Date:
Wednesday 9th November (Preview Shopping) and Thursday 10th November
Start/Finish:
Wednesday 3.30pm - 8.30pm
Preview shopping day with wine & mince pies
Thursday 9.30am - 3.30pm
Coffee, brunch and delicious lunch available all day.
Children free both days
Address:
Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire GL54 5JD View on Map
Admission Prices and Info:
Online booking for preview event (all preview tickets valid for return the following day): £12 admit 1; £20 admit 2; £27 admit 3; £32 admit 4
(flat fee for groups of 4 people or more)
Online booking for day event: £4.90 admit 1; £9 admit 2; £13.50 admit 3; £16 admit 4
Buy tickets online for Fast Track entry to this event.
Tickets on the door will be £15 pp for the Preview Evening, and £5 pp for the Day.
Charities:
Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres Reg no.: SCO24414
Event Description
Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Cotswold Hills, Sudeley Castle is steeped in history. With royal connections spanning a thousand years, it has played an important role in the turbulent and changing times of England's past. The Castle was once home to Queen Katherine Parr, the last and surviving wife of King Henry VIII. Henry himself, Anne Boleyn, Lady Jane Grey, Queen Elizabeth 1 and Richard III have all played a part in Sudeley’s story. King Charles 1 found refuge here during the Civil War, when his nephew Prince Rupert established headquarters at the Castle. Following it’s ‘slighting’ on Cromwell’s orders at the end of the Civil War, Sudeley lay neglected and derelict for nearly 200 years. King George III was among those sightseers who came to admire its romantic ruins. Then in 1837 Sudeley was rescued by the wealthy Worcester glove-makers, brothers John and William Dent, who began an ambitious restoration programme which was continued by their nephew, John Coucher Dent, when he inherited the Castle in 1855. His wife, Emma Brocklehurst, threw herself enthusiastically into Sudeley’s restoration, at the same time forging strong links with the nearby town of Winchcombe. It is the results of Emma’s dedication that are so evident in the gardens and exhibitions at Sudeley today. Sudeley is now the home of the Dent-Brocklehursts and Lord and Lady Ashcombe. The family are committed to the continued preservation of the Castle and its treasures and the ongoing restoration and regeneration of the gardens.
Sponsored by
Knight Frank
Directions:
Sudeley Castle is situated near Winchcombe, 8 miles north east of Cheltenham on the B4632 (A46) or just 10 miles from junction 9 of the M5. A bus service operates between Winchcombe and Cheltenham or Broadway. Please contact Castleways on 01242 602 949 for more information.
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