Warwick Castle; the East Front by Canaletto 1752 (Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
This two-day visit explores the rich heritage of the market town of Warwick and the illustrious history of Kenilworth Castle.
Details
Event Organisers
Sarah Bowles and Philippa Barton
This two-day tour will include special visits to -
The Collegiate Church of St Mary with its celebrated Beauchamp Chapel where the tomb of Richard Beauchamp, 5th Earl of Warwick is ‘one of the masterpieces of medieval art’.
Lord Leycester Hospital, with its magnificent range of fourteenth and fifteenth-century half-timbered buildings. Originally built for the Guilds of Warwick, it was acquired in 1571 by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, who founded a hospital for aged or injured soldiers and their wives, a function which continues to this day.
Kenilworth Castle with its romantic ruins and spectacular Elizabethan knot gardens. First built in the 1120s, Kenilworth became a royal castle for most of its history. In 1563 Elizabeth I granted it to her favourite, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, who converted the castle into a lavish palace fit to entertain his queen. The castle’s fortifications were dismantled in 1650, and the ruins later became famous thanks in part to Sir Walter Scott’s 1821 romance, Kenilworth.
Warwick Castle built by a king, the seat of a kingmaker and vital stronghold in the Wars of the Roses and the English Civil War. Dating back to 1068 this historic castle was converted to a country house by Sir Fulke Greville in the early seventeenth century and was owned by the Greville family until purchased by the Tussauds Group in 1978.
Accommodation: The Globe Hotel, 10 Theatre Street, Warwick CV34 4DP
The cost of the visit is £485 plus the dinner, bed and breakfast rate. (See below)
The cost includes travel by train and coach, all entrances and guided visits, background notes and lunches. Evening drinks are not included.
Background online lectures on Thursday September 28th at 4.15 pm are included.
The following hotel rooms (dinner, bed and breakfast) are available and will be allocated on receipt of application. Please add the cost of the accommodation to the visit total of £485.
Standard Room for single occupation: £135.56
Double-Bedded room for shared occupation: £196.36
Twin-Bedded room for shared occupation: £178.56
Please email for full details and application form: info@dilettanti-art.co.uk