at the exclusive Athenaeum Club, one of the grand 19th-century clubs. LONDON N THE COTSWOLDS Friday, June 8 Depart this morning for the Cotswolds region, with its spectacular landscapes of rolling hills and grasslands. Stop en route at Blenheim, Sir John Vanbrugh’s masterpiece built for the great Duke of Marlborough, with tranquil parkland designed by Capability Brown. We will see the room where Sir Winston Churchill was born in 1874. After our visit, we hope to be joined by Lord Charles Spenser for lunch at The Feathers Restaurant in the market town of Woodstock. This afternoon discover Sezincote, a 19th-century house created in the style of a Rajasthan palace. Dinner and lodging are at the Lords of the Manor, an appealing manor house hotel in Upper Slaughter. Folly at Painswick Rococo Garden. N H OUSES OF THE E NGLISH A RISTOCRACY N NNN N THE COTSWOLDS S Sunday, June 10 After a relaxed English breakfast, you may wish to admire the hotel’s gardens, filled with spring blooms, or explore the unspoilt village of Upper Slaughter. Enjoy a light lunch and a tour at Berrington Hall, designed at the end of the 18th century by Henry Holland. Its elegant interiors are organized around one of the most important staircases in Britain. The 18th- and 19th-century costumes of the Charles Paget Wade collection are a miracle of freshness and preservation. Dinner and the evening are at leisure. Stourhead. GLOUCESTERSHIRE N WILTSHIRE N BATH Tuesday, June 12 This morning admire Dyrham Park, a Baroque mansion with two different facades: one designed by William Talman, the architect of Chatsworth, and the other by Samuel Hauduroy, a Huguenot refugee. After a pub lunch, continue to Stourhead, T a spectacular garden designed by its owner Henry Hoare, a banker, and the architect Henry Flitcroft. Its rich collection of temples, bridges, neo-Gothic lodges, and grottos represent the best of 18th-century garden fantasy. The evening is unscheduled for individual pursuits in Bath. WILTSHIRE N BATH Wednesday, June 13 The library at Berrington Hall. Longleat House, one of the finest examples of high THE COTSWOLDS N BATH Elizabethan architecture, offers a fascinating glance at 16th- Monday, June 11 century England. For animal lovers, the lions of Longleat are an attraction. Return to Bath where there will be time A specially arranged visit to Lydiard Park includes both the for lunch at leisure before an afternoon walk from the house, with its original furnishings and family portraits, cathedral to the Royal Crescent to see just how skilled and a lovely 18th-century walled garden. After a private English architects were in the 18th century. At the kind lunch in the Stable Room, continue for another splendid invitation of Richard Wendorf, Director of the American visit to Chavenage, an Elizabethan manor house. Dinner Museum in Britain, we are invited in the early evening for and lodging are at the widely acclaimed Bath Priory Hotel, a private tour of its collections followed by a reception and a quintessential English country house built in 1835. dinner with invited guests. Georgian architecture of the Royal Crescent, Bath. N T HE C OTSWOLDS &BEYOND N NNN SOMERSET N BATH Thursday, June 14 The cathedral at Wells, which we visit this morning, is considered one of the most beautiful in all of England. Unconventional in architecture, it is both ornate and inventive, and the surrounding town has great charm of its own. Return to Bath for an afternoon at leisure. It is a short walk from the Priory to downtown, where there are many small restaurants and interesting shops to explore. This evening our farewell dinner is at the hotel’s Michelin-starred restaurant, overlooking the award-winning landscaped gardens. 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