Visits



Thursday, 26th April,  2012 – ‘Jane Austen in Georgian Bath’

A day of escapism, as we return to the 18thc. and relive how it must have been to live in Bath in the days of Jane Austen.  Hosted by Jane Tapley, who gave a memorable lecture at last year’s BDFAS, she will introduce us in person to all aspects of Georgian Bath, that she made so vivid in her lecture.  
Thursday, 17th May,  2012 – The Staffordshire Hoard & The Heath House

This will be your chance to see the unbelievable Staffordshire Hoard at the Stoke-on-Trent Museum. Then on to The Heath House, near Uttoxeter, for a private visit to the family home of the Philips family.

Monday, 21st May - Friday, 25th May, 2012  -  A Four-Night Holiday to ‘Georgian Dublin’.

An invitation into some of the most beautiful private houses, estates, gardens and historic buildings in this most elegant if cities and surrounding countryside.
Tuesday, 3rd July,  2012 – ‘Shropshire Delights’,  The Story of a Magical Garden  & Incredible House

This will be an unmissable opportunity to visit two private venues.  We will take you first to The Dower House, Morville Hall, which for the last 23 years has been the home of Dr. Katherine Swift, author of the much acclaimed book, ‘The Morville Hours’.  Then on to visit to the Grade I Stanley Hall, Bridgnorth, which has been the family home of the Thompson family for 75 years.