revealed - Castle Howard

Evening Tours
Calendar
Hidden Treasures
Dates and prices are as follows. Discounts available for
Annual Pass Members.
Two special evenings give our
guests the opportunity to view
and even handle particular rare
treasures from the Castle Howard
collection. Each evening concludes
with wine and canapés.
A History of Castle Howard
in Twelve Objects
Building on the success of the
BBC Radio 4 series A History
of the World in 100 Objects,
Castle Howard is offering its own
variation on this inspirational
theme. For one evening you will
be introduced to the twelve objects
that best represent the entire story
of Castle Howard. What do you
think these might be?
Speaking Portraits
Painted in flamboyant dress or
captured in a reflective pose,
often by major artists of the day,
who are all these people that
stare down at you from the walls
of Castle Howard? Drawing on
a range of fascinating documents
from the archives this evening will
allow these figures to speak for
themselves, revealing their life
and times.
See website for further details where there are also
video clips of the curator introducing these events.
31 March
Mausoleum Tour
£25
14 April
Mausoleum Tour (Annual Pass Members)
n/a
19 April
Heroines and Harridans: The Women of
Castle Howard
£25
2 May
Grand Tours and Farcical Journeys:
The Howard Family and their Travels
£25
16 May
Welcome Invaders: The Pre-Raphaelites
and the 9th Earl and Countess of Carlisle
£25
24 May
Surviving Henry: The Howards and
the Tudors
£25
30 May
Gathered by Amateurs: The Story of the
Picture Collection at Castle Howard
£25
7 June
From Holbein to Hamburgers:
Castle Howard in the Modern World
£25
18 July
A History of Castle Howard
in Twelve Objects
£25
21 July
Monumental Tour
£30
1 August
Speaking Portraits
£25
4 September
Mausoleum Tour
£25
5 October
Mausoleum Tour (Annual Pass Members)
n/a
17 November
Premium Monumental Tour
£70
Castle Howard
Revealed
How to book
Please contact Visitor Services on 01653 648621, or email
[email protected]
Groups welcome.
EVENTS START AT 6.30pm
Castle Howard, York, YO60 7DA
www.castlehoward.co.uk
A series of exclusive private views, talks,
and tours exploring the hidden
treasures of Castle Howard in 2012
Be our special guest as we uncover some of the
stories and share some of the unseen treasures
that make Castle Howard such a magical place.
These are unique opportunities to spend
time in the company of Christopher Ridgway,
Curator at Castle Howard, and gain a real
insight into the heart of this splendid family
home. To ensure your enjoyment places are
strictly limited.
Evening Talks
Outside Tours
The Stories
A Surprise at Every Turn
Castle Howard may be a Treasure
House, but it is also a ‘Story House’
par excellence. The Howard family
led exciting lives and remarkably
they wrote everything down,
leaving behind one of the most
comprehensive family archives
in the world containing countless
stories.
Castle Howard was built by a playwright, is it little
wonder then that a walk through the Castle Howard
landscape is full of dramatic surprises? Our walking
route lets you step back in time to the early 18th
century when the grounds were first fashioned, and
on to later eras when these features were changed or
restored. These tours offer exclusive access to buildings
not normally open to the public.
We are continually exploring this
rich history and always discovering
new things. So relax with a glass
of wine and canapés as we reveal
these tales, some of them for the
first time. Then join us to view
and handle some of these objects
and documents, many of them
previously unseen by the public.
Heroines and Harridans:
The Women of Castle Howard
Grand Tours and Farcical Journeys:
The Howard Family and
their Travels
Welcome Invaders:
The Pre-Raphaelites and the
9th Earl and Countess of Carlisle
Surviving Henry:
The Howards and the Tudors
Gathered by Amateurs:
The Story of the Picture Collection
at Castle Howard
From Holbein to Hamburgers:
Facing the Modern World
EVENTS START AT 6.30pm
Mausoleum Tours
Visit the most mysterious and imposing building in
the Castle Howard landscape where generations of the
Howard family are buried in the vaults beneath the
spectacular chapel.
Monumental Tours
This circuit walk covers the heart of the famous 18thcentury landscape taking in the Avenue, Gatehouse,
Mock Fortifications, Pyramid, Mausoleum, and Temple
with exclusive access to these buildings.
Mausoleum Tours last 2-2½ hours, Monumental Tours
slightly longer; sensible footwear is recommended,
see website for further details. The premium tour on
17 November includes lunch and a rare opportunity to
view estate maps and other material from the archives.
TOURS START AT 10.30am