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Stanley Spencer Gallery, Cookham and the Gardens at Cliveden
Tuesday 8th July 2025
Stanley Spencer Gallery – We are delighted that Amy Lim who gave our January talk about Stanley Spencer will be guiding us on tours of the Stanley Spencer Gallery. This will be followed by a guided walk around Cookham where Spencer lived and described by him as “heaven on earth”. The Gallery is housed in a former Methodist Chapel and has the largest selection of Spencer’s work on display in the UK. As it is a small building, one half of the group will tour the Gallery while the other half will go on the guided walk and then swap round. Each tour will last about an hour.
We plan to arrive about 10.00am and have coffee at a local hotel, before commencing our tour at 11.00am.
Please note that there are no toilet facilities at the Gallery due to its small size.
Cliveden - We will leave Cookham about 1.00pm for the short drive of 10 minutes to Cliveden. This was the home of the Astor family and the house is now a luxury hotel. We will be visiting the impressive gardens, maintained by the National Trust, which are set high above the Thames with far-reaching views. There are cafes for lunch and other refreshments. You have free time to explore the extensive gardens until 4.30pm.
See www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cliveden
Price to include coffee and guided tours: Members: £52
Members booking only to 30th May
40 Places Only (Guests/visitors are welcome.)
Please note that non National Trust members will need to pay the entrance charge of £21 on arrival and National Trust members need to bring their cards as proof of membership.
If you have any questions please call 07808 086646 or email events@theartssocietycorinium.org
HOW TO BOOK:
FIRST RESERVE YOUR PLACE by emailing events@theartssocietycorinium.org
WHEN your reservation is confirmed by email
THEN PLEASE PAY by one of the methods below:
Preferably pay online or in your bank:
Transfer £52 to
The Arts Society Corinium
Barclays Bank: Sort Code 20 68 15 Account No: 83403475
Reference: Your surname followed by CO
OR
By cheque: £52 payable to
The Arts Society Corinium
Post to:
The Treasurer, David Taylor (CO), 1 Oaklands, Cirencester, GL7 1FA
Your place can only be confirmed once payment has been received.
It is advisable that you complete and bring with you an “In Case of Emergency” (ICE) form on the day. The ICE form can be downloaded by clicking on the button below. The form is a note of your essential medical details in the unfortunate event of an accident, or illness during the visit, when it would be passed to paramedics. It is not read by any of our Society.
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