Have a break with Eric Knowles – and enjoy up to a £100 saving

11/12/2008

 “Hello, this is Eric Knowles, inviting you to join me on the Antiques Experience Break hosted at Alvaston Hall Hotel.”

 

One of the best known of the Antiques Roadshow experts, Eric Knowles’ compendious knowledge of all things antique and artistic is legendary, honed during his long career at Bonhams and fired by an infectious enthusiasm.

 

And when he is not appearing on the show or valuing artefacts at Bonhams, Eric can often be found hosting tours of museums, galleries and historic buildings all over the world. On this break, he’ll be guiding you around the Potteries – where centuries’ old traditions of excellence have not been forgotten - and where he’ll provide insights into how British pottery assumed such an important international reputation.

 

You’ll visit the Moorcroft design studio and pottery, now over one hundred years old and still producing superb work, The Gladstone Museum and The Wedgwood visitor centre.

 

 There will also be presentations about the world of art and an opportunity to have your family treasure or car boot bargain valued at Eric’s own one-man “roadshow”.

 

This is an opportunity to not only discover more about one of the world’s most important centres of ceramics, but to delve right into the heart of a fascinating subject in the company of one of the art world’s most engaging and knowledgeable characters.

 

“You can’t put a price on some things, like the joy that people get from an antique or piece of art,” says Eric.

 

With a Warner break, you get included in the price of your stay:

  • Hearty Breakfasts and delicious three-course evening meals for every day of your stay
  • Great leisure facilities and plenty of activities on-site
  • Fantastic evening entertainment, ranging from music to comedy to cabaret

And if antiques aren’t your thing, don’t worry, as Warner Leisure Hotels have over 600 different experiences to choose from including Learn to… Become A Chocolate Artist, Look and Feel Ten Years Younger with Channel 4’s Nicky Hambleton-Jones’ team, discover your paranormal abilities on the Psychic School With the Psychic Sisters, fly in a hot air balloon or a Ghost Hunt, take a trip on the Orient Express or even try your hand at Campanology (bell ringing) or a day at the races.

 

Warner Leisure Hotels has 13 properties across the UK each with its own character and personality, offering a wide choice and style of accommodation.

 

From the majestic Thoresby Hall Hotel and Spa in Nottinghamshire, and the historic Littlecote House in Berkshire where Henry VIII courted Jane Seymour, through to Victorian character hotel Alvaston Hall in Cheshire with its own golf course, and Lakeside seaside resort on Hayling Island in Hampshire offering relaxed accommodation in a pretty traditional seaside location, there is a hotel or resort to suit every taste and style.

 

Warners have a fantastic introductory offer for you:

 

Save up to £100* per room per break on any 3 or 4 night break in 2009 PLUS book by 31 March, 2009 and receive these extras

  • double saving* if you book a 7 night break
  • free credit card payment
  • free ferry for locations on the Isle of Wight

Subscribers to the Mature Times enewsletter can take advantage of these offers by quoting 46MT8 when booking.

  • Freephone 0800 1 388 399
  • Visit the link below to request our new 2009 brochure
  • See your local travel agent.

 

*Terms & Conditions apply

 

Alvaston Hall Hotel, Cheshire

 

12th January – Ballroom for Beginners

26th January – Wine Tasting

23rd February – Antiques with Eric Knowles

 

Thoresby Hall Hotel & Spa, Nottinghamshire

 

12th January – Principles of Reiki

23rd February – Introduction to Digital Photography

30th March – Antiques with Eric Knowles

 

Lakeside Resort, Hayling Island

 

19th January – Learn to Sequence Dance

23rd February – Portsmouth Historic Dockyards tour

2nd March – Horse Racing Fontwell Races

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