| Sunday 1st April |
Faringdon Tower 11-5 then first Sunday of each month until October 7th, plus Halloween and Bank Holidays |
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| Sunday 22nd April |
Burt's Bits
An exploration, by minibus, of George Burt’s architectural legacy around Swanage including the newly restored Durlston Castle, Wellington Tower, Town Hall façade, Ulwell Obelisk, and Purbeck House with it’s eclectic collection of oddments.
Organised by Jonathan Holt
Tel: Ho: 01225 319333 Mobile: 0794 829 2628
Email: jm.holt@virgin.net |
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| Saturday 26th May |
North Devon Miscellany
The area around Barnstaple is home to a number of small but interesting follies. Spend a day exploring, and finish with a Devon cream tea.
Organised by Peter Godfrey
Tel Ho: 01769 560668 Mobile: 07974357351
Email: pfgodfrey@gmail.com |
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| Sunday 27th May |
Banwell Bone cave, Follies and Tower - Open Day
10.30 -4.30 see Banwell caves |
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| Friday 29th June |
Windsor Great Park
The chance has come to go round the restricted areas at Frogmore not normally open to the public. We will be taken, by the Deputy Ranger, to see a variety of interesting buildings to include a grotto and ruin dairy. Travel around the park will be by coach.
Organised by Patrick Todd
Tel Ho: 01635254551 Office: 01635254258 Mobile: 07850993233
Email: ptodd@ptcs.eu
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| Saturday 4th August |
Boughton Park, Nr. Northampton
A rare chance to explore this evocative Gothic landscape survival. The park contains Northamptonshire’s largest collection of landscape follies. There will also be an opportunity to visit Simon’s own Gothic folly.
Organised by Simon Scott
Tel Office: 077 3456 6022
Email: simon6964@talktalk.net |
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August TBC |
Annual Garden Party
Venue yet to be fixed |
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| Saturday/Sunday 8th /9th September |
Banwell Bone cave, Follies and Tower - Open Day
10.30 -4.30 see Banwell caves
Landmark Trust Open Days:
Banqueting House, Gibside nr Newcastle
Clavell Tower , Kimmeridge Dorset
Gothick Temple, Stowe, Bucks
The Ruin, Hackfall, North Yorks.
Queen Anne's Summerhouse, Old Warden, Beds (Friday 7th and Monday 10th as well)
Freston Tower, Nr Ipswitch, Suffolk (Friday 7th, Monday 10th & Tuesday 11th) |
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| Saturday/Sunday 22nd/23rd September |
Sintra, Portugal
Sintra, about 20 miles outside Lisbon, has three outstanding follies: Monserrate, started by William Beckford of Fonthill; the Quinta de Regalaria, an astonishing early 20th century version of the Forbidden Corner; and Palacio da Pena, an OTT Germanic edifice with shades of Ludwig of Bavaria.
Organised by Peter Godfrey
Tel Ho: 01769 560668 Mobile: 07974357351
Email: pfgodfrey@gmail.com |
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