Here are this year’s events – those at the top are organised by the Folly Fellowship, and those in the second block are events by other organizations that may be of interest. Some hints on ordering mutliple tickets are given here.
The Folly Fellowship is planning its first-ever trip to Northern Ireland, a land replete with fine follies. The trip, conducted by minibus, will focus on County Down where we will visit a quaint sea-side resort, four magnificent estates, a lonely tower cared for by the Irish Landmark Trust, a curious mock fort, and some restored mausolea. The highlights include:
Day one:
The Moorish Tower, Castlewellan
Tollymore including Lord Limerick’s Follies, Barbican Gate, Bryansford Gate, Horn Bridge, Ivy Bridge
Bathing House and Eye of Ardglass gazebo, Ardglass
Knockbreda Cemetery Mausolea with tour led by Primrose Wilson,Chair of the Follies Trust,followed by buffet supper in her Belfast flat
Day two:
Helen’s Tower, Clandeboye Estate
Temple of the Winds and Tir na’n Nog mausoleum, Mount Stewart
Temple and Eyecatcher, Castle Ward
Talks and events by organizations other than the Folly Fellowship
This exhibition brings back some of Horace Walpole’s original art collection that was dispersed in 1842 in a great sale.