Courses/Tariffs

Our Courses and Tariff Information

Writing Courses

Is There A Book In You? (3 day “taster course”)

Novelist, journalist and writing magazine’s agony aunt Jane Wenham-Jones is our tutor for a three-day appetizer course entitled ‘Is There Book In You?’.
Jane will guide, motivate and inspire you each morning with the afternoons spent writing, relaxing or enjoying an organised trip to nearby St Emilion – a stunning world heritage site – learning more about the area through a wine tasting or lying back for a free beauty treatment of your choice.
Price includes four nights accommodation, tuition, all meals and wine – chocolates in your room and champagne on arrival.

Tutor	Jane Wenham Jones
Date	Thursday 24th January – Sunday 27th January 2013
Course Fee	£550 per person/ £850 per couple or £750 per couple (non-participating partner).

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Is There A Book In You?

For anyone who longs to be published, whatever stage of the journey they are at.

Tutor	Jane Wenham Jones
Dates	Saturday 6th October – Friday 12th October 2012
Dates	Saturday 27th April – Friday 3rd May 2013
Course Fee	£875 per person.

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Wannabe a published writer?

Suitable for all levels, this practical course will offer strategies to kick-start your creativity and keep you writing till “the end”.

Tutor	Jane Wenham Jones
Dates	Saturday 28th September – Friday 4th October 2013
Course Fee	£875 per person.

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Crime Writing

A five-day crime writing workshop.

Tutor	Adrian Magson
Date	Saturday 21st April – Friday 27th April 2012
Course Fee	£825 per person.

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Writing Fiction

Uncover the secrets of page-turning in a five-day hands-on workshop.

Tutor	Sue Moorcroft
Date	Saturday 9th June – Friday 15th June 2012
Date	Saturday 15th June – Friday 21st June 2013
Course Fee	£875 per person.

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Unlock Your Inner Writer

An inspirational course to give you the skills to release your creativity, originate ideas, learn to structure and craft your writing.

Tutor	Rowan Coleman
Date	Saturday 27th July – Friday 2nd August 2013
Course Fee	£875 per person.

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Writing Romantic Fiction

A workshop covering all aspects of writing romantic fiction from plotting to characterisation, point of view to pacing.

Tutor	Louise Allen
Date	Saturday 29th September – Friday 5th October 2012
Course Fee	£825 per person.

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Painting and Drawing Courses

Painting Course

A five-day painting course, working in whichever medium preferred – charcoal, water-colour, oil or pastel and receiving tuition and advice accordingly.

Tutor	Lynn Bushell
Date	Saturday 1st June – Friday 7th June 2013
	Saturday 15th September – Friday 21st September 2012
Course Fee	£875 per person.

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Painting Course

A five-day painting course. Jamie offers good humoured and sensitive tuition in all media including the iPad. A great believer in observational drawing, he encourages the use of sketch books for planning paintings and accumulating visual notes.

Tutor	Jamie Peters
Date	Saturday 14th September – Friday 20th September 2013
Course Fee	£875 per person.

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Painting Course

In this 5-day course we will build up skills in drawing and colour work. We shall begin by using a sketchbook and pen/wash or pen/watercolour and then if you so choose, you can move into your preferred medium.

Tutor	Jenny Halstead
Date	Saturday 12th October – Friday 18th October 2013
Course Fee	£875 per person.

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Cartoon Drawing Course

How to draw cartoons: getting started on faces, bodies, poses etc. How to draw facial expressions, practical advice on technique, what materials to use, a look at other cartoon styles, developing your own style, looking at the language of cartoons and lots more!

Tutor	Simon Pearsall
Date	Saturday 7th July – Friday 13th July 2012
Course Fee	£825 per person.

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Photography Courses

Digital Photography

Tutor	David Lloyd
Date	Saturday 23rd June – Friday 29th June 2012
Course Fee	£825 per person.

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General Photography

Tutor	Howie Taylor
Date	Saturday 21st July – Friday 27th July 2012	Saturday 24th August – Friday 30th August 2013
Course Fee	£875 per person.

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Portrait Photography

Tutor	David Graham
Date	Saturday 13th October – Friday 19th October 2012
Course Fee	£825 per person.

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All of our courses are designed for a small number of participants, which allows plenty of time for one-to-one tuition.

Non-Participating Partners are very welcome and will be offered a reduced rate.

Tariffs

All course fees includes accommodation, tuition and all meals (including wine) except for one night when you are free to sample the restaurants in town.

Does not include flights to France and travel insurance (we can arrange airport transfers).

As well as offering courses we welcome small groups for special occasions… momentous birthdays, anniversaries, high days or holidays! These can be tailor made to include local activities such as wine tasting, golf and fishing.

We would also be happy to organise separate wine-tasting, golf or fishing breaks.