MONTHLY GUIDED TOURS
The tours last about 2 hours 30 min - 3 hours and cover the whole of the gardens, part of the mansion, the cellars and the stables.
Tours start from 10.15am. Cost £7.00.
Third Sunday every month.
The price includes guided tours of the mansion and gardens.
Please note, there will be no guided tours in December.
Dates:
17 January, 21 February, 21 March, 18 April, 16 May, 20 June, 18 July, 15 August, 19 September, 17 October, 21 November 2010
Tea, coffee and home-made cakes are available in the Racquets Court where there is also a shop selling books about Copped Hall and a variety of gift items. At certain times of the year, seasonal fruit and vegetables from our Walled Garden are available for sale. There are permanent exhibitions on site.
QUIZ EVENING
Saturday 27 February 2010 at the CATHOLIC CHURCH HALL, EPPING
Doors open at 7.00om for 7.30 start. Cost £10.
Price includes Ploughman's Supper. Please bring your own drink. Tables of 8 to 10 people. This is always a very popular evening so do book early.
To obtain tickets for this event please apply in writing to Frances Dennett, 7, Highfield Green, Epping, Essex CM16 5HB enclosing a cheque made payable to the Copped Hall Trust and a self stamped addressed enveloppe, and tickets will be sent to you.
OPEN GARDENS "THROUGH THE SEASONS"
Sundays: 7 March, 4 April, 2 May, 6 June, 4 July, 1 August and 5 September 2010.
Entry is £3.50 per person. The Friends and children under 14 free.
The gates are open between 2.00pm and 4.00pm only. Gardens will close at 5.00pm.
This is an opportunity to visit the gardens in the afternoons, when people can wander around and talk to our gardeners. It was felt that these times may be more convenient and have indeed proved extremely popular. There is no tour but a map with brief descriptions of the gardens is given out on arrival. The mansion is not open on these days. The Racquets Court is open until 4.00pm for tea and coffee, home-made biscuits and cakes, and the shop is open at the same time.
WALLED GARDEN PRODUCE
When visiting Copped Hall on Tour Days and Open Days, come to the Racquets Court to purchase our wonderful selection of fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers cultivated by the dedicated team of volunteer gardeners working in the Walled Garden. Supplies of produce vary according to the season.
OPEN DAYS
Sundays 30 May and 29 August 11.00am - 4.00pm. Entry tickets £5 per person for access to both gardens and mansion (room stewards). The Friends and accompagnied children under 14 free.
There is access to the whole of the gardens, part of the mansion, the cellars and the stables. Tea, coffee, home-made biscuits, cakes and lunch are available, as well as alcoholic drinks. There are stalls selling produce. There is a shop in the Racquets Court and various exhibitions.
COPPED HALL "APPLE DAY"
Sunday 10 October 2010. Gates open 11.00am - 4.00pm. Entry tickets £5.00 per person for access to both both gardens and mansion (room stewards). The Friends and accompanied children under 14 free.
Apple Day is a national annual celebration of our apple orchards and local distinctiveness initiated by Common Ground in 1990. It is a way of celebrating the variety and richness of orchard fruits in linking particular apples with their place of origin and hopefully ensuring that they are not lost. Come and join in the fun, play some traditional games, help with the juicing and have your own apples identified (leaf and stalk attached) by our experts. There will be a large display of over 50 varieties, and you can taste before you buy some of the delicious different apples that will be on sale. There will also be refreshement, sales, cakes, lunches, bar, trees to buy, and more.
PRIVATE GROUPS TOURS
Copped Hall is visited throughout the year by various special interest groups. To book a guided tour, write to The Administrator, The Copped Hall Trust, The Stables Courtyard, Upshire Road, Epping, Essex CM16 5HS.
Tel: 01992 571657. Your group should ideally contain 20 people or more. Tea, coffee and home-made cakes are always available on such tours, which take approximately 2 hours 30 min - 3 hours.
COPPED HALL RUN
Sunday 26 September. Organised by the Rotary Club of Epping.
Contact John Padfield on 01992 575762 for all details.
This will be the sixth year that this event has taken place in support of the Copped Hall Restoration Fund and local schools. The main event os over a multi-terrain course of 5 miles around the Copped Hall Estate. There are also schools' runs of 1 mile for under 11s and 2 miles for under 13s. The event now attracts between 400 and 500 runners each year.
EDUCATION
LECTURES
These are held at Theydon Bois Village Hall. Tickets cost £5 per lecture. Tickets available from Frances Dennett, 7 Highfield Green, Epping, Essex CM16 5HB. Tel: 01992 610713. Email: f.dennett3@ntlworld.com
Tickets are also available on the door. Tea and biscuits are available in the interval.
Sunday 31 January - 7.30 for 8.00pm
Stan Newens Epping Forest and its Past
Stan Newens represented Epping from 1964 - 70 and Harlow form 1974 - 83 in Parliament. He became an MEP for London in 1984, sitting until 1999. He is also a local historian of Essex and East London.
Sunday 21 March - 7.30 for 8.00pm
Alan Cox Last Year at Copped Hall
Alan Cox is the co-founder of the Copped Hall Trust and its architect. He will give an illustrated overview of the achievements at Copped Hall during the last year, covering the mansion, gardens and events.
Sunday 3 October - 7.30 for 8.00
TBA
Sunday 14 November
TBA
WORSHOPS
Helen Lowther - Seasonal Garden Workshops
Tuesday 20 April - Spring Gardening
Tuesday 13 July - Summer Gardening
Tuesday 21 September - Autumn Gardening
for more details go to the education section of this website
A MORNING IN THE GARDEN
9.30am - 12.30pm, maximum 2 people
Cost £20.00. Days and dates by arrangements
for more details go to the education section of this website
DILYS BIDEWELL SUMMER DRAWING COURSE
Wednesdays 2 June, 16 June, 23 June, 30 June and 7 July
9.30am to 5.00pm
Cost £30 per day which includes tea or coffee on arrival, a ploughman’s lunch and afternoon refreshments. You may attend any or all of the days. The course is limited to 10 people per session.
The historic architecture and gardens of Copped Hall (and the inside of the mansion if it rains!) offer a rich and varied range of subjects to anyone interested in drawing from observation. You can spend the day drawing just one flower or the whole mansion. The course will provide an opportunity to spend time in this inspiring location, while developing your drawing skills, at your own pace, with the one-to-one support of an experienced artist and tutor. There will also be a brief presentation of different aspects of drawing at the start of each day.
All levels of experience are welcome, including beginners. The course places no restrictions on the choice of media used for drawing. Easels will be provided.
Dilys Bidewell is an artist and qualified teacher. Originally trained as an architect, Dilys has an MA in Fine Art and has taught as a regular visiting lecturer on the BA and MA Fine Art Painting Courses at Wimbledon College of Art since 1991. She has also conducted summer schools for Central St Martins at Byam Shaw School of Art.
Please telephone Alan Cox on 020 7267 1679 or email: coxalan1@aol.com for any questions to do with the course an the purchase of tickets.
STUDY DAYS
Tuesday 20 July
William Tyler - Aspects of Stuart Life
Thursday 12 August
Peter Lawrence - For King, Empire and Themselves
Wednesday 8 September
Professor Gill Perry - 18 Century Women in Paintings and on the Stage
for more details go to the education section of this website
MUSIC AND THEATRE AT THE MANSION 2010
To obtain tickets for Music and Thetre at the Mansion, please apply in writing to:
Frances Dennett, 7 Highfield Green, Epping, Essex CM16 5HB enclosing a cheque made payable to The Copped Hall Trust and a self stamped addressed envelope, and tickets will be sent to you by post. TICKETS CANNOT BE RESERVED BY PHONE OR EMAIL. If you have a query about a particular concert or ticketed event, the Box Office number/answer phone is 01992 610713. Please leave a message if the phone is not manned. Please note that unused tickets cannot be refunded. Light snacks and a licensed bar will be available at all events.
ARBUTUS MUSIC - an all-day music workshop
Saturday 22 May
We welcome back Christine Gwynn and Frances Quintrell of Arbutus Music who will be running an all day workshop at Copped Hall. These extremely accomplished musicians and voice coaches will be taking us through a variety of songs and pieces of music that we can all sing together. Everyone from novice to accomplished singer will enjoy themselves and an ability to read music is not essential. It is an ideal chance to discover your voice or just enjoy the pleasure of singing in a group of like-minded people.
Both Christine and Frances have long and impressive musical pedigrees, but the reason they are so successful running these courses is they make it fun. Go to the gallery on their website and you’ll see a lot of happy faces!
The cost is only £25 per person, with refreshments provided mid-morning and afternoon. Lunch will be your choice. You can either bring a packed lunch or go for a meal at one of the local pubs. You will be provided with everything you need for the day, so all you need to bring is your enthusiasm.
Call Frances Dennett (01992 610713) to book a place or via the Arbutus website
Finally, anyone wishing to join the Copped Hall Choir should particularly try to get along, because we got many of the choir from the last workshop that Arbutus ran for us.
For other information visit www.arbutusmusic.net
GREEK THEATRE PLAYERS - Henry VI Part 2
Sunday 20 June
Gates open at 3.00pm for 4.00pm start. Cost £10
Henry V's premature death at the age of 34 left England with vast conquests in France, and a tiny baby just nine months old to rule over them. "Henry VI Part 2" begins with the young King's arranged marriage to Margaret d'Anjou, sparking a scurrilous political soap-opera of deceit, betrayal, witchcraft and murder. The play will provide something for everyone in this rarely performed but exciting and rewarding early Shakespearean drama.
IVAN LLEVELYN-JONES - Pianist
Saturday 26 June
Gates open at 6.00pm for 7.00pm start. Cost £12.50
Ivan studied at Balliol College, Oxford and the Royal College of Music where he won several awards and competitions for both academic and pianistic excellence. Further prizes followed in international piano competitions in Spain, France, Italy and Great Britain. His repertoir is wide-ranging incorporating keyboard music from the Baroque era to the present day, and he is particularly renowed for his performances of French music.
FITZWILLIAM STRING QUARTET
Sunday 4 July
Gates open at 6.00pm for 7.00pm start. Cost £12.50
Founded in 1968 by four Cambridge undergraduates, the Fitzwilliam Quartet is internationally acclaimed and the Trust is very fortunate to have them play at Copped Hall. Due to their popularity last year we have invited them back.
NEW REDBRIDGE WIND ORCHESTRA
Saturday 24 July
2.00pm to 5.00pm. Gates open at 1.00pm Cost £10.00
This event will be held in the gardens (weather permitting). Bring your own picnic and enjoy the music played during the afternoon by this popular local orchestra.
HUGH RAINEY JAZZ BAND - Traditional Jazz
Saturday 7 August
Gates open at 6.00pm for 7.00pm start. Cost £15
Price includes snacks and a licensed bar will be available. The performance will take
place in the mansion cellars. Returning by popular demand.
RUSSIAN EVENING - Natalia Ustinovich
Saturday 21 August
CANCELLED
GALA GEORGIAN EVENING – COVENT GARDEN MINUET COMPANY
Saturday 11 September
Gates open at 6.00pm for 7.00pm start. Cost £25.00 Price includes refreshments.
This very well-known group perform 18th century social dances in full, authentic period costume. They aim to recapture the spirit and atmosphere of the grand events that took place in the Georgian Assembly Rooms. As well as providing demonstrations, everyone can join in the proceedings and learn under the supervision of a renowned Dance Mistress, who will guide you through your flourishes, fleurets and fan-waving. You do not need to have any dance experience, just enthusiasm to recapture the atmosphere of a grand 18th century event. You will dance to the music of the great baroque composers, such as Bach, Handel, Lully, Mozart, Purcell and Rameau. It is optional if you dress up or not. The evening will take place in the Saloon which is where such events took place at Copped Hall in the 18th century.
LIGHT OPERA at COPPED HALL
Saturday 25 September
Gates open 6.00pm for 7.00pm start. Cost £12.50
Extracts from many of your favourite operas performed in costume by an excellent
young company in the impressive surroundings of our Saloon. This should prove an
evening not to be missed by music lovers. Refreshments provided.
FOUR CAROL CONCERTS
Saturday 11 December, Sunday 12 December, Saturday 18 December, Sunday 19 December
Carols start at 3.00pm. Gates open at 2.00pm. Tickets £10. Accompanied children under 14 free.
Mince pies and mulled punch are included in the ticket price and the Copped Hall shop will be open for last-minute Christmas presents. Warm clothing advisable. NOTE: The carols will be held in the South Room heated by a roaring log fire.
Tickets for all events are available from:
Frances Dennett, 7 Highfield Green, Epping, Essex CM16 5HB
Tel: 01992 610713
Email: f.dennett3@ntlworld.com
SO WHAT IS A 100 CLUB?
It is a private lottery, a way not only of supporting the purchase of acquisitions relating to Copped Hall but also of providing you with the possibility of winning a prize in one of the monthly draws.
HOW CAN I WIN?
By paying an annual fee of £24 which guarantees entry into 12 monthly draws. Of the fee, £12 goes directly into the Acquisition Fund with the balance being paid out in prizes. Nothing is deducted for expenses, as these are funded by a member. The 100 club has more than 150 members and the total to date allocated to the
Acquisition Fund is over £4,000 with an equal amount paid out in prizes.
Application forms are always available at Copped Hall or from Gordon Brown.
Tel: 0208 505 1041 Email: gordon.lbrown@tesco.net
TRUST POLICY
Where possible, we are holding our prices for tours, lectures, education and entertainment to the 2009 level.
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