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Antiques Fair - Sunday 17th May 2015
The next antiques fair organised by antiquesintents is on Sunday 17th May 2015. All the antiques dealers are hand picked to attend making this a one day quality antiques fair. There will be a pop up café and the licensed bar will be open too. Entry is only £4 on the day and the event starts at 10am and finishes at 5pm.
More details can be found on their website www.antiquesintents.co.uk
Wedding Fayre - Sunday 8th February 2015
Come along to our Grand Wedding Fayre and meet a wide range of specialist Herefordshire suppliers that can make your wedding a dream come true - from Photographers to Florists - all have one aim in mind: to ensure that your special day is perfect in every way. This will also be the time when we will showcase our newest room available for Civil Ceremonies and dining - the Edwardian Room. Also the new bridal suite will be available to see, this stunning bedroom has views that cover the width of the county, from the Bromyard Downs to Hay Bluff..
Entry to the Wedding Fayre is free and the showcase is on from 10am until 4pm.
Penn Overland Book Launch
The book launch of 'Faraway Places with Strange Sounding Names' on the 15th February was a great success with a good turnout despite the wet weather. Penn Overland were the major pioneers of long distance overland tours by bus and custom built passenger vehicles around the world from the 1950s to the 1980s. They conducted their "Journeys of a Lifetime" across 5 continents and 50 countries. At the launch the author Gerald Davis signed copies and spoke about some of his experiences working with Penn Overland in South America.
For those interested in purchasing a copy of the book then please email the author at geraldldavis@hotmail.com
Winter Warmers
You can't beat the atmosphere of Burton Court during the winter months, with its rich, sumptuous interior and blazing log fire in the Great Hall.
Burton Court offers all the finery of a grand house with the warmth and charm of a country home.
Our Winter Wedding Offer includes:
- Exclusive use of the house and grounds until 1am.
- Floral centre pieces for the Wedding Breakfast.
- Welcome drinks of Sparkling Wine or Winter Pimms.
- Use of table and chairs with your choice of table and chair covers from our Winter Wedding selection.
- Master of Ceremonies.
- Sparkling wine for speeches.
- 20 bottles of House Wine for the Wedding Breakfast.
- Our Front of house Manager to help you plan and co-ordinate your day.
All this for just £3000* plus VAT *price based on 70 people
We can also offer you up to 40% off marquee hire during this period. Please contact Edward for further information and to book your Winter Wedding. Or download our winter wedding package from our weddings page
Magnificent Marquees
Surrounded by glorious parkland and countryside, we host magnificent marquees with accommodate 80 to 450 guests.
Our friendly and flexible approach ensures when entertaining up to 160 guests the main house remains open and available for you to entertain in style.
Whether you plan to manage your own event or work with one of our trusted suppliers, you can furnish your marquee in superb style and elegance, tailor and adapt it for ultimate comfort and luxury.
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My Tasty Travels with Lynda Bellingham - ITV 4pm on Wed 5th September 2012
Earlier this summer we were filmed for a new culinary show featuring the popular actress - Lynda Bellingham. Lynda is well known for appearances on TV and film including 'All Creatures Great and Small', 'Calender Girls', 'Strictly Come Dancing' and appearances on 'Loose Women'.
Helen J Simpson as a well known food historian is shown helping Lynda on one of her culinary missions. Edward is also filmed guiding Lynda around the house and gardens as well as an impromptu salsa dance in the Great Hall!
The show is an hour long feature based in Herefordshire including the Mortimer Food Festival and proves the saying that Herefordshire is the 'land of milk and honey'. Catch it on ITV1 on Wednesday 5th September at 4pm. Official photograph above courtesy of Two Four Productions and ITV.
Open Air Theatre through Heartbreak Productions
We were delighted with this year's performances of 'The Railway Children' and 'Private Lives'. We will get some photographs of the Private Lives performance uploaded shortly from the professional photographer Steve Catcheside from www.ketch-22.co.uk.
Noel Coward's Private Lives, Wednesday 25th July 2012
Moving from misfortune to full-blown absurdity, this fast-paced comedy proves to be the perfect recipe for a stylish evening's entertainment that combines all the bubbles and froth with the depth and complexities of a vintage champagne. And, all served up with a splash of "ooh, la la" and a dash of "je ne sais quoi"!
Experience this spectacular performance in true open air style within the glorious surroundings of our Edwardian gardens and parkland. Please bring your own low-backed chairs and/or rugs. Audiences are encouraged to dress appropriately for the weather. We advise an extra layer for putting on after sunset. A picnic with family and friends is all part of the open air theatre ritual and we wholeheartedly encourage you to indulge. Refreshments will be on sale before the performance and during the interval
Parklands open from 6:00pm, with performance commencing at 7:30pm. Tickets are Adults £13, Children £7
Directions at www.burtoncourt.com
Tickets available at :
http://www.heartbreakproductions.co.uk/database/burton-court-leominster
(no booking fee)
Telephone Burton Court 01544 388222
Or in person at Leominster Tourist Information Centre, Corn Square, Leominster
Or on the night itself
The Railway Children, Sunday 1st July 2012
We are delighted to welcome back Heartbreak Productions for their popular open air theatre of The Railway Children.
Wrapped in a blanket of nostalgia, Heartbreak's award-winning adaptation delivers the heart and soul of this timeless classic and, with inspirational storytelling and uplifting music at its core, guarantees to have the whole family, whatever their age, on their feet and cheering.
The parkland is open from 3pm for picnicking and garden games. The performance starts at 5pm. This event is an open air performance. To make the most of this, we advise bringing low-backed seating and/or rugs, extra clothing, insect repellent and of course, your picnics.
Tickets are £13 for adults and £7 for children.
Tickets can be bought in person at Leominster TIC 01568 616460
Or ringing Burton Court on 01544 388 222
or online through Heartbreak Productions by following this link -
http://www.heartbreakproductions.co.uk/database/burton-court-leominster
National Garden Scheme
On Tuesday 26th June 2012, Burton Court is delighted to open it's gardens and grounds from 12noon to 4pm.
First opened for the NGS in 1927 this historic garden was updated by the royal commissioned Simon Dorrell. With strong Arts and Crafts influence the house and garden sit in 19 acres of parkland. Formal gardens, sculptured hedges, lake and fine views. Having recently undertaken further improvements, this is a superb opportunity to explore the new rose borders and the herbaceous borders. Entry is £3 per adult and free for children, all money goes to charity. Tea, Coffee and cakes will be available for sale in the Garden Room along with plants from local T3 Nursery.
The Burton Court Mile
On Sunday the 25th of March, over 80 people turned up at Burton Court to support the 58 runners going that extra mile in aid of Sport Relief 2012.
The sun shone and the turn-out was outstanding. Joining the supporters was Graham Turner, (Shrewsbury Town FC Manager) who cheered on the runners and was handing out medals at the finish line.
Burton Court would like to extend a huge thank you to all who attended; all the volunteers who marshalled the course and helped with registration, Graham Turner and of course all the runners, without whom we would not have been able to raise over £400 before sponsorship!
Sport Relief Sunday 25th March
Burton Court is getting involved with the fundraising for Sport Relief on
Sunday 25th March. A fun run around the parkland can be done for a mile or
for the more adventurous runs are planned for 3 or 6 miles.
For more details follow the link onto the Sport Relief website.
http://my.sportrelief.com/search/event/result?id=1520#location=herefordshire
A highly successful wedding fayre
Burton Court's big annual wedding fayre was held on Sunday 29th January and was as popular as ever with a great mix of wedding suppliers exhibiting at the occasion. For those who need some recommended supplier for their wedding please contact Edward. A video has been made of the fayre by www.footagefairy.com which will be online in the next few days.
BBC's 'Escape to the Country'
Burton Court will feature in the popular TV series 'Escape to the Country' this coming Friday 10th February at 2:15pm on BBC1. This popular TV series features Edward doing a guided tour of some of the main rooms for a couple who are looking to buy a property in the lovely countryside near to Leominster.
TV series 'Salvage Hunters' - Monday 16th Jan 2012.
Last summer Burton Court was filmed for the 'Salvage Hunters' tv series selling on some of the animal heads that use to be mounted in the Great Hall. You can catch the programme on the Discovery Quest channel on Monday 16th January at 9:00pm and it is repeated on Thursday 19th and Saturday 21st January. The Quest channel can be found on Freeview 38, Sky 154 and Virgin channel 179.
For any enquiries regarding the use of the facilities of Burton Court
please contact us on
01544 388 222
or via email at info@burtoncourt.com.