WALKEUROPE
Small Group Escorted Specialty Tours with Concierge Service
Call: 626.616.3448
Email: tomharter@walkeurope.com
THE COTSWOLDS
PAINT EUROPE TRIP
with
ROGER DALE BROWN
The Cotswolds is a painter's heaven!
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Join award-winning artist and instructor Roger Dale Brown in spring time to capture the magnificent beauty of the English countryside and charming historic Cotswold villages... painting en plein air in your own unique style.
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Each day we'll feed our creative souls. There will be painting sessions in scenic Cotswold locations. Roger will provide demonstrations and offer individual personal instruction designed to improve your painting skills and expand your art experience. Along with your paintings, you'll take home many treasured memories of a wonderful & fun-filled Cotswold painting holiday and creative adventure.
We'll paint landscapes in the beautiful English countryside filled with rolling green hills... we'll paint in picturesque villages with golden limestone buildings, including Broadway, the former home of artist John Singer Sargent... we'll visit and paint in one of England's most stunning gardens, Hidcote Manor Garden, a National Trust garden surrounded by fields, pastures, and thatched roof houses... and we'll set up our easels at additional scenic Cotswold locations personally-selected by Roger.
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We'll be based in a historic Cotswold market town filled with ambiance and enchanted character. We'll stay six nights in a charming boutique hotel part of the Cotswold Inns & Hotels luxury hotels collection.
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The tour includes many traditional English extras -- including a welcome reception with Gloucestershire hors d'oeuvres and French wines... a gala farewell dinner with traditional Gloucestershire cuisine... happy hour sessions in the hotel garden reviewing the day's creative works.
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There will be personal free time for individual painting... to take leisure walks... explore village boutiques, antique shops and art galleries... patronize classic English pubs... rub shoulders with locals... relax in the hotel garden.
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Optional before breakfast group pleasure walks are organized for travelers who want some morning exercise before starting their vacation day.
Roger Dale Brown
Paintings by Roger Dale Brown
The Cotswold Paint Europe Trip Is Designed To Provide:
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A fabulous vacation and painting experience in the beautiful Cotswolds... painting each day in the English countryside or in one of the region's charming villages with golden Cotswold limestone buildings.
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Daily art instruction and painting with Roger Brown.
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Friendly and fun small group environment limited to 15 persons. Enjoy the camaraderie and begin friendships with like-minded travelers.
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Free personal time for added painting... shopping... relaxing.
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Optional group morning pleasure walks led by Paint Europe president, Tom Harter.
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Recommended restaurants provided should you want to explore on your own, yet everyone is invited to join Roger for local-cuisine group meals.
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Concierge service & support – fully escorted tour, personal & customized service, for a fun and WORRY-FREE vacation!​
What's Included:
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Daily sketching and painting with Roger Brown.
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Daily demonstrations by Roger Brown.
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Six nights in a personally-selected charming boutique hotel -- a quaint and romantic old-world style English inn located in one of The Cotswolds' most beautiful market towns.
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Daily hotel buffet English breakfasts.
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Welcome Reception – Gloucestershire hors d'oeuvres and French wines hosted by Roger Brown & Paint Europe.
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Farewell Gala Dinner - with traditional Gloucestershire cuisine and French wines.
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Visit to Chipping Campden & Broadway and to specially-selected Cotswold gardens and locations for painting.
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Morning pleasure walks - optional before breakfast pleasure walks through the village and along country lanes.
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Garden, castle and villa entrance fees for all group activities and day trips.
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Round-trip group transfer between Central London and The Cotswolds
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Ground transportation for all group activities, including private mini-buses for day trips.
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Concierge service & support.
Arrival & Departure City - London, England
Meet in Central London
Private Bus Transfers:
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Leave Central London to The Cotswolds - 12:30PM, Sunday, May 15*
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Leave The Cotswolds to Central London - 10:00AM, Saturday, May 21*, (Estimated Arrival 12:30PM)
Trip Hosts:
Roger Brown, Artist & Instructor - More About Roger
Tom Harter, Paint Europe President - More About Tom
Trip Cost:
Charming Boutique Hotel
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$3,950 – 7 days / 6 nights per person in double occupancy shared hotel room. For solo travelers, we will try to find you a roommate. Tour cost does not include airfare.
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Added cost for private single room accommodation -- $650
Space Is Limited
Recommend to Reserve Early!
Limited to 15 painters.
* Tour Date To Be Confirmed - Either May 15-21, 2022 or May 22-28, 2022.
Please Note: WalkEurope strives to operate according to our published itinerary. However, in the event of unforeseen circumstances beyond our control or opportunities that would enhance the itinerary, adjustments may be necessary. Hotels and itinerary are subject to changes. Tour is subject to meeting eight person participation.