Sue, Belstead House is still in business. A group of about 12 of us (patchwork-and-quilters) have been going, for three years now, for four days in October. We don't have a tutor; we book enough bedrooms (I like one of the en suite ones in the main house, next to the Judge's Room) and the large workroom next to the conservatory. The workroom is locked overnight, so we can leave all our stuff out ready for the morning.
The staff are all lovely and helpful, and the food is wonderful. It's a real treat to work as much as you want to, with like-minded friends, and to be told when meals are ready! Margery. ================================================ [email protected] in North Hertfordshire, UK ================================================ > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sue > Sent: Thursday 13 January 2011 14:43 > To: 'Carol'; [email protected] > Subject: [lace-chat] RE: [lace] Belstead House > > Carol, that name "Belstead House" brought back some wonderful > memories of > weekends there, doing nothing but making lace with Geraldine > Stott as tutor > and eating the most wonderful food in such a beautiful old house and > gardens. > > > > The first time we went, one of the other tutors did not like > sleeping in the > old house and preferred the annexe because the house is reputed to be > haunted by a circuit judge who used to chase the serving > maids and allegedly > died there in suspicious circumstances, so my sister and I > were offered her > room, it was lovely ,it had the most beautiful old furniture > and we slept in > two truckle beds which were so small my feet were right at > the bottom and I > am only 5ft tall. By the way I slept like a baby and was > not bothered by > the judge, perhaps I was too old for him. Oh happy days. > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected].
