We have booked another walk with Andrew who never fails to entertain.

He will take us through an historic part of London with riverside views, delightful Archbishops’ Park, St Thomas’s Hospital, The Cut, Lower Marsh, and Lambeth Walk itself, and ending at the refurbished Imperial War Museum which was once the Bedlam mental asylum. The are plenty of places to eat in Lower Marsh.

For more details Click here

In collaboration with The Arts Society Henfield we plan a coach trip to Knole House in Kent.

Knole House dates from the 15th century with modifications in 16th and 17th centuries. It was occupied by archbishops including Thomas Cranmer and Thomas More. Henry VIII stayed whilst deer hunting. Elizabeth I gave it to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Essex. Thomas Sackville (1536 – 1608) acquired the house in 1604 and in his final four years undertook a major refurbishment both inside and out. There will be experts in the rooms all with great knowledge of Knole.

Entry to Lord Sackville’s 26 acre private garden, which is only open once a month, is included in the cost. 

For more details Click here

A Self Drive Visit and tour of

Sackville College and the East Grinstead Museum

An opportunity to visit Sackville College and a guided tour of the fascinating East Grinstead Museum.with refreshments at Sackville College.

 The Grade 1 listed Jacobean College was completed in 1619 as a residence for the elderly & needy and is still in use today with 23 modernised flats.

 The East Grinstead Museum has eclectic collections of objects and images. It houses the  Queen Victoria Hospital Museum collection with information about Arthur McIndoe and the Guinea Pig Club

For more information and how to book  Click here

A Coach Trip to Godinton House, Kent,

with guided house tour, ploughman’s lunch,

and time to view the garden

                        Thursday 9 April 2026

Built in14th century but with the greater part Jacobean, and some 20th century alterations. It has had only two major changes in ownership in 600 years. The surrounding parkland is around 900 acres. There will be time to view the 12 acres of formal gardens designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield in 1896.

Meet: The Coach from Premier Tours departs from Crawley Down Royal Oak bus stop at 08.45, and leaves Godinton around 15.00.

Coach leaves at 08.45 promptly , so meet at 8.30am

 There are only 18 seats available! So initially email or phone Trevor to secure a place before paying.

Cost: £59  Cheques payable to “Turners Hill Arts Society”

BACS- Sort Code: 60-07-17 Acc. 96664339 add name/trip as reference.

Pease email our treasurer  lindsay@lindsaywilliams.co.uk And the trip organiser trevorghoare@gmail.com

Please add your mobile number

Contacts  Trevor Hoare 07973 387982  trevorghoare@gmail.com

73 Tiltwood Drive, Crawley Down, RH10 4BA.

Self Drive Visit to Balcombe Place and the Lytton Frescoes at the Victory Hall.

The Victory Hall in Balcombe has a remarkable set of frescos by the artist Neville Lytton from 1923. A lecture has been arranged for the visit giving all of the background to this unusual site.

Balcombe Place is a grade 2 listed house, built in 1856 and managed by the descendants of Lord and Lady Denman’s. Lady Gertrude Denman was the founding president of the WI and a director of the Women’s Land Army during WW2.This property is rarely open so this is a great opportunity to visit.

 For more details and how to book Click here

Dickens was familiar with every inch of London and we will visit the places he knew and wrote about including the Old Curiosity Shop, the shrine at the old Pru building, Gray’s Inn, the site of the infamous blacking factory where he entertained his mistress, and much more.

For more details and how to book Click here

Visit to Chartwell House and Garden, including talk on Churchill The Artist and timed  entry to the house

Sir Winston Churchill first saw Chartwell in July 1921, buying it in November 1922 and in April1924 moved in after extensive renovations. It was acquired by the National Trust in1966 and has become one of the Trust’s most popular properties.

Self-Drive Visit, 35 minutes from The Ark

Itinerary

10.30 am meet at the car park, NT MEMBERS HAVE YOUR CARDS READY

10.45 am coffee/tea and shortbread/flapjack in Mulberry Room

11.15 - 12.15 Talk on “Churchill the Artist”

Free flow for the rest of the day - Lunch can be bought in the Landemare Cafe or bring a picnic

We have timed entry tickets for 14.00 and 14.10 for the house and you are free to visit the gardens, studio and gift shop.

The garden is situated on a hillside not easily accessed by wheelchair users.  The upper part of the garden includes the croquet lawn, walled kitchen garden, Golden Rose Avenue, and views over the Sussex Weald.

House closes as 15.40, Studio at 16.00 and garden at 17.00

COST per person :

NT  members :  £16 you must bring and show your membership card. 

NON-NT Members : £35.80 (the reduced entry fee of £19.80 + £16)

Contact : Trevor Hoare to book   07973 387982       trevorghoare@gmail.com

 73, Tiltwood Drive, Crawley Down, RH10 4BA

Payment by BACS preferred- Sort Code 60-07-17 Account 96664339, add NAME/TRIP as reference. Please email our treasurer  lindsay@lindsaywilliams.co.uk  and the trip organiser trevorghoare@gmail.com

Cash/cheque at the September lecture. Cheques payable to “Turners Hill Arts Society”

NOTE:-  Once the society has committed to expenditure, refunds can only be made in exceptional circumstances

For more details with a map Click here

City Nooks, Crannies, Gardens, Art Galleries plus Roman Temples and Amphitheatre.

Wednesday 25th June 2025

Ever since the Romans the City of London has been special.

The Roman amphitheatre is now visible beneath the splendid Art Gallery whilst the Temple of Mithras has its own exhibition

With Andrew Davies as our guide we plan to visit both Roman sites and to delve into the nooks and crannies which link them.

Please Note : This is a much shorter walk than in the past with plenty of seating at both venues.

Meeting between 11 for 11.15a.m.outside London Bridge Station in Tooley Street ( i.e the road on the riverside of the station ) by the attractive Victorian pub “ The Shipwight’s Arms”

We usually end about 3.30p.m.

Cost £23

BACS -Sort Code 60-07-17 Account 96664339 adding name/ trip as reference.

Payment can also be made at the our next lecture on Tues. 27th May

Cheques are made payable to Turners Hill Arts Society

Contacts

Lindsay Williams ( lindsay@lindsaywilliams.co.uk)

Mobile 07860 127940

Please make sure that someone else on the tour has your contact details in case of emergency.

Penshurst Place and St Peters Church

 TN11 8DG

Wednesday 21st May 2025

Self Drive Visit 

( approx. 40 mins from Turners Hill)

Cost £28

There is an opportunity to travel on afterwards to see the Chagell windows at All Saints Church Tudeley

To Book Contact    Lindsay Williams

lindsay@lindsaywilliams.co.uk   mobile 07860127940

For more details of Penshurst Click here

As an addition to the Penshurst Place visit Rosie & John Schofield will be going on to view the world renown windows at All saints Church, Tudeley, TN11 0NZ Michael Portillo visited this church in Series 16 episode 2 of Great British Railway Journeys. We will leave at approximately 3.15pm and drive the 7.3 miles ( approx 20 mins ). There is a car park at the church but note there are no toilets. Marc Chagell was commissioned to make one window but when he saw the church he said “It’s Magnificent. I will do them all” A total of 12 windows. The last window was installed at Chagall’s death at age 98. There will be a charge of £3 per head payable directly to the church by cash/cheque or using self service card machine. Cheques made payable to Capel United Church Ecumenical Church Counc

Visit to Ditchling Museum to see the works of Tadek Beutlich with The Arts Society Mid Sussex.

For more details Click here

A Christmas Carol is an unique joyous tradition that has year on year proved ever more popular.

 We have been successful in reserving a number of tickets for the matinee performance that will have to be allocated on a first come first served basis and booking is assured on payment to our treasurer.

For more details CLICK HERE

Once the site of the rowdy May Fair, now one of London's most  luxurious neighbourhoods - we will glory in its squares, mews and discreet love-nests. From the moving  Animals in War memorial and Georgian Grosvenor Chapel to Shepherds Market with its colourful past and the 'I Am The Only Running Footman' pub patronised by Jeeves, we will immerse ourselves in the marvels of Mayfair. And do nightingales still sing in Berkeley Square?

Meet 11.15 at Green Park tube on the park (south) side.

(1 stop on Victoria line or No. 38 bus)

End there 3.30.

Costs            £22             Cheques payable to “Turners Hill Arts Society”

BACS -Sort Code 60-07-17 Acc. 96664339 add name/trip as reference

Please email our treasurer lindsay@lindsaywilliams.co.uk and the trip organiser rosiescho@btinternet.com with full details of trips paid for this way

Contacts      Rosie Schofield 01342 315040  rosiescho@btinternet.com

Birchwood House, Furzefield Road, East Grinstead, RH19 2EG

Mobile on day of trip  07710 646268

Please make sure that someone else on the tour has your contact details in case of emergencies

Our arrival is just by the town museum and Wetherspoons where we can have a cup of coffee or tea (cost included). We then go to the museum where guides will be available.

The town boasts a fascinating past and present. Lunch is to be found at many eateries and the oysters are prized.

In the afternoon we meet the coach at the harbour entrance and go to the Castle and gardens. Here a tour has been arranged with guides.

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A totally inclusive guided visit to see an amazing array of instruments and inventions. We will be shown exquisite music boxes, self-playing violins and the mighty Wurlitzer organ. There will be demonstrations and we will be given a fascinating history of man’s ingenuity in producing music over four centuries.

Please note:-

There is seating and a lift to the 1st floor.

The coach should be able to take you near to the entrance.

Timetable

9 am             Leave The Ark by coach. (parking by The Ark)

10:30 am      Arrive and take refreshments (drinks & biscuits)

11am            Guided Tour begins.

12:30            Lunch (drinks, sandwich selection / salad and crisps garnish)

2 pm             Leave

3:30 pm        Arrive back at The Ark  (traffic permitting)

Food and drink is provide in the cost of the visit.

Costs            £39    Cheques payable to “Turners Hill Arts Society”

BACS -Sort Code 60-07-17 Acc. 96664339 add name/trip as reference

Please email our treasurer lindsay@lindsaywilliams.co.uk and the trip organiser rosiescho@btinternet.com with full details of trips paid for this way

Note:- Once the society has committed to expenditure, refunds can only be made in exceptional circumstances.

Contacts      Rosie Schofield 01342 315040  rosiescho@btinternet.com

Birchwood House, Furzefield Road, East Grinstead, RH19 2EG

Mobile on day of trip  07710 646268

Please make sure that someone else on the tour has your contact details in case of emergencies

Lord Leighton’s House,

12 Holland Park Rd, London W14 8LZ

Our tour will let you experience the £8m. restoration of one of the most beautiful houses in London.

It is a treasure trove of interior design & an exceptional art collection made by the President of the Royal Academy

After lunch Andrew Davies will give us an overview of the unique artistic district.        The Artists' Quarter - a discovery

The Melbury Road area has for many years been a haven for artists, film directors and pop stars. Close to picturesque Holland Park with its Jacobean house, we will tread in exalted footsteps and admire some fine and varied architecture.

Timetable :-

11am gather at Kensington High street tube (circle line)

11:30 start of guided tour of house. Costs covered in £30

1:00 pm Lunchtime period.

2:30 Meet Andrew Davies outside the Design Museum (map provided)

3:30 approx. finish

Costs     £30  Cheques payable to “Turners Hill Arts Society”

BACS -Sort Code 60-07-17 Acc. 96664339 add name/trip as reference

Please email our treasurer lindsay@lindsaywilliams.co.uk and the trip organiser rosiescho@btinternet.com with full details of trips paid for this way

Note:- Once the society has committed to expenditure, refunds can only be made in exceptional circumstances.

Contacts      Rosie Schofield 01342 315040  rosiescho@btinternet.com

Birchwood House, Furzefield Road, East Grinstead, RH19 2EG

Mobile on day of trip  07710 646268

Please make sure that someone else on the tour has your contact details in case of emergencies.

Please book early as numbers are restricted !!!

By arrangement a guided visit to Provender House, the 14th C. home of Princess Olga Romanoff, a direct relative of the last Tsar of Russia. This will be a revealing and intriguing visit.

We lunch in the historic town of Faversham and later take a walking tour led by an expert guide. Magna Carta will be on our agenda

For more details CLICK HERE

DRAWN to WAR 12th April at 10.30a.m. Scott Cinema East Grinstead

By special request Scott Cinema is screening a film on the life of Eric Ravilious.

 For more details Click here

WAPPING is special, boasting fine riverside views, famous pubs such as the Prospect of Whitby and the Town of Ramsgate, Execution Dock where pirates swung and the remains of both the London and St Katharine's Docks.  Plus the Brunels' Thames Tunnel, a splendid Victorian church and JMW Turner's love nest!

Timetable

Meet 11.00 at Tower Hill tube station. End there at 3.45-ish

Costs          £20            Cheques payable to “Turners Hill Arts Society”

BACS -Sort Code 60-07-17 Acc. 96664339 add name/trip as reference

Please email our treasurer lindsay@lindsaywilliams.co.uk and the trip organiser rosiescho@btinternet.com with full details of trips paid for this way

Note:- Once the society has committed to expenditure, refunds can only be made in exceptional circumstances.

Contacts      Rosie Schofield 01342 315040  rosiescho@btinternet.com

Birchwood House, Furzefield Road, East Grinstead, RH19 2EG

Mobile on day of trip  07710 646268

Please make sure that someone else on the tour has your contact details in case of emergencies

For details Click here

At the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Guildford

Matinee Wednesday 22nd February 2023

Alan Ayckbourne’s play

“Relatively Speaking”

 It stars Lisa Goddard and Anthony Eden and was Alan’s first West End hit, making him a household name.

Click here for more details

We are planning our first coach trip since Covid to Strawberry Hill House and Gardens , created by Horace Walpole. We will have our own private tour. 

This 18th century house and gardens created by Robert Walpole and finished in 1763 .The exterior has the appearance of a fairy tale Gothic castle. Whilst the interior, which has been extensively restore in recent years, is magnificent.

There are numerous art works in the splendid rooms. Of particular interest is the Gallery Room with its gilded fan vaulted ceiling. Walpole’s Library has gothic arch bookcases and a painted ceiling.

Timetable

 9am depart from The Ark, Turners Hill (we need to depart promptly)

            the Ark have kindly allowed us to park at the bottom car park

11am arrive at Strawberry Hill House

11:30 Guided personal tour of the house

12:30 to 1:30pm lunch at the newly refurbished café or picnic

1:30 option of remaining at the house and gardens or take a 4 minute walk to Radnor Gardens with footpath by the Thames.

2:30 depart from the house with pickup of those at Radnor Gardens

Arrive back at The Ark by 5pm (traffic willing)

Costs   £35 per person   Cheques payable to “Turners Hill Arts Society”

BACS -Sort Code 60-07-17 Acc. 96664339 add name/trip as reference

Please email our treasurer lindsay@lindsaywilliams.co.uk and the trip organiser rosiescho@btinternet.com with full details of trips paid for this way

Note:- Once the society has committed to expenditure, refunds can only be made in exceptional circumstances.

Contacts      Rosie Schofield 01342 315040  rosiescho@btinternet.com

Birchwood House, Furzefield Road, East Grinstead, RH19 2EG

Mobile on day of trip  07710 646268

For more details CLICK HERE

Description

Around the Angel Islington.

Once the 3rd cheapest property on the Monopoly board, now with an average price of one million pounds.

Our walk will take in Squares, the Canal, C17th New River, Sadler’s Wells and Islington Green, Chapel Street Market and the antiques of Camden Passage.

Home to celebrities from Gracie Fields to the Beatles and Boris Johnson - we will see why this area is now so fashionable.

Timetable

Meet 11.15am outside Angel Islington tube.  End there c.3.30/45pm. 

Costs

£20 per person   Cheques payable to “Turners Hill Arts Society”

BACS -Sort Code 60-07-17 Acc. 96664339 add name/trip as reference

Please email our treasurer lindsay@lindsaywilliams.co.uk and the trip organiser rosiescho@btinternet.com with full details of trips paid for this way

Note:- Once the society has committed to expenditure, refunds can only be made in exceptional circumstances.

Contacts

Rosie Schofield 01342 315040  rosiescho@btinternet.com

Birchwood House, Furzefield Road, East Grinstead, RH19 2EG

Mobile on day of trip  07710 646268

Please make sure that someone else on the tour has your contact details in case of emergencies

We are privileged to have been invited for a private opening of the garden of Hans and Ingrid Sethi (T H Arts Society members)

 A peaceful, Gertrude Jekyll style, 2 acre garden, with box parterre, (just winning the battle with the dreaded blight,) topiary, acclaimed herbaceous borders, pond, wildflower orchard, hens, green houses, vine house, fruit, large vegetable garden, herbs, and a huge variety of plants.

 Whilst in the village you may care to look around St Margaret’s Church and The Priest House.

 For more details Click  here

Meeting at 2pm, John and Krys Pye will lead us through the history of this treasure of a high street ending within the timber walls of our favourite independent book shop for refreshments.

The walk is not strenuous and takes about one and a half hours.

Parking is available at the Chequer Mead car park RH19 3AZ

Costs

£16 per person including tea, coffee and homemade cakes

Cheques payable to “The Arts Society Turners Hill” or pay by bank transfer to sort code 60-07-17 account 96664339 (The Arts Society Turners Hill). Use any suitable reference such as “EG Visit”

Note:- Once the society has committed to expenditure, refunds can only be made in exceptional circumstances.

Contacts and booking

Rosie Schofield 01342 315040  Rosiescho@btinternet.com

Birchwood House, Furzefield Road, East Grinstead, RH19 2EG

Mobile on day of trip  07710 646268

Please make sure that someone else on the tour has your contact details in case of emergencies

Click here for more details

Description

Once a little shabby and neglected, Bermondsey is now bursting with museums, galleries and upmarket eateries.  But much of the old historic fabric has survived, as we will see:

* attractive High Street with C17th house

* Victorian Leathermarket

* remains of Bermondsey Abbey, once the size of St Paul's cathedral

* the river Neckinger or Devil's Neckerchief

* Flour mills, warehouses, an art deco factory and Sarsons vinegar, now all expensive apartments

* almost intact, London's first railway line

* dray horses, Spa Gardens and riverside views

Timetable

Meet 11.15 outside the new London Bridge station, Tooley Street by the decorative Shipwrights Arms.

Costs

£20 per person

Cheques payable to “The Arts Society Turners Hill” or pay by bank transfer to sort code 60-07-17 account 96664339 (The Arts Society Turners Hill). Use any suitable reference such as “Andrew Davies”

Note:- Once the society has committed to expenditure, refunds can only be made in exceptional circumstances.

Contacts and Booking

Rosie Schofield 01342 315040  Rosiescho@btinternet.com

Birchwood House, Furzefield Road, East Grinstead, RH19 2EG

Mobile on day of trip  07710 646268

Please make sure that someone else on the tour has your contact details in case of emergencies

Enjoy a self-drive visit to Chiddingstone Castle.

TN8 7AD, 30 minutes from Turners Hill

We meet @ 11am in the Castle tea room for refreshments, prior to starting our guided tour. The tour lasts about 1 hour.

Parking is abundant and close to the castle.

Lunch can be taken in the tea room of the Castle or there are good eateries in the village.The Castle Inn Pub or the Tulip Tree tea rooms are to be recommended.

From Chiddingstone Castle you can take a 5 minute stroll over the bridge crossing the lake and into the National Trust village of Chiddingstone. Visit St Mary’s Church, admire the Tudor buildings and walk up to the Chiding Stone, the origin of the village’s name.

Costs

£16 per person including morning tea/coffee and biscuits

Cheques payable to “The Arts Society Turners Hill” or pay by bank transfer to sort code 60-07-17 account 96664339 (The Arts Society Turners Hill). Use any suitable reference such as “Chiddingstone Visit”

Note:- Once the society has committed to expenditure, refunds can only be made in exceptional circumstances.

Contacts

Rosie Schofield 01342 315040  Rosiescho@btinternet.com

Birchwood House, Furzefield Road, East Grinstead, RH19 2EG

Mobile on day of trip  07710 646268

Please make sure that someone else on the tour has your contact details in case of emergencies

Click here for more details

A VIRTUAL VISIT to the RIVER TIBER

THURSDAY 18th NOVEMBER 2021

11.00am  Via Zoom

Lecturer:  Stuart Harvey

A treat for just £5 per member.

We see the return of this very popular professional Rome tour guide.  Members will remember Stuart’s stunning tours of Rome and The Sistine Chapel.  Join Stuart Harvey again on Zoom for an unforgettable virtual journey along the River Tiber - 28 centuries of history told through the bridges and riverside monuments of Rome

Click HERE for more details.

11am

by Peter Medhurst

 This event is something very different.  Since we cannot arrange actual visits at the moment we thought you would like this opportunity to hear Peter Medhurst, speaking from his home on this occasion.

The event will be one hour in length and broadcast on Zoom with a chat facility to post questions. For further datials, click HERE:

VIRTUAL VISIT to the SISTINE CHAPEL

THURSDAY 17th JUNE 2021

11.00am  Via Zoom

Lecturer:  Stuart Harvey

Subject:  Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel

A treat for just £5 per member.

Join professional Rome tourist guide Stuart Harvey on Zoom for an unforgettable virtual journey to explore the highlights of the Vatican Museums collection, with a deep focus on the spectacular art of Michelangelo and others in the Sistine Chapel, where Popes are elected in Conclave.  We'll see ancient classical statues and mosaics, magnificent silk tapestries and beautiful frescoes by Raphael as we virtually stroll the corridors and rooms of these vast museums, to finish up at the Sistine Chapel where we will examine Michelangelo's Creation frescoes on the ceiling and the magnificent Last Judgement and its deep symbolism.

Stuart has worked in educational tourism for almost 30 years, and is both a London Blue Badge Tourist Guide and a qualified Rome Tourist Guide. Using both video and photos to showcase Rome, his relaxed style of communication will give you an entertaining tour that is easy on the ear, but also informative and historically accurate.  He has lived in Rome for nearly 20 years.

 For More information, click:

ZOOM LINK:

The Zoom Link will be sent out by email two days before the event.

NOTE

This is a live virtual visit on Zoom only.  It will not be streamed to YouTube and will not be available afterwards as a recording.

COST:

Since this visit is additional to our scheduled speakers and in place of actually partaking of an arranged trip we are asking a viewing fee of £5.

There is no need to book – if you watch just make the payment on the day.

Make the payment to The Arts Society Turners Hill.

1.  Send your £5 donation via Bank Transfer to Account 96664339 (The Arts Society Turners Hill) sort code 60-07-17 using any suitable reference such as “Sistine”.

2.  Alternatively send a cheque payable to The Arts Society Turners Hill to The Treasurer at 4 Underwood Close, Crawley Down, RH10 4UN.  Please write “Sistine” on the back.

FRIENDS AND FAMILY

Please pass this on to any friends and family who might be interested.  Who knows, they might become members.

VIRTUAL VISIT to ROME

11.00am, THURSDAY 8th APRIL 2021

11.00am

Via Zoom

Lecturer:  Stuart Harvey

Subject:  The Monumental Squares & Fountains of Rome  

A treat for just £5 per member. 

A leisurely walking tour around the historic heart of Rome.

We will show you the highlights - the Trevi Fountain (in picture - throw a coin for luck and to come back to Rome), the Spanish Steps, the Pantheon, Piazza Navona - but also much much more.

Along the way we will meet one of the "Talking Statues" of Rome; learn why Emperor Hadrian built a temple to his mother-in-law; find an unusual statue of an elephant.

Stuart has worked in educational tourism for almost 30 years, and is both a London Blue Badge Tourist Guide and a qualified Rome Tourist Guide. Using video and photos to showcase Rome, his relaxed style of communication will give you an entertaining tour that is easy on the ear, but also informative and historically accurate. He has lived in Rome for nearly 20 years.

ZOOM LINK: 

The Zoom Link will be sent out by email two days before the event. 

NOTE 

This is a live virtual visit on Zoom only.  It will not be streamed to YouTube and will not be available afterwards as a recording

COST: 

Since this visit is additional to our scheduled speakers and in place of actually partaking of an arranged trip we are asking a viewing fee of £5

There is no need to book – if you watch just make the payment on the day. 

Make the payment to The Arts Society Turners Hill. 

1.  Send your £5 donation via Bank Transfer to Account 96664339 (The Arts Society Turners Hill) sort code 60-07-17 using any suitable reference such as “Rome”.

2.  Alternatively send a cheque payable to The Arts Society Turners Hill to The Treasurer at 4 Underwood Close, Crawley Down, RH10 4UN.  Please write “Rome” on the back.

FRIENDS AND FAMILY

Please pass this on to any friends and family who might be interested.  Who knows, they might become members.

 A Virtual Walk in Windsor 

Wednesday 3rd February 2021 

11am 

by Barbara Askew 

This tour will be one hour in length broadcast on Zoom with a chat facility to post questions. 

The walk is from A Virtual Walking Tour from Windsor Castle, Britain's most famous castle, to Eton College, the world's most famous school. 

We will see Windsor Castle, the oldest continuously inhabited castle in the world. It has been home to 38 monarchs and is said to be the Queen’s favourite residence. We’ll explore Windsor’s medieval streets with their timber-framed house and the 17th century Guildhall where Charles, the Prince of Wales, married Camilla Parker-Bowles, the Duchess of Cornwall. We’ll also see the Long Walk, a three-mile avenue that connects the Castle to Windsor Great Park, a former royal hunting ground. We’ll descend Thames Street, passing a statue of a favourite grandson of Queen Victoria and a monument to King George V, the first monarch of the House of Windsor. 

We’ll cross the River Thames with its boat houses and royally-owned swans over Windsor Bridge which connects Windsor to Eton, a Saxon settlement dating back to the 8th century. We’ll proceed along Eton’s picturesque High Street to Eton College, the world’s most famous school, and hear of its foundation in 1440 by the saintly King Henry VI. We’ll also hear about its longest-serving and most notorious headmaster, Dr. Keate, who had a great reputation for flogging the boys. 20 British Prime Ministers have been educated at Eton College including the present one, Boris Johnson, writers such as Shelley and Ian Fleming who wrote the James Bond novels, actors such as Eddie Redmayne and Damian Lewis and Princes William and Harry. 

We’ll end our walk on the playing fields of Eton with an account of the famous Wall Game. 

You may remember Barbara for her marvellous talk on George IV in November. 

COST:- 

Since this tour is additional to our scheduled speakers and in place of actually partaking of an arranged trip we are asking a viewing fee of £5. 

There is no need to book – if you watch just make the payment on the day. 

Make the payment to The Arts Society Turners Hill. 

1. Send your £5 donation via Bank Transfer to Account 96664339 (The Arts Society Turners Hill) sort code 60-07-17 using the reference “Windsor”. 

2. Alternatively send a cheque payable to The Arts Society Turners Hill to The Treasurer at 4 Underwood Close, Crawley Down, RH10 4UN. Please write “Windsor Virtual Walk” on the back. 

FRIENDS AND FAMILY 

Please pass this on to any friends and family who might be interested. Who knows, they might become members.

A Virtual Tour of Soho

19th November 2020

11am

by Blue Badge Guide Pepe Martinez

This tour will be one hour in length broadcast both on Zoom and YouTube with a chat facility to post questions.

The West End with its theatres, hotels, luxury shops and huge mansions, has always been one of the most glittering districts of the London.  However, there is a small part of the West End that has had an altogether darker reputation.  Soho for centuries was the district where the rich went to have illicit fun.  This virtual walk will introduce you to some of the famous characters, personalities and events that have shaped the last 350 years of Soho history including Casanova’s mistress and Paul Raymond the King of Porn to the birthplace of Communism and Television.  Join Blue Badge Tourist Guide Pepe Martinez on this fascinating insight into one of London’s most colourful areas.

You may remember Pepe from his marvellous virtual walk of theatre-land in August.

COST:-

Since this tour is additional to our scheduled speakers and in place of actually partaking of an arranged trip we are asking a viewing fee of £5.

There is no need to book – if you watch just make the payment on the day.

Make the payment to The Arts Society Turners Hill.

1.  Send your £5 donation via Bank Transfer to Account 96664339 (The Arts Society Turners Hill) sort code 60-07-17 using the reference  “TH Soho”.

2.  Alternatively send a cheque payable to The Arts Society Turners Hill to The Treasurer at 4 Underwood Close, Crawley Down, RH10 4UN.  Please write “Turners Hill Soho Virtual Walk” on the back.

FRIENDS AND FAMILY

Please pass this on to any friends and family who might be interested.  Who knows, they might become members.

Turners Hill Art Society

Previous visits

13th February 2019 

The British Museum:  I am Ashurbanipal, King of The World.

24th April 2019       

Andrew Davies Walk through Clerkenwell, Smithfield and Charterhouse

23rd. May 2019

Audley End House & Sworder’s Saleroom for private preview of 20thC Design Sale                       

1st. July 2019

Greenwich – The Queen’s House and Fan Museum

1st October 2019

Andrew Davies Walk through Spitalfields and Whitechapel

9th October 2019

Michelham Priory, East Sussex

11th March 2020 

The Queen’s Gallery, Buckinham Palace – Art and Splendor

18th August 2020  

Zoom Interactive Tour of Theatreland with Blue Badge Guide Pepe Martineze