Visit to THE MANSION AT TATTON PARK  and GARDENS.

I have chosen this visit to Cheshire as the special exhibition this summer is

BEYOND THE VIEW: CANALETTO AT TATTON PARK.

This exhibition follows Samuel Egerton’s journey to Venice where he was

apprenticed for 5 years to the influential art dealer and collector Joseph

Smith. It explores Samuel’s connections with leading artists and shows

Tatton’s two Canalettos, rare prints and letters, books, ceramics, glassware

and Rosalba Carriera’s portrait, revealing the family’s love of Italy. There is

also an immersive artwork.

The 18thC Mansion’s collection of over 14,000 items reflects the growing

wealth and status of the Egerton family from the end of the 18thC and

includes an outstanding collection of Gillow’s furniture and one of the

National Trust’s finest libraries.

The 50 acres of gardens are truly fantastic with a walled kitchen garden,

famous Japanese garden and historic glasshouse, all set within 1000 acres

of parkland.

The Mansion does not open until 12.30pm so I have booked a private, 1 hour

group tour “Treasured Collections” at 11.00 am.

The cost includes hot drinks on arrival, a private 1 hour tour of the mansion,

and lunch in a private room. You will have plenty of time in the afternoon to

re-visit the house and Canaletto exhibition, explore the gardens or relax

over another drink and perhaps a cake.

Helen Galvin, Visits Secretary

Visit to KIPLIN HALL AND GARDENS

Kiplin Hall is a Grade 1 listed Jacobean hall between Northallerton and Richmond in North Yorkshire. The 900 acre estate includes walled and formal gardens, a lake, woodland and parkland. We can visit this in the afternoon after our morning guided tour of the house and lunch in the Tea Rooms (included)

Travel by luxury coach from our pick-up point at Savile Park, Halifax.

Costings and details nearer the time.

Visit to TABLEY HOUSE and its collection and to the nearby KNUTSFORD MILLENIUM TAPESTRY.

Tabley House is an C18 Palladian country house in Cheshire, built by John Carr. It has been home to the Leicester family since the C14 (originally in the Old Hall). The collection is housed in the original State Rooms and includes paintings by Reynolds, Turner, Lely, Dobson and Lawrence, and furniture by Gillow and Chippendale. We can also visit St Peter's Chapel which dates to the C17 and features a stained-glass window by Burne-Jones.

After an included lunch, we are taken by coach (1.5 miles) to the KNUTSFORD MILLENIUM TAPESTRY in Knutsford Heritage Centre for a general look around and a 30 minute talk on the Millenium Tapestry.

Travel will be by luxury coach from our pick-up point at Savile Park, Halifax

Costs and further details will be available nearer the time.