Bowood is a Grade I listed Georgian country house in Wiltshire, England, that has been owned for more than 250 years by the Fitzmaurice family. The house, with interiors by Robert Adam, stands in extensive grounds which include a garden designed by Lancelot "Capability" Brown.

Tickets will be sold at the April lecture meeting. Cost is £ 50.00. The coach will depart at 8.45 from Haslemere Hall. There will be two guided tours starting either 11.30 ot 12.30 .

For full details and booking form and invoice details please look under documents

Please note that there is a fair amount of walking with this outing and the wonderful exhibition is on the upper floor but there is no lift.The gardens should be in full bloom with the roses. 

Outing:                                                     Hatfield House

                                                    Thursday 5th June, 2025

                         Members @ £55 / Non-Members @ £60

  (Non-Refundable)

 09.00 Coach Departs:           Haslemere Hall

11.30 – 12.30:                         1 Hour tour of the House

Free Time:                              to explore Grounds and, IF open on the day, The Old

Palace (the latter at an additional cost of £8, payable by

the individual at the Stable Yard Ticket Kiosk)

 15.30 Coach Departs:           Return journey Home

 If you would like to join us for this trip, please complete the attached Booking Form giving the name and contact details of somebody who can be contacted in the case of an emergency.  These personal details will be used by me for this specific trip only, in accordance with GDPR.

 In addition to the booking form, I am including our banking payment details for those of you who wish to pay direct via BACS.

 I will be taking bookings at the next Lecture on 20th May.  Cheques should be payable to:- “The Arts Society, Haslemere”.  On the back of the cheque please write “your surname/Hatfield”.

 If you have any queries or need to contact me, my details are as follows:-

Gail Maughan                                                          Mobile:  07976 280 609

Home:  01428 661 918                                      email: gail@salgud.co.uk

 I N V O I C E

 Non-Refundable

The Arts Society, Haslemere outing:                   Thursday 5th June, 2025 

To:        Hatfield House,Hatfield Park, Hertfordshire AL9 5NB

 Cost:              Members @ £55 / Non-Members @ £60 (Non-Refundable)

Please pay by Bank Transfer directly to Arts Society, Haslemere account

 The details are as follow:

 A/c Name:            The Arts Society, Haslemere

Sort Code:           60-10-14

A/c No:                 58590331

Amount:                £65.00 

The reference is  ‘your surname\Hatfield’

 If you are unable to pay by bank transfer, please contact me: 

Gail Maughan                                                          Mobile:  07976 280 609

Home:  01428 661 918                                      email: gail@salgud.co.uk

   Outing Booking Form:                            Hatfield House

                                                    Thursday 5th June, 2025

                        Member @ £55.00 / Non-Member @ £60

Name:                  _____________________________________       

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 Please return form to:   gail@salgud.co.uk

This on line booking form can be copied and then completed and returned to Gail by email or given by hand at the next meeting.

This is a 6 Day Visit Departing 13th May 2025 

For full details and the booking form please contact Sarah Barnes on 01428 643129 or by email sarahandmichaelb@gmail.com Booking will open at the next lecture on 21st January.

The tour includes 3 nights in Madrid, 2 nights in Salamanca with a professional tour guide throughout.Cost from £1699.00

Please contact Sarah for any additional information you need.

Cost £65.00 including lunch -Non-refundable

08.00 Coach Departs:           Haslemere Hall

10.30 – 12.45:                         Guided tour of the Collection of around 2 hours.

13.00 – 13.15:                         Coach to The Radnor Arms, Nunton for lunch (included)

15.30 Coach Departs:           Return journey Home

 This is an extremely rare opportunity to visit Longford Castle with its world-class art collection. We are strictly limited to 40 people only.  If you would like to join us, please complete the  booking form which will be found under documents and return to me via email.   

I will also need the name and contact details of somebody who can be contacted in the case of an emergency.  These personal details will be used by me for this specific trip only, in accordance with GDPR. 

In addition to the booking form, I am including our banking payment details for those of you who wish to pay direct via BACS.

 I will be taking bookings at the next Lectures on 18th March and 22nd April.  Cheques should be payable to:- “The Arts Society, Haslemere”.  On the back of the cheque please write “your surname/Longford”.

If you have any queries or need to contact me, my details are as follows:-

 Gail Maughan                                                          Mobile:  07976 280 609

Home:  01428 661 918                                      email: gail@salgud.co.uk

Cost  £45.00 (Non-Refundable)

 08.30 Coach Departs:           Haslemere Hall

11.00 – 12.00:                         1 Hour Guided tour of the Collection

12.00 – 15.45:                         Free time to explore the remainder of the Collection

16.00 Coach Departs:           Return journey Home

 If you would like to join us on our trip to the Wallace Collection, please complete the booking form and return to me via email – gail@salgud.co.uk

 I will also need the name and contact details of somebody who can be contacted in the case of an emergency.  These personal details will be used by me for this specific trip only, in accordance with GDPR 

In addition to the booking form, I am including our banking payment details for those of you who wish to pay direct via BACS.

For those of you who wish to pay by cheque, I will be taking bookings at the next Lecture on 10th December.  Cheques should be payable to:- “The Arts Society, Haslemere”.

If you have any queries or need to contact me, my details are as follows:-

Gail Maughan                                                          Mobile:  07976 280 609

Home:  01428 661 918                                      email: gail@salgud.co.uk

Please note that the Booking Form and Bank transfer details are in Documents. 

Also the Booking form is not a fillable form but must be downloaded and completed and either scanned and emailed to Gail or returned by hand

9.00 am                    Coach Departs Haslemere Hall

9.15 am                   Coach departs Cherry Tree Road Milford

11.00 am -12.15      Tour A Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

11.15 -12.30            Tour B Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

Lunch

13.50 -15.15          Tour A assemble at Tour Desk in ROH main entrance, Bow St

14.05 -15.30          Tour B assemble at Tour Desk in ROH main entrance, Bow St

Theatre Royal, Drury Lane has had a recent £60 million refurbishment and restoration. This is a light hearted and engaging tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's beloved theatre and the only London theatre with a Royal Charter.

the aftrenoon tour of ROH. You will be provided with Headsets with "T" loops on a lanyard.Visit the Bridge od Aspiration and a peek into the costume department. Depending upon the schedule a possible look into the auditorium and amphitheatre, plus a 10% discount in the shop and cafe

Cost £55.00

A booking Form (and the payment details ) can be found by clicking on Our Society under documents which can be printed off, completed and returned to Gail or a committee member.

Five day tour.

Full details and the brochure can be obtained from Sarah Barnes - <sarahandmichaelb@gmail.com>

with booking starting at the lecture on 20th February 2024

Penshurst Place and Gardens

 Wednesday 8th May

Cost:  £45.00       (Non-Refundable)

08.30 Coach Departs:                 Haslemere Hall

08.45 Coach Departs:                 Cherry Tree Avenue, Milford

10.30 – 11.45:                               1 Hour Guided tour of the House

11.45 – 15.45:                               Free time to explore the gardens, Grounds and local church.

16.00 Coach Departs:                 Return journey Home

Contact:                                       Gail Maughan   01428 661 918

                                                       07976280609     gail@salgud.co.uk

Salisbury Cathedral is an ornate 13th Century building which houses an original copy of the Mahna Carta.

There will be a guided tour and then in smaller groups,visit Arundells and have aguided tour of the house which is one of the finest houses in the cathedral close.

Knowle is a country house near Sevenoaks in Kent and is owned by the National Trust. It is a former archbishop's palace and is the home of the Sackville family who have lived there since 1603.

The house is situated in a thousand acres of parkland. Upon arrival there will be a Past to Present Tour which takes place in the courtyard and after this there will be time to visit the house and the grounds.

There is a conservation area at Knole which is very interesting.

This was a very enjoyable outing.

Our Christmas Outing will be a coach to London with a tour of Spencer House and free time afterwards for other activities.

 Wednesday 27th April

HEVER CASTLE AND ALL SAINTS CHURCH TUDELEY

Private coach and private guided tour of the castle and free flow of the gardens.

Free flow at the church to see the Chagall windows.

Booking opens at the February lecture.

Cost £48.00

Please find Booking Form under Documents

The Vyne, Vyne Road, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, Hants; A National Trust Property

 Guided Tour of the House and Freeflow of the Gardens

Ticket price: £22.00 (NT members) £33.00 non members 

Itinerary:

 8.45am Depart Haslemere Hall

9.45am approx. arrive The Vyne

10.15am – 11.15am Private tour

Coffee/Lunch ( not included)

Afternoon free

3pm Depart

4.pm approx arrive Haslemere Hall

Bookings open at 21st September lecture.  Booking forms are available on the Arts Society Haslemere website under "Documents"

A visit to the Art Deco Palace for a tour around the medieval and art deco buidling

Booking opens at January lecture

Ticket price: £42.  
                   English Heritage and Art Fund members £28
Price includes tour and coffee on arrival
(Tickets are non refundable) 

ITINERARY:

          8.30  Depart Haslemere Hall
        10.30 approx Arrive Eltham Palace
          10.30 - 11.00 Coffee (included)
          11.00  Tour of Palace begins
          12.30  Lunch (NOT included)

                   Free time to tour the garden

          15.30  Depart Eltham Palace
          17.30 approx Arrive Haslemere Hall

Telephone contact no.:

Guided tour of the private collection of art, with the curator.

Booking opens at September lecture

Ticket price: £30
Price includes tour of the art collection.
(Tickets are non refundable) 

ITINERARY:

08.30hrs: Depart Haslemere Hall
10.00hrs: Coffee on arrival at Royal Academy (incl)
11.00hrs: 1st group guided tour of art collection
14.00hrs: 2nd group guided tour of art collection
16.00hrs: Depart London
18.00hrs: Arrive Haslemere Hall

Telephone contact no.: 07587142156

The Lansdowne Club gives little outward sign to passers-by of its distinguished past. However, this noble Mayfair club is not merely a haven of civilised calm, but an architectural gem, rich in nearly 250 years of history.  Built in 1763, Lansdowne House became a social club in 1935. Unlike its contemporaries, the Lansdowne Club has admitted men and women with equal social status since its doors opened.  The Club's interior design is a mixture of Art Deco and Georgian and underwent extensive renovation in 2000. 

17th October - 22nd October

FEATURING:
Centrally located 4* Spoleto hotel
Three dinners included
All excursions, entrance fees & guided tours included
Return UK airport coach transfers
Direct British Airways flights from Heathrow to Rome
Tour manager throughout
Executive coach throughout
Audio headsets included on Days 2 to 5
Local accommodation tax included

HIGHLIGHTS:
Spoleto – guided tour
Spello – guided tour
Bevagna
Museo Civico at Montefalco – guided tour
Galleria Nazionale at Perugia – guided tour
Basilica of St Francis at Assisi – guided tour
Orvieto

ACCOMMODATION: five nights at the centrally located 4* Hotel dei Duchi (www.hoteldeiduchi.com) in Spoleto. Facilities at the hotel include a bar and restaurant. All rooms are en suite and feature television, telephone and a mini bar. A set three course dinner without drinks is included at the hotel on the first two evenings, and dinner with wine at Ristorante Ferretti on the last night. The remaining two nights are on a bed and breakfast basis.

Booking opens at the lecture on Tuesday 15th January 2019.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact Sarah Barnes
Tel: 01428 643129
Email: saba@haslemere.com

Evening tour of Frogmore House finishing with a glass of champagne.

Booking opens at May lecture

Ticket price: £48
Price includes tour and champagne.
(Tickets are non refundable) 

ITINERARY:
16.00hrs: Depart St. Christopher’s Green promptly
16.10hrs: Depart Haslemere Hall
17.10hrs: Arrive Frogmore House
17.30hrs: Tour of Frogmore House
19.00hrs: Glass of champagne overlooking gardens
19.30hrs: Depart Frogmore House
20.30hrs: Arrive Haslemere Hall/St. Christopher’s Green

Telephone contact no.: 07587142156

Standing in the Home Park of Windsor Castle, the gardens at Frogmore House have been an enduring attraction for monarchs and their families since the house was purchased by Queen Charlotte in 1790. The name derives from the preponderance of frogs which have always lived in the low-lying and marshy area near the River Thames. The estate is the site of three burial places of the British Royal Family: the Royal Mausoleum containing the tombs of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert; the Duchess of Kent's Mausoleum, burial place of Queen Victoria's mother; and the Royal Burial Ground.  The house is open in August for private tours.

Guided tour of the house, followed by barrel organ recital in the church.

Booking opens at April lecture

Ticket price: £50
Price includes tour and recital.
(Tickets are non refundable) 

ITINERARY:

09.30hrs: Depart Haslemere Hall
11.00hrs: Coffee on arrival at Avington Park (incl)
11.30hrs: Guided tour of the house
12.45/13.00hrs:  Lunch (incl)
14.15/14.30hrs: Barrel organ recital in church
16.30hrs approx: Depart Avington Park
17.30hrs: Arrive Haslemere Hall

Telephone contact no.: 07587142156

Avington Park is a privately owned stately home set in its own parkland, bordering the River Itchen. Once described by William Cobbett as “one of the prettiest places in the County”. First mentioned in the 10th Century as Afintun, Avington originally belonged to the Cathedral of Winchester until King Henry VIII granted the estate to Edmund Clerke.  Avington went on to host both Charles II and George IV in its amazingly decorated rooms. The estate was eventually sold to Lt. Col and Mrs Hickson in 1951 and is now in trust with their family.

Guided tour of Fulham Palace and Gardens (weather permitting).

Booking opens at January lecture

Ticket price: £42
Price includes two tours.
(Tickets are non refundable) 

ITINERARY:

08.30hrs: Depart Haslemere Hall
10.30hrs: Coffee on arrival (incl) 
11.00hrs: Guided history tour of the house
12.30hrs:  Lunch (light lunch incl)
14.00hrs: Tour of garden (weather permitting) or a talk on local archeological finds
16.00hrs: Depart Fulham Palace
18.00hrs: Arrive Haslemere Hall

Telephone contact no.: 07587142156

Fulham Palace, the historic house and garden of the Bishop of London since 704, is now open to all to discover over 1300 years of British history in the heart of London.  With archaeological evidence of Neolithic, Iron Age and Roman settlers and the foundations of a medieval palace under the East Lawn, the present site of Fulham Palace is steeped in history.  The building is a mixture of styles and periods, and what survives is a Tudor manor house with Georgian additions and a Victorian chapel. 
The grounds of Fulham Palace have always served a variety of purposes; providing food for the household, a beautiful garden for relaxation and space, for both recreation and hospitality. Celebrated garden parties began with Mrs Tait in the 1860s. Bishop Creighton (1843-1901) exhausted his guests by taking them for fast walks around the garden. Bishop Winnington-Ingram (retired 1939) had a grass tennis court on the south west side of the lawn. Once enclosed by the longest moat in England, the garden retains 13 of the original 36 acres. The surviving layout is mainly 19th century with an earlier Walled Garden and some 18th century landscaping.  The garden includes many rare trees, including the ancient evergreen oak (Quercus ilex) located on the south side of the main lawn. It is estimated to be approximately 500 years old and is a Great Tree of London.