Annual Garden Party – Eridge Park

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Date: August 18, 2024
Time: 14:00 - 17:00
Location: Eridge Park, Sussex

THE ANNUAL GARDEN PARTY
at Eridge Park , Sussex TN3 9JT (near Tunbridge Wells)
on the afternoon of Sunday 18th August 2024
This year we are honoured to be the guests of the Marquess and Marchioness
Abergavenny, the owners of the early 19th century creations of an
Abergavenny ancestor. One is described in Follies, Grottoes and Garden
Buildings as “one of our favourite follies’.
Members £22.50, Guests £25.00, Children £15 including entry to the garden,
sandwiches, folly cake, Pimm’s and soft drinks.

Why not bring a picnic and lunch in the splendour of your surroundings?
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Options

Member £22.50 GBP

Guest £25.00 GBP

Child £15.00 GBP

Member + Guest £47.50 GBP

2 Members £45.00 GBP

The Peak District: The Height of Folly

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Start date: June 15, 2024 - End date: June 16, 2024
Time: 00:00 - 00:00
Location: Derbyshire

Kedleston Hall: various follies including the rarely open Fishing Pavilion with its plunge pool and double boathouse

Chalybeate Spring, Quarndon: a curious castellated spring building.

Matlock Bath’s various grottoish spring buildings plus the Victoria Prospect Tower by cable car.

‘The Gothic’ or D’s Brew Stop at Cressbrook, once a hive of industry by the Derbyshire Wye.

Bath House at Stoney Middleton

Chatsworth: The Dukes of Devonshire’s prodigious pile including Queen Mary’s Bower, the Moorish Summerhouse, Lutterell’s Seat, the Cascade House, the Willow Fountain, the Chatsworth Stand and Grotto.

£40 for members, £45 for non-members to include entry to Chatsworth House & Garden and cable car flight. Kedleston Hall: National Trust Members free, non-members: £17.10 for house and garden. Minimal climbing involved. Queries to jonathanholt3@gmail.com

Options

Member £40.00 GBP

Guest £45.00 GBP

2 Members £80.00 GBP

2 Members + I guest £125.00 GBP

Paris Trip

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Start date: September 5, 2024 - End date: September 8, 2024
Time: 00:00 - 00:00
Location: France

Folly Fellowship visit to Paris

September 5th – 8th 2024 limited to 16 places!

NB - The minibus is full, however you can still join the trip if you can make your own travel arrangements. Contact Peter Godfrey for any queries and for further information.

La Colonne Détruite at the Desert de Retz

Thursday September 5th – arrive in Paris

Friday September 6th – travel by train and bus to visit La Picassiette in Chartres. Raymond Isidore spent 33 years covering his house and garden with broken pottery and tiles, inside and out, including furniture, cooker, and bathroom. Astonishing

Saturday 7th September – travel by minibus to the Desert de Retz near Paris. Created in the 18th century and perhaps the quintessential folly garden. It includes a three storey house in the shape of a ruined column.

Sunday 8th September – morning visit to the Parc de Butte Chaumont in Paris. Created in an old quarry it has a temple and an amazing 20 metre high grotto with a waterfall.

You may wish to extend your stay and see some of the other delights of Paris, for instance visit the catacombs, or descend into the sewers!

This is a ‘pay as you go’ trip i.e. you are responsible for travel costs and entry fees. Approximate return fare to La Picassiette is £30, entry 7 euros. Minibus to the Desert de Retz £35, entry 10 euros. There is no public transport to the Desert de Retz so I have booked a minibus for 16 people. To reserve a place on this trip please pay in advance for the minibus through the Folly Fellowship website.

If you need further information please contact me.

Peter Godfrey: pfgodfrey@gmail.com 0117 9087375

Hertfordshire Ramble (This trip is now full)

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Date: May 18, 2024
Time: 00:00 - 00:00
Location: Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire was the home of the firm of James Pulham, 19th century manufacturers of artificial stone, and builders of grottos, rockeries, and follies. We will visit two examples of their work, firstly at the recently rediscovered Danesbury fernery and grotto, and then at Bennington Lordship. The day will start at Brookman’s Folly arch, and will include a visit to Scott’s Grotto, and an afternoon tea. Please note there is a walk of about 500 yards from car parking to the Danesbury fernery and grotto.

The cost for the day, not including tea is members £13, guests £15

Further details from Peter Godfrey

pfgodfrey@gmail.com  0117 9087375