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o:p> Destination: Norwich, Norfolk Hotel: The Maid’s Head – 4 stars Programme: Painting Tuition. Dates: Sunday 18th April to Friday 23nd April Tutor: John Booth Price: £640 + £120 single person supplement. Includes 5 nights’ half board accommodation, evening meals including wine and coffee, tuition. As with the Painting in Italy courses the main thrust of the four days is on the spot painting. Guests will need warm clothes and along with their paint materials a folding seat (the latter is not essential). There are contingency plans if the weather is too wet or cold for painting outside.
All evening meals including wine and coffee will be served in the restaurant of the hotel. Transport, lunches and other expenses are not included in the above price. Sunday 18th April Guests arrive in the hotel 18.30: Meet John in the lobby of the hotel. John Booth will give an introductory talk in the hotel about the course objectives, the Norwich School and the painters who have made the East Anglian landscape famous. 19.30: Dinner in the hotel. Monday 19th April 8.00 – 9.00 : Breakfast 10.00 We leave for the short walk to the cathedral. We spend the morning painting and drawing in the cloisters (the largest in England and under cover!) If it is very cold we will work in the cathedral. 13.00 A light lunch in the cathedral refectory. 14 .00 Guests continue with their work, visit the market or look round the town exploring some of its churches. (Norwich has more medieval churches in its walls than any city north of the Alps) 19.30 Dinner at The Maid’s Head Hotel Tuesday 20th April 8 – 9.30 Breakfast is served 9.30 We leave for the train station to take the famous Bittern Line to the North Norfolk coast. After a half hour train journey we arrive at Cromer. This is a very interesting Edwardian seaside town. We paint the pier and the beach from the cliff tops. There are under cover places if the weather is bad. 13.00 Lunch is served at the Rocket Café. This is above the Lifeboat museum on the cliffs with spectacular views of the North Sea. 14.30 The afternoon is spent painting or drawing or looking round the town. 16.30 The train leaves Cromer Station for Norwich. 19.30 Dinner at the hotel Wednesday 21st April 8 – 9.30 Breakfast is served 10.00 We return to the cathedral and the close with its gatehouses and fine buildings either to continue our Monday work or search for fresh inspiration. 13.00 Lunch at St Benidict’s Restaurant in Lower St Giles, a short walk from the cathedral. 14.30 A free afternoon to be spent relaxing, shopping or painting and drawing. 19.30 Dinner in the hotel. Thursday 22nd April 8.00 – 9.30 Breakfast is served 10.00 We leave for the short walk to the Castle Museum. This will provide painting and drawing material for the day. The Norman castle with its monumental interior is one feature but there are wonderful paintings and artefacts as well as a comprehensive collection of stuffed birds and animals. 13.00 A light lunch in the museum restaurant 14.00 We continue work or spend the afternoon exploring the city. 18.00 We meet for a drink to review our work with comments from our painting tutor. 19.30 Farewell dinner at the hotel. Friday 23rd April 8 – 9.30 Breakfast is served After breakfast guests depart.
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