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02 September 2026The History of OperaLecture
01 July 2026Death by WallpaperLecture
18 June 2026Hatfield House, Park and Gardens Visit
03 June 202618th Century England through the eyes of CanalettoLecture
13 May 2026Six day Holiday – Art Nouveau and Art Deco in Lille and Antwerp, with Travel Editions Visit
06 May 2026The Art of the Japanese GardenLecture
22 April 2026The National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire Visit
08 April 2026The Art of Art DecoLecture
12 March 2026Visit to the Elmhurst School of Ballet, Edgbaston Visit
04 March 2026Food and Art through the Ages from Renaissance Sugar Sculpture to 3D printingLecture
04 February 2026MonopolyLecture
14 January 2026Portmeirion: A Welsh Italianate FantasyLecture
03 December 2025Christmas Lunch at Nuthurst GrangeVisit
05 November 2025Charles 1, King and CollectorLecture
15 October 2025A special event at Wren Hall: An afternoon of art and music with Sophie Matthews, musician and instrument makerVisit
01 October 2025Women Artists in BritainLecture
17 September 2025Upton House and the National Herb CentreVisit
03 September 2025Banksy: Fraud or Genius?Lecture
02 July 2025Fashion, Fury and Feathers: Women's Fight for ChangeLecture
11 June 2025Kelmscott Manor and BurfordVisit
04 June 2025The Healing Power of PlantsLecture
19 May 2025A holiday to the Isle of Wight 19 - 23 MayVisit
07 May 2025Wonder Workers and the Art of Illusion: The History of Magic through Art and PicturesLecture
09 April 2025Freemasonry, Knights Templar and the Rosslyn ChapelLecture
12 March 2025A church crawl through WorcestershireVisit
05 March 2025Painted Labyrinth: The making and meaning of the Lindisfarne GospelsLecture
20 February 2025Birmingham Royal Ballet: Cinderella Hippodrome Theatre BirminghamVisit
05 February 2025Textile Revolution:Post War Female DesignersLecture
15 January 2025Bauhaus and BeyondLecture
04 December 2024Christmas Lunch at Nuthurst GrangeVisit
20 November 2024Tour of Shrewsbury Prison and visit to Shrewsbury Museum and Art GalleryVisit
13 November 2024300 Years of Christmas at Covent GardenLecture
02 October 2024Charles Dickens: Man of the TheatreLecture
18 September 2024Ludlow Guided WalkVisit
04 September 2024When we were Little Lads: William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones, a friendship of a life-timeLecture
03 July 2024Secrets of Affluent MayfairLecture
19 June 2024Berkeley Castle and Dr Jenner's House GloucestershireVisit
05 June 2024Cinema from the Rubble: the post-war politics of Ealing StudiosLecture
13 May 2024Exeter Explorations a four day holiday to ExeterVisit
01 May 2024Arts behind Bars: The role of the Arts in breaking the cycle of crime, prison and reoffendingLecture
17 April 2024Afternoon Tea at Wren Hall with a talk by Ian Carnell, retired Head TeacherVisit
16 April 2024Hogarth at the Hustings: The election entertainment series and the birth of political satireLecture
20 March 2024Alcester and Ragley HallVisit
06 March 2024Treasures of the Borghese GalleryLecture
29 February 2024Birmingham Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty Birmingham Hippodrome TheatreVisit
07 February 2024England's Richest Commoner, The Architectural Madness of William Thomas BeckfordLecture
17 January 2024The Bayeux TapestryLecture
06 December 2023Lunch at Copt Heath Golf ClubVisit
15 November 2023Chatsworth House & Christmas MarketVisit
08 November 2023Bruegel: The Seasons of the WorldLecture
04 October 2023Grace Darling and the Fine Art of saving Lives at SeaLecture
19 September 2023Cardiff CapersVisit
06 September 2023The Healing Power of PlantsLecture
12 July 2023Cirencester Guided Walk & St John the Baptist ChurchVisit
05 July 2023Micromosaics: Souvenirs of the Grande Tour 1770 - 1870Lecture
13 June 2023The Laskett Gardens & All Saints Church, HerefordshireVisit
07 June 2023The Story of OpiumLecture
03 May 2023Mirrors and Torrents: Water in Historic GardensLecture
26 April 2023Visit to Bletchley ParkVisit
05 April 2023Life on a Harp StringLecture
15 March 2023Visit to the Glass Museum, Stourbridge and Hagley HallVisit
08 March 2023CanalsLecture
01 February 2023Trans-Atlantic LinersLecture
18 January 2023The Art of Modern DanceLecture
04 January 2023The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam - A Zoom lectureLecture
14 December 2022Christmas with Giles, Grandma and Family - Zoom lectureLecture
07 December 2022Christmas LunchVisit
09 November 2022A Ploughman, an Incestuous Knight, an Eloped Heiress and a Murderess Queen? Decoding a medieval masterpiece - the Luttrell PsalterLecture
05 October 2022Renaissance Cassoni - Wedding Chests and the art of marriage in 15th Century FlorenceLecture
16 September 2022Durham Delights; to include the Auckland ProjectVisit
07 September 2022The Art of Trickery - how Magicians are seen in paintings, prints and cartoonsLecture
13 July 2022Guided Walk of Stratford upon AvonVisit
06 July 2022Busting Medieval Building MythsLecture
01 June 2022The History of Royal Parks, Public Parks and BandstandsLecture
18 May 2022The Gordon Russell Design Museum & Bourton House GardensVisit
04 May 2022Dame Laura KnightLecture
13 April 2022The Georgian Jewel: A Window opening on a Forgotten World Lecture
24 March 2022Special Interest Day at Wren Hall with Fieldings Auctioneers LtdSpecial Event
24 March 2022From Wedgwood to Bridgewater - Meet the experts and learn more about English ceramicsVisit
09 March 2022A Carpet Ride to KhivaLecture
16 February 2022Treasures of Ancient Britain - Stonehenge to the Saxons (virtual tour by Zoom)Visit
02 February 2022I Got the Dust Bowl BluesLecture
19 January 2022The Vatican and Sistine Chapel (virtual tour by Zoom)Visit
12 January 2022The Genius of Antonio StradivariLecture
22 December 2021The Magic of PantomimeLecture
17 November 2021Chatsworth House and Christmas MarketVisit
10 November 2021Architecture, History and Material Culture of Moorish SpainLecture
06 October 2021"A Courageous & Skilled Shot" - Montenegro's Photographer Princess, Ksenia Petrovic-Njegos (1881 - 1960)Lecture
29 September 2021Evening Event - PackwoodVisit
01 September 2021Tamara de Lempicka: Mistress of Arts DecoLecture
28 July 2021Afternoon Tea at Wren HallVisit
22 July 2021“‘Debo’ – Mitford, Cavendish, Devonshire Duchess, Housewife 1920-2014”Lecture
14 July 2021Classic Tour of Birmingham with Blue Badge Guide Ian JelfVisit
14 July 2021Classic Tour of BirminghamLecture
07 July 2021I am the Very Model: Parodies of Victorian Society in Gilbert & SullivanLecture
24 June 2021Two Glasgow Boys: George Henry and Edward Atkinson HornelLecture
16 June 2021The Many Masterpieces of Christopher Wren - with Blue Badge Guide Katherine AlcockVisit
02 June 2021Fakes and Fortunes (or have I discovered a Constable in my attic?)Lecture
27 May 2021The Irritating and Influential Mr WhistlerLecture
19 May 2021Food, Glorious Food: A UK Love Affair – 19 May 2021 with Blue Badge Guide David DruryVisit
19 May 2021Food, Glorious Food: A UK Love AffairLecture
05 May 2021Wonderful Things - the Treasures of TutankhamenLecture
22 April 2021Music and Art in the Age of VermeerLecture
14 April 2021Medieval Conway – a medieval town between the mountains and the sea with Blue Badge Tourist Guide Amanda Whitehead Visit
14 April 2021Medieval Conway – a medieval town between the mountains and the seaLecture
07 April 2021The Rockefellers - a Dynasty of Art CollectorsLecture
25 March 2021Tantrums and Tiaras - Backstage at the Royal Opera HouseLecture
17 March 2021Wild about Oscar A virtual tour around the parts of London which inspired Oscar Wilde with Blue Badge Guide Simon WhitehouseVisit
17 March 2021Wilde About Oscar - Oscar Wilde's LondonLecture
03 March 2021A Garden like no other: Edward James and Las PozasLecture
18 February 2021“Travels in Rajasthan with Rudyard Kipling: Palaces, Temples, Monuments and Forts in the Land of the Kings”. Lecture
10 February 2021The Men who made Menswear: The Story of Menswear through the Ages A virtual tour with Blue Badge Guide Russell NashVisit
10 February 2021The Men Who Made Menswear: The story of Menswear through the AgesLecture
03 February 2021The Most Dissolute Man in London: the first Duke of Devonshire and the building of ChatsworthLecture
28 January 2021Looking for Georgia: My Travels through New Mexico in Search of Georgia O'KeeffeLecture
20 January 2021Walking through the Centuries: Time Travel in York A virtual tour with Blue Badge Guide Sarah CowleyVisit
20 January 2021Walking through the centuries - Time Travel around YorkLecture
13 January 2021Catherine de Medici, Poor Queen; the story of three in a marriageLecture
16 December 2020How Our Royal Families have celebrated Christmas through the AgesLecture
20 November 2020Galla Placidia: The Empress and the Fall of Rome Lecture
18 November 2020Christmas at Chatsworth HouseVisit
11 November 2020That Woman or The Duchesse of Style –Time to Reassess Wallace SimpsonLecture
29 October 2020Portraits of 20th Century Artists through the Lens of Jorge LewinskiLecture
07 October 2020Paradise Lost and Restored - 400 years of garden design in Oxfordshire - The History of Garden Design through the lens of the Oxford Botanic GardenLecture
23 September 2020A "Blue Badge" Guided Tour of Stratford on AvonVisit
23 September 2020The World of Graham Sutherland and John PiperLecture
18 September 2020Holiday to Durham 18 to 21 SeptemberVisit
02 September 2020The Fate of Art in the Nazi EraLecture
01 July 2020Powder and Poison: Cosmetics, Beauty and the Art of PortraitureLecture
28 June 2020A Carpet Ride to Khiva – Exploring the Revival of 15 Century Timurid Carpet Design from Persian Illuminated ManuscriptsLecture
23 June 2020Laskett Gardens and Brockhampton ChurchVisit
10 June 2020An Evening at Packwood HouseVisit
03 June 2020The History of Royal Parks, Public Parks and BandstandsLecture
06 May 2020Jewellery, Fashion & GlamourLecture
27 April 2020Art, Mountains and GuinessVisit
22 April 2020Aubrey Beardsley ExhibitionVisit
08 April 2020I got the Dustbowl Blues: Texas & Oklahoma Photography, Art & MusicLecture
18 March 2020Enigma, Secrets and Code breakingVisit
04 March 2020The Creative Courtesan: The Art of High Class Prostitution in Renaissance ItalyLecture
05 February 2020A Tour of Big BenLecture
15 January 2020Breaking the Ice: Jackson Pollock and American Abstract ExpressionismLecture
13 December 2019After Hours Guided Tour of Packwood HouseVisit
04 December 2019Christmas Lunch Copt Heath Golf ClubVisit
13 November 2019Historic Graffiti – The Hidden Story of Hopes, Fears and Desires of a Nation Lecture
02 October 2019As Good as Gold, its significance and symbolism in the history of art Lecture
25 September 2019A "Blue Badge" Guided Tour of CoventryVisit
04 September 2019Seventeenth Century Cabinets & Dolls Houses in the Netherlands Lecture
03 July 2019She Died too Young – The Story of Joan Eardley Lecture
26 June 2019Waddesdon Manor, with guided tour Visit
05 June 2019Brave New World – The Festival of Britain Lecture
13 May 2019Sculpture, Jet and The Mouseman. A holiday in the heart of Yorkshire, staying in Helmsley. Duration May 13th - 17thVisit
08 May 2019The Wind in the Willows Revisited through its Illustrators Lecture
01 May 2019Plants, Art and the Hot House – Kew Gardens and the work of Marianne North Visit
10 April 2019Historic Gardens of the Italian LakesLecture
13 March 2019V&A Furniture Gallery (guided tour to be confirmed) Visit
06 March 2019Postcards from Other Places – Far and Near Lecture
13 February 2019Edward Burne-Jones Exhibition at Tate Britain Visit
06 February 2019Womens Suffrage: How Art and Design helped the cause Lecture
05 December 2018Christmas Lunch – venue Copt Heath Golf ClubVisit
26 September 2018A ‘’Blue Badge’ guided walk of LichfieldVisit
06 September 2018Gin, Flowers & Art’Visit
21 May 2018Holiday in Dresden (with Berlin Highlights). Visit
21 March 2018Stoneywell Arts & Crafts House + Richard III Experience Visit