RESIDENTIAL VISITS 2007/08
This season we have several planned residentisal visits. Please scroll down to find out more about what Vista Arts has organised, and do not hesitate to contact us with any queries you may have about any of the visits.
LONDON
Monday 18 to Wednesday 20 February 2008
Travel with Rose and Robin by for two nights and three days to visit some atmospheric and fascinating sites in London, to include:
- The unique Terracotta Army exhibition at the British Museum;
- 18 Folgate St, a haunted Georgian house in Spitalfields by candlelight;
- The refurbished Jeffrye Museum;
- The untouched and magical Wilton Music Hall (an evening with an event if possible);
- The Museum of Garden History at Lambeth again recently restored, and a personal tour of the Foundling Hospital.
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Approximate Cost: £375. This includes accommodation and breakfast in a central London hotel, train fares, small coach for getting around London and some entrances.
Send: SAE for details to Rose and Robin marked London, unless sent earlier. We are limited to 25 people for small coach to travel around London so early booking advised especially as we want to book for the Terracotta Army.
Deposit: £50 to Vista Arts by 15th October to secure your place (cheque/postal order etc made payable to Vista Arts).
Mon 19th May to Saturday 24th May 2008 - Please note new dates
Tutors:John Wilton Ely and Valerie Thornhill
Spend 6 days exploring Cornwall's country houses and gardens, the coast that inspired so many artists in St. Ives and Newlyn, and visiting the Eden Project and Daphne du Maurier country in the company of John Wilton-Ely who spent his childhood there and met Barbara Hepworth.
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If you would like more details:
Send: SAE for details marked ‘Cornwall’ to Valerie Thornhill, 1 St. John St, Beverley HU17 8HT, tel/fax 01482 – 867341, (unless already sent earlier).
Cost: including coach, accommodation and half board £575 for shared room, single room £75 extra. Pick ups Driffield, Beverley, Cottingham and taxi from York to Ferrybridge. Times to confirm.
Tuesday 13 May to Saturday 17 May 2008
Tutors: Rose and Robin Horspool and Annette Parkes
You are invited to join the Garden Design Degree group of adults from Bishop Burton College on their study visit to an exciting range of gardens including:
- A recreation of Charlemagne’s plantings of 800 AD in Brantome;
- The baroque splendours of Hautefort and Chateau Losse;
- The extraordinary topiary and plateau garden of Chateau Merquassac overlooking The Dordogne valley;
- The hauntingly beautiful Eryignac;
- The contemporary gardens of Sardy;
- Kathryn Gustafson’s town garden of Le Jardin de l’Imaginaire at Terrasson.
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More Details:
We would fly to Bergerac and stay in the medieval town of Sarlat, four nights and five days.
Cost: including coach in England and France, flight, accommodation and half board is £695 for a shared room, a single room is £90 extra. Pick up from Bishop Burton College Car Park.
Send: SAE to Vista Arts address marked ‘France’ for details
Wednesday 9 July to Sunday 13 July 2008
At last dates can be confirmed as we wanted to include the 2008 Puccini Festival, programme just revealed.
Tutors: Rose and Robin Horspool
With Robin and Rose you will explore this perfect example of city living as only the Italians have perfected. Lucca itself has many secrets to reveal, from its Roman walls wide enough to cycle on (not compulsory) and stroll on in the warmth of the evening (definitely compulsory), to tree topped towers, hidden palazzos with wonderful gardens, botanical gardens, a magnificent cathedral, a roman arena; with suggested visits to San Gimignano, nearby multi towered town, renaissance Villa Garzoni at Collidi with its early garden, now restored and explore little known areas of Pisa.
The highlight of the visit would be a chance to hear Tosca at Puccini’s summer villa at Torre de Lago nearby, Lucca being Puccini’s birthplace so early confirmation recommended to book the Opera on our last night.
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More Details:
Cost: including flight to Pisa, coach in England and Italy, opera tickets for Tosca, accommodation and half board in Lucca, £765 for a shared room, single room is £90 extra.
Pick ups: Driffield, Beverley, Cottingham and taxi from York. Times to be finalised.
Send: SAE to Vista Arts address marked ‘Lucca’ for details unless sent earlier
Deposit: £50 to Vista Arts by 15th October to secure your place and so I can book the Opera Tickets 30 people only.
Wednesday 10 September to Sunday 14 September 2008
Tutors: Rose and Robin Horspool
This 5 day trip will highlight the blossoming of arts and crafts architecture in the Lake District at the end of the 19th Century and its earlier inspirations.
The visits will include:
- John Ruskin’s very personal house and garden at Brantwood, approached across Lake Coniston;
- Baillie Scott’s amazing house at Blackwell;
- Voysey’s houses of Broadleys and Moorcrag overlooking Windermere; - The house at Hill Top restored by Beatrix Potter; - The untouched 17th century farmhouse at Townend; - The haunting topiary garden and house of Levens Hall; - The gothic remains of Cartmel Priory, and as a complete contrast - - The high Victorian style of Holker Hall and its gardens.
We are expecting to stay in Windermere with a coach to take us around the beautiful Lakes.
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Approximate Cost: including coach, accommodation and half board in Windermere, £575 for a shared room, a single room is £90 extra.
Pick ups: Driffield, Beverley, Cottingham and York. Times to be finalised.
NB Lake District hotels are expensive!
Send: SAE to Vista Arts address marked ‘Lake District’ for details