Great Country Houses of Dorset: A Private View
- Date:
- 28 September - 1 October 2012
- Lecturer:
- James McDonaugh
- Prices:
- £1,495 per person (based on 15 people)
Single Room Supplement: £137
This tour is a unique opportunity to explore some of Dorset’s greatest private houses and to be shown around by some of their present owners. You will enjoy the beauty of one of England’s most unspoilt counties - home to Thomas Hardy. Most of your visits are to private homes rarely or never open to the public. The span of England’s history which you will cover is immense, from the Romans through to the 20th century. The stunning variety of art and architecture will lead you to early Saxon churches, England’s oldest continually inhabited home, the earliest collection of Spanish art in England, numerous Old Masters and some of England’s finest 18th century country house interiors.
Your lecturer
James McDonaugh is an art history lecturer and leads tours for academic bodies in the UK and America including the Art Fund, The Courtauld Institute of Art and Historic New England. James has an MA in Philosophy and Theology from Oxford, a diploma in Art History and an MA in Architectural History from The Courtauld Institute of Art. He led the hugely successful study tours to Istanbul for The Course in October 2009 and to Ancient Greece in 2011. He has also organised our tours to Ecuador/Peru and Syria. James will lecture throughout (he grew up in Dorset) but he will also be joined by noted local experts. He runs his own business, Art Tours, for private clients. http://www.arttoursltd.com/
Your Hotel
Plumber Manor view website »
Plumber Manor is a Jacobean house and one of the finest country house hotels in Dorset; the only manor house in the UK that is still owned, by the same family who built it in the early 1600s and now run it as a hotel. The service and food are excellent and Plumber Manor is recommended by Michelin, The Good Food Guide, The Good Hotel Guide, the Best Loved Hotels and Johansens guides. It is also a member of the Pride of Britain consortium.
The price includes:
- Lecturing by James McDonaugh
- Services of site experts and guides
- All transport by coach with on board facilities (as indicated in the itinerary) including pick up and drop off in London
- All site entrance costs
- Hotel porterage on arrival and departure
- Accommodation for 3 nights at Plumber Manor
- The cost of 6 private visits
- All meals with wine, including 4 lunches (3 privately) and 3 dinners (1 privately)
The price does not include:
- Personal spending
This tour is organised by Art Tours Ltd who are responsible for all the arrangements. Please refer to Art Tours Booking Terms and Conditions which can be found on their website www.arttoursltd.com. The itinerary is subject to change should local conditions or unexpected restrictions occur. It has also been arranged many months in advance and the private visits may be subject to amendment.
Book your place
Places are limited so please book early. For further information:
- Contact:
- Mary Bromley
- Telephone:
- 020 7266 7815
- E Mail:
- info@thecoursestudies.co.uk
- Write:
- The Course, 105 William Court, 6 Hall Road, London NW8 9PB
