...Bath and Beechfield
House country house hotel in Wiltshire. In this magical, pastoral setting, the programme comprises a superb series of opera productions, promenades and cloister concerts, staged in-the-round in the miniature Italianate cloister.
The Iford festival season is promoted by Iford Arts which is a re4gistered charity whose aims are ‘to promote, develop and maintain public education and the appreciation of the performing arts in Wiltshire, Bath & North East Somerset and Bristol’.
The charitable aims of Iford Arts are:
*to engage and nurture young professional artists in an exceptionally intimate setting
*to endeavour to provide a musical environment that will stimulate young persons to appreciate the joy of being involved in live music
*to encourage the participation of local people in the production and staging of operatic and other live music events.
“Iford Festival, in a breathtakingly beautiful pastoral setting just outside Bath, has become one of the unsung glories of the British operatic summer.” Opera Now
Other things to do whilst staying at
Beechfield House:
Badminton Horse Trials, Bath Christmas Market, Bath Literature Festival, Bath Music Festival,
Classic Vintage Sports Car,
Castle Combe Motor Racing Circuit, Chippenham Folk Festival, Cumberwell Golf Course, hire a canoe or kayak, Jane Austen Festival,
School of Gymnastics, Theatre Royal Bath, Wincanton Races
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