Longford Castle and Salisbury Visit

Tuesday 18th March 2025

Special Interest Tour of Longford Castle and Art Collection and Cathedral Close, Salisbury

Longford Castle situated near Salisbury is an Elizabethan Castle which houses an exceptional art collection, include paintings by Van Dyck, Claude, Teniers, Hals, Reynolds as well as Gainsborough, as well as Oriental porcelain, Brussel tapestries plus 18th century English and continental furniture.  Holbein’s “Ambassadors” which now hangs at the National Gallery was until 1890 part of the Castle’s Collecion.  Indeed, the Castle maintains an association with the National Gallery who support them to preserve major works of art.

Longford Castle has been home to the Earls of Radnor for generations and this visit is a very special opportunity to see exceptional works of art in their intended settings and a collection built over many generations by the family.  The tour will start at 10.30am and last for about 2 hours. Weather permitting, there will be the opportunity of a brief stroll in the formal gardens.  Comfortable footwear is recommended! The visit concludes at 12.45pm when the coach will take us straight on to the Cathedral Close in Salisbury.

Above images courtesy of Longford Castle Collection

We shall arrive at the Cathedral Close about 1-1.15pm. There you will find lots of eateries and places of interest to explore in your own time – the famous Salisbury Cathedral, Mompesson House, an 18th Century town house, run by the National Trust, and Salisbury Museum to name a few.  The coach will pick us up about 4.30pm and we plan to be back in Cirencester by 6.00pm.

LONGFORD CASTLE VISIT FULLY BOOKED

Coach only places still available

HOW TO BOOK:

FIRST RESERVE YOUR PLACE by emailing events@theartssocietycorinium.org 

ONLY WHEN your reservation is confirmed by email 

THEN PLEASE PAY by one of the methods below:

Preferably pay online or in your bank:

Transfer £45 to The Arts Society Corinium

Barclays Bank: Sort Code 20 68 15   Account No: 83403475 

Reference: Your surname followed by LC

OR 

By cheque: £45.00 payable to The Arts Society Corinium

POST to:  Andrew Williams (TASC), Pembroke House, 44 Somerford Road, Cirencester GL7 1TX

Your place can only be confirmed once payment has been received.

It is advisable that you complete and bring with you an “In Case of Emergency” (ICE) form on the day.  The ICE form can be downloaded by clicking on the button below. The form is a note of your essential medical details in the unfortunate event of an accident, or illness during the visit, when it would be passed to paramedics.  It is not read by any of our Society.