Ascott House and Claydon, Bucks
Thursday 23 June 2016 9am - 7pm
Meet on Piccadilly near the RA for coach
£89 (including coach, coffee, lunch, glass of wine, tea). Booking required, Friends only.
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By kind permission of Sir Evelyn De Rothschild, Friends privately tour his home Ascott House, a much extended Tudor Manor House with a fabulous collection of paintings, sculpture and porcelain. Friends also privately tour Claydon, ancestral home of the Verney family with sumptuous 18th Century interiors.
On our private tour of Ascott House Friends uncover the house’s history and explore Sir Evelyn’s collection which includes works by Gainsborough, Stubbs, Reynolds and Rodin, before enjoying a tour with the Head Gardener. After lunch Friends visit Claydon to learn about its architectural history and the Verney family’s eclectic collection which includes watercolours, historic clothing and instruments.