Stratford-upon-Avon
Decorative and Fine Arts Society

SADFAS arranges several day visits and other social events during the course of each year. Members have priority in booking and this normally opens two months before the day of the event. Payment can only be made by cheque payable to SADFAS.

The following visits are planned for 2008

Tuesday 22 April 2008
Oxford.

This is a repeat of the very successful visit to Oxford in 2006. The trip includes a visit to the Ashmolean Museum followed by a walk to Christ Church College for lunch in Hall. In the afternoon there will be a tour of the College and the Cathedral.

Tickets will be available in February and March 2008.

Thursday 10 July 2008
Madresfield Court and Malvern Priory.

Madresfield Court stands at the foot of the Malvern Hills in a spectacular setting. The house is completely surrounded by a wide moat at the centre of a large estate. We look forward to a fascinating visit, particularly since the house has never been bought or sold since records began. A picnic lunch is planned. In the afternoon we will move on to Malvern Priory where we will be given a conducted tour by local volunteer guides followed by tea and cake.

Tickets will be available in May and June 2008.

Monday, 13th October 2008

An evening at Bonhams in Knowle has been arranged. Details to follow. Tickets will be available in June and September 2008.

Extended Tours

Each year a tour lasting several days is arranged to places of interest to SADFAS members. The tours alternate each year between a British and a European destination.

In 2007 we visited Venice in April (see Picture Gallery). This tour was very successful and was repeated in November 2007.

In June 2008 Dr. David Bostwick will be taking a group to Lincolnshire for a four day visit. Booking has already commenced.

For 2009 a visit to Amsterdam and its environs is being planned. More details will follow.

Lincolnshire 16 - 19 June 2008

The whole range of English architecture and decoration from Norman times to the nineteenth century will be experienced on this tour based on a stay at the Grantham Marriott Hotel. Most of the time will be spent looking at country houses in Lincolnshire where a number of private visits have been arranged. Visits include Lincoln Cathedral, Doddington Hall, Harrington Hall, Belton House, Gunby Hall, Grimsthorpe Castle, Harlaxton Manor and Burghley House.

The tour will be led by David Bostwick, M.A.,PhD., a lecturer and consultant on historic buildings of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

All breakfasts, dinners and some additional refreshments are included in the cost. For more details and information about booking please contact dayvisits@sadfas.org.uk or tours@sadfas.org.uk.