venue address:
Samlesbury Hall  
Preston New Road,
Samlesbury, Preston, Lancashire PR5 0UP
www.samlesburyhall.co.uk

how to get there:
by road
Samlesbury Hall is on Preston New Road, A677and is approx 2 miles from junction 31 on the M6 motorway
Link to multimap for Samlesbury Hall, Lancashire

parking:
there is parking available at the venue

refreshment facilities:
tea and coffee making facilities are not available in the room, but we will take a short mid-morning break and the price includes light refreshments (cup of tea or coffee), please bring a cold drink if you wish to have a drink at other times during the class.

timetable:
the class begins at 10am and finishes around 1pm

cost:
bebeady 3-hour taster courses at Samlesbury Hall cost £28

materials:
some materials are included in the course fee at the Samlesbury Hall courses, this will vary from course to course. Beads and components are not included, see the particular course info sheet for further details. Materials can be purchased at each course and these usually cost between £4 to £8 depending on the beads chosen and the amount of jewellery made. Alternatively bring some beads and other materails along to the class with you.

ideal for making a day of it:
why not combine your class with a free visit around the exhibitions and shop at Samlesbury Hall, or go for lunch in the restaurant afterwards. There are some comfy settees in the entrance area and seating outside in the courtyard, ideal if you just want to have a coffee and cake. Take a tour round Samlesbury Hall, (£3 fee) either browse by yourself or go on a unique 'history' tour at 2pm (Sundays).

some history:
since Robert the Bruce burned the original Samlesbury Hall on the banks of the river Ribble, the ‘new’ 1325 Samlesbury Hall was built in a place deemed to be safer from marauding hordes. Even though Hall has experienced a lively history, neglect and dilapidation threatened to be a far deadlier enemy. In the early 1920’s the Hall was about to be demolished and a housing estate built on the site, however a few concerned local businessmen purchased the Hall and set up a charitable Trust, whose deed is to maintain and preserve the Hall.

more info:
Samlesbury Hall's restaurant/cafe has been awarded 'Taste Lancashire Highest Accredited' status 2009, it uses the finest ingredients, sourced whenever possible from the kitchen gardens and neighbouring Lancashire producers.

Samlesbury Hall is developing a fine reputation as the place to view, buy and explore Lancashire’s distinctive and delightful creative art, crafts and design. It has two galleries: Art on the Bridge and the Ascroft Gallery that display fantastic works from visiting collections and a shop.

It has a wide-ranging programme of year-round events and activities, these include: outdoor theatre and concerts, owl and hawk visits, living history re-enactments and plant fairs, also farmers markets, history tours, ghost tours, workshops. It can also be booked as a wedding venue.