Seasonal / Special Events
Welcome to our selection of Themed Lunches and Suppers for 2009.
We hope that you will find something here in this wide range of themed lunches and suppers to suit you and look forward to welcoming you to the Visitors’ Centre very soon.
Special offer: Book three themed lunches (separate events) and receive a £5 gift voucher for the Cathedral Shop. Book four themed lunches and receive a £10 voucher. Please call box office on 01962 857275 for details.
If you would like more information on these events, please contact the Cathedral Box Office on 01962 857275 or
boxoffice@winchester-cathedral.org.uk
BOOK-ONLINE-HERE
The Visitors’ Centre also offers a wide range of opportunities for those arranging weddings, conferences or other occasions, some details of which can be found on this site, and the contact for enquiries is Stella Black on 01962 857258
stella.black@winchester-cathedral.org.uk
to 6th May - Start Time: 12:30
EARLY RENAISSANCE TUSCANY
David Caldo describes the research for his book Florentine Masque, a thriller set in medieval Tuscany. Research as an author is different from research as an historian – we are interested in different things. What does it feel like to fly a hawk? What was it like to be a woman in love? Can you imagine riding from 14th century Florence to Siena?
Tickets: £18.95
Special Offer: Book three themed lunches (separate events) and receive a £5 voucher or book four for a £10 voucher. Please call box office on 01962 857275 for details.
to 11th Jun - Start Time: 12:30
FANS FROM THE COURTS OF EUROPE
From the time that the Florentine born Catherine de’ Medici became Queen of France in 1547 until the middle of the 20th century fans were an essential fashion accessory for ladies of all the royal courts of Europe. This talk will focus on the history and development of fans which have celebrated royalty since that date and will also discuss some splendid fans made in the 19th and early 20th centuries for known royal personages.
Tickets: £18.95
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Special offer: Book three themed lunches (separate events) for a £5 voucher, four for a £10 voucher. Please call box office on 01962 857275 for details.
to 9th Jul - Start Time: 12:30
JANE AUSTEN AND ROMANCE
With guest speaker Elizabeth Proudman.
Jane Austen created seven very different romantic heroines in her six famous novels. Elizabeth Proudman, official tourist guide and expert on Jane Austen, looks at what inspiration for their experiences might have come from the author's own life?
Tickets: £18.95
Special Offer: Book three themed lunches (separate events) and receive a £5 voucher or book four for a £10 voucher. Please call box office on 01962 857275 for details.
to 22nd Sep - Start Time: 12:30
TREASURES OF HYDE ABBEY
With guest speaker Graham Scobie, Heritage Information Officer for the Winchester Museums Service.
Hyde Abbey, Winchester, was founded in 1110 and is perhaps best known as the final burial place of Alfred the Great. This talk looks at its history, and gathers together the surviving treasures - manuscripts, sculpture and other artefacts - that graced this once great House.
Tickets: £18.95
Special Offer: Book three themed lunches (separate events) and receive a £5 voucher or book four for a £10 voucher. Please call box office on 01962 857275 for details.
Essential Information. Lunches with Guest Speaker will be held in the Woodhouse Suite in the Visitors’ Centre unless advised to the contrary and will start at 12.30pm, finishing between 2.30 and 3.00pm. Suppers with Music will have doors opening at 7.00 for a 7.30pm start and will finish between 10.00 and 10.30pm. Special Dietary Requirements can be catered for - please advise at time of booking. Note: The Visitors’ Centre, Inner Close, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 9LS
All lunches and dinners are sold subject to availability. We reserve the right to cancel any event - should this occur we will advise anyone holding a reservation one to two weeks before the due date.
Office telephone: 01962 857251, e-mail chris.haines@winchester-cathedral.org.uk
Box Office: 01962 857275, e-mail boxoffice@winchester-cathedral.org.uk
Web: www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk
