Antique Centre open:
Every Day - 10am to 6pm

All our antique lectures are inclusive of a wine and canape reception commencing 6.30 pm. There will be ample time to browse or make purchases from the Antiques Centre prior to the lecture at 7.30 pm.  A delicious three course dinner will follow at approximately 8.30pm in our newly refurbished restaurant.  Menus available on request.

These events are very popular and are a great way to learn a little more about the world of antiques and art in a friendly and informal setting.

Individual bookings are welcomed to join a shared table for dinner

For more information, please call 01844 281777

The Restaurant is again taking part in

"THE WORLDS BIGGEST COFFEE MORNING"

For Macmillan Cancer Support

Teas, Coffees & Cakes available all day, all profits  will be donated to Macmillan.

An Evening with Rupert Maas

'Stunners: Pre-Raphaelites in Love'

Scheduled to coincide with an exciting new Pre-Raphaelite exhibition at The Ashmolean in September, Rupert Maas will talk us through the tempestuous relationships that the Pre-Raphaelites had with the dreamy, luminous women they portrayed.  The Pre-Raphaelites famously insisted that art should imitate life but as we will see, the boundaries between the two were often blurred:  creative passions frequently got tangled with romantic ones, sometimes with tragic results.

Jazz Evening

 Jazz Vocal & Urban Blues Evening -
When the Jazzman Comes.................

The J & J Soul Jazz Duo

With John Soul on Guitar and Vocals and Jake Kirkpatrick on Bass. Excellent laid back Jazz and Blues Standards from a duo with a fine pedigree in Recorded Music.  Romantic Ballads, Jazz inflected Standards and light urban blues from this talented team with an established rapport.  Menu

An Evening with John Benjamin

'Belle Epoque to Bulgari: The Fabulous Progress of Jewellery Design in the 20th Century.

The development of jewellery design in the 20^th century is a fascinating and fabulous mirror of the century’s social history reflecting all the major shifts in taste & fashion:  Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, the rise of Cartier & the big jewellery houses, the funky Pop Art of the 60’s & the experimental 70’s.  Come along and feast your eyes on the 20^th century in exquisite miniature.

Guests will be welcomed with wine and canapes from 6:30pm.  Talk commences at 7:30pm followed by a three course dinner in the Restaurant at 8:30pm.

Wine Tasting Evening

A unique opportunity to discover the often unknown wines of Portugal, with a special Portuguese influenced dinner. 

Ben Smith from Stevens Garnier has teamed up with The Swan, and selected the perfect wine to match each course.

Further details available soon