A rare chance to visit the gardens at Burnt Norton, near Chipping Campden which inspired T S Eliot’s poem, the first of his Four Quartets. Owner Lady Harrowby will lead a guided tour of the gardens and explain the extraordinary history of the estate, renamed Burnt Norton after a disastrous fire in 1741 where the owner, [...]
Distinguished art historian, travel writer and broadcaster, Loyd Grossman, reflects on places he thought he knew well, but continues to find new and surprising insights. His next book is on Paris, a city that he is now learning to know and enjoy much more intensely. Join him on this journey of rediscovery. "I reread, not because [...]
We are delighted to announce that Sue Barker will be speaking at Broadway Arts Festival in June! Sue will share stories from her 2 careers as a professional tennis player through the 70’s and 80’s, winning the French Open, the Wightman Cup and reaching world number 3. Following her tennis career she turned to television [...]
We are delighted to announce that Sue Barker will be speaking at Broadway Arts Festival in June! Tennis and broadcasting legend Sue Barker shares the remarkable story of her life from her former tennis career as Britain’s No 1 player and world No 3, to her four decades on camera as an award-winning broadcaster. Following [...]
Broadway Arts Festival has today announced an exclusive workshop giving the opportunity to spend the day painting in one of the most famous Arts and Crafts gardens in the country, Hidcote Manor Garden, featuring intricately designed spectacular outdoor ‘rooms’. There will be plenty of opportunity to capture the atmosphere when the gardens are in [...]
This workshop provides an exclusive opportunity to spend the day painting in one of the most famous Arts and Crafts gardens in the country featuring intricately designed spectacular outdoor ‘rooms’. There will be plenty of opportunity to capture the atmosphere of Hidcote Manor Gardens (National Trust) when the gardens are in full bloom on this [...]
In 1902 Charles Ashbee brought fifty craftsmen and their families to Chipping Campden from the East End of London - a culture shock for all concerned. We tell the story of how these pioneers established an arts and crafts tradition in the north Cotswolds which flourishes to this day. Join speaker George Derbyshire from Court [...]
We were blown away by the quality and record number of applications for our student bursaries this year! Given the particularly challenging circumstances for university students in 2020, we increased funding for these grants by 1/3rd (worth £500 - £1000+ each). Nine exceptional arts students have been awarded bursaries this week on a wide range [...]
All Broadway Arts Festival ticket-holders will qualify for half price entry to The Gordon Russell Design Museum during the 10 days of the festival - simply show evidence of your ticket (on your phone or a print-out) to get the discount! Be sure to also visit the Gordon Russell Design Museum stand on the [...]
2018 FESTIVAL LAUNCH Broadway Arts Festival today announced an exciting expanded programme of events for the 2018 festival, made possible by the recent award of a Worcestershire Leader Grant from The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development. The award recognises the important contribution made to the rural economy by the Broadway Arts Festival, which is [...]
