MONTHLY GUIDED TOURS - EVERY THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH
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 10.00am and entry gates close at 11.00am. Cost £7.00. (The reason the gates are only open for one hour is that we have to get the tours started within this hour as the tours can last up to 3 hours including the refreshments - there is more to see than people realise !)
Dates for 2012:
15 January, 19 February, 18 March, 15 April, 20 May, 17 June, 15 July, 19 August, 16 September, 21 October, there will be no guided tours in December.
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. There are also second-hand books for sale at Education Room. At certain times of the year, seasonal fruit and vegetables from our Walled Garden are available for sale. There are permanent exhibitions on site.
OPEN GARDENS
Sunday 4 March 2012
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.
PRIVATE GROUP 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. The cost is £7 per person. Tea, coffee and home-made cakes are always available on such tours, which take approximately 2 hours 30 min - 3 hours.
At all these events dogs are welcome but must be kept on leads.
CHRISTMAS AT THE MANSION
Sunday 27 November 2011
Tea and cakes by roaring fire. Mulled wine and chestnuts, carol singers, traditional decorations to buy or for the children to make, seasonal gifts. Copped Hall Gift Shop and cale stall. Refreshments and licenced bar. Gates open between 11.00 am and 3.00 pm. £3 payable at entry.
STUDY DAY
Nigel Gervis
“The Repair and Upgrading of Traditional Buildings”
Friday 28 October 2011
10.00am for 10.30am start. Cost £25.00
Price includes lunch and coffee or tea on arrival.
Conservation expert, Nigel Gervis, will illustrate ,with a whole range of case studies, how traditional buildings can be repaired and upgraded without damaging their fabric or compromising their architecture. The study day will also demonstrate the problems caused by unthinking ‘repairs’ which can cause considerable harm to traditional buildings. Remedies will be shown that are appropriate to these issues in today’s world. This study day is highly relevant to anyone who owns or is responsible for buildings constructed particularly before the first world war. What Nigel Gervis has to say will have meaning for professionals and laymen alike.
ILLUSTRATED LECTURES
The autumn Sunday afternoon lectures will be held at Theydon Bois Village Hall at 2.30 for 3.00pm. Tickets cost £5 per lecture. Tickets available in advance from Frances Dennett, 7 Highfield Green, Epping, Essex CM16 5HB. Tel: 01992 610713. Email: f.dennett3@ntlworld.com
Tickets can also be purchased at the door. Tea and biscuits are available in the interval.
Sunday 2 October - John Shepherd: The Archaeology of Copped Hall
Sunday 13 November Dr Jeremy Dagley: The Battle for Epping Forest - a history of its conservation
MUSIC AND THEATRE AT THE MANSION 2011
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 are also available for the following events from the Book Shop, 71 High Street, Epping and the Tourist Information Office, Waltham Cross. 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 most events.
FOUR CAROL CONCERTS
Saturday 10 December (sold out), Copped Hall Choir
Sunday 11 December Harlow Chorus
Saturday 17 December Cantando
Sunday 18 December The East 15 Drama and Music College
Carols start at 3.00pm. Gates open at 2.00pm. Cost £10 (free to accompagned children).
Mince pies and fruit punch are included in the ticket price. Log fire. Shop and bar open.
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
The Trust policy is to maintain unchanged prices for events wherever possible.
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