Cotswolds Antique Hunting Weekend 2011
| Dates | 2th - 4th December |
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| Location | Cotswolds |
| Prices | £239 per person £22 single supplement |
Friday - Meet and Greet
Meet at the hotel for a welcome reception and three course meal, followed by an entertaining talk by Adam Partridge.
Saturday - Moreton-in-Marsh
Moreton-in-Marsh is a charming Cotswold village, at the junction of the Fosse Way Roman Road, where most of the buildings are of local stone. The village has an unusually high number of independent antiques shops and galleries, set out around the wide high street. While the town itself is pleasantly flat, the journey to the village from the hotel will provide views of the rolling Cotswold hills.
Sunday - Snowshill Manor
Now owned by the National Trust, Snowshill Manor was once the home of Charles Wade, a man who took seriously his family motto: “Let nothing perish”.
Wade, a trained architect associated with the Arts and Crafts movement, spent his wealth restoring the semi-derelict house of Snowshill Manor, which dated back to the 1500s. Preferring to divide his time between a small cottage in the garden of the property and his house in the West Indies, used the property to showcase his vast collection of objects, reflecting his interest in craftsmanship.
The collection, which was left to the National Trust along with the house, encompasses a great range of objects including several suits of Samurai armour, mechanical oddities, children’s toys and a great deal more.
The group will have a private tour guide to explain some of Wade’s incredible collection.
The Pudding Club
The Pudding Club was established in 1985 to try to preserve the traditional British pudding when it seemed under threat from modern desserts. Since then it has become an institution, with Pudding Club meetings attracting large numbers of members and guests to sample less well-known puddings such as the Lord Randall along with the more commonly known recipes, including Spotted Dick and Treacle Sponge. Featured on television, radio and in the press, the Pudding Club has developed into an internationally loved phenomenon, sometimes referred to as the 8th Wonder of the World!
Staying at – The Three Ways House Hotel
The Three Ways House Hotel is perhaps best known as the home of the Pudding Club- see below! A beautiful building in Cotswold stone, the Three Ways House has been tastefully converted to a hotel without losing any of the charm of the original building, and situated right on the edge of an area of outstanding natural beauty.
The hotel has 48 bedrooms, each individually designed and fitted with bath/shower, TV, free wifi, tea and coffee making facilities and everything else necessary for a comfortable and pleasant stay. The Pudding Club rooms are specially themed, including the Sticky Toffee and Date Room, the Oriental Ginger Room and the Spotted Dick and Custard Room!
The restaurant, where dinner and breakfast will be served, provides a weekly changing menu based around seasonal produce from the Chipping Camden and Gloucestershire area where possible.