Ugbrooke
Events 2012
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Private Tours: Ugbrooke House is available to clubs, groups and other organisations for privately arranged tours of groups of more than 20 visitors between April to September. Guided Tours are presented by staff who are both experienced in and knowledgeable and passionate about Ugbrooke. Tours can be preceded by lunch and/or followed by Devon cream teas.

Public Opening Ugbrooke House is open to the general public from the Sunday 8th July to the  Thursday 27th of September (2012), on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from 12.30pm to 5.30pm. Last entry - 4.30pm; gates close 5.30pm. Guided tours of the house commence at 1.30pm and 3.15pm. The Orangery Tearooms provide light lunches and teas from 12.30pm to 4.45pm.

Sporting events:
At the annual  West Country Whippet Association fun day...
Ugbrooke has superb shooting facilities. Fishing takes place around the Estate via the Lower Teign Fishing Association and Newton Abbot Fishing Association. The trout lakes in front of the house are for private use only.

The grounds are used for a variety of events; the picture shows the South West Whippet Club Fun Day.


Charitable events:

A number of charities, supported by Lord and Lady Clifford, regularly hold fund raising events at Ugbrooke House.

The chapel can accommodate an audience of up to 120.

Date Time

Ugbrooke 2012

Note: Any details shown grey relate to completed events in 2011. They are retained as much is repeated annually but will be superseded as information for 2012 comes in. Information for 2012 is in NAVY
Sun 12 June

RE-SCHEDULED FOR
Sat 13 August

R.N.L.I. Day

About 2 inches of rain fell on Sunday 12th. The event had to be postponed - see below...
Fri 29 June 7.30pm

Harcombe Singers
Summer Medley

Charity – TBA

Details to follow...
6/7 July

Ugbrooke Music Festival 2012

Fri 6 July 6.30 park open for picnics;
7.15pm talk then concert in chapel.
The concert will open with a recital of solo piano music from Bach to Rachmaninov via other masterpieces by Chopin, Schumann and Liszt, given by Peter Adcock. 

Profits will support South Devon Sports Association for the Disabled. 

Bring your own picnics in the grounds from 6.30pm before either concert. A glass of wine and nibbles will be provided in the conservatory; and a talk (7.15pm) precedes each concert in the chapel at 7.30pm....

Tickets for each concert £20 all-inclusive, available in advance only from:
Ugbrooke Music Festival
7 Marlborough Road Exeter EX2 4TJ or
01392 - 273655.

Sat 7 July 6.30 park open for picnics;
7.15pm talk then concert in chapel.
The concert will feature internationally renowned trumpeter, Crispian Steele-Perkins, back by popular request to present one of his fascinating, illuminating and inspiring recital-lectures through the history of the trumpet, playing specially selected pieces from Handel to Gershwin on appropriate period instruments.

Profits will support the Tiverton Market Youth Drop-in Centre.

Sun 8 July

House opens to the public

 Our 2012 opera - Madam Butterfly  (Puccini)

More information to follow including information and history about the opera itself.
Below is the information for Carmen (2011)

27/28 July

7.00pm


In this, our 7th season at Ugbrooke, New Devon Opera is presenting arguably opera’s all-time favourite.

Wonderful melodies (sung in English by an international cast of opera singers); a 20 piece orchestra; a community chorus and supporting cast drawn from south west singers;  set and lighting - all staged in the gardens of one of Devon's most lovely country houses.

 

Cast

Carmen: 
Don José: 
Escamillo: 
Micaela: 
Frasquita: 
Mercedes: 
Dancairo/Morales: 
Remendado: 
Zuniga: 
Lillas Pastia: 

Director:
Conductor:

Clare Presland
Ben Kerslake
Paul Sheehan
Emma Morwood
Belinda Evans
Chloé de Backer
Marcin Kopec
Rob Amon
Roderick Hunt
Stephen Grimshaw

Martyn Harrison
Dr Paul Foster

In aid of the Devon Branch of Sense – the charity that helps deafblind people

Once again, New Devon Opera is proud to be in partnership with Ugbrooke and, with the Devon Branch of SENSE, to raise funds for this wonderful charity that does so much to help deafblind people in Devon.

Bring your own picnic, or buy a delicious individual picnic bag. For the first time, picnics can be pre-booked through the Phoenix Box Office at the same time as you book your 'Carmen' opera tickets, which will be waiting for you to collect when you arrive for the opera. Nick Powell, Head Chef at the award-winning Elizabethan Inn Restaurant at Luton near Newton Abbot, will prepare sandwiches and salads on the day of performance. Your picnic comes complete with cutlery and plates so you will have an individual meal to enjoy before the performance or during the supper interval. Individual drinks and bottles of wine may also be purchased from the bar.

BOX OFFICE (NEW)
Tickets can be purchased from the Phoenix Box Office, Exeter: 01392 667080 www.exeterphoenix.org.uk over the telephone or, online by credit/debit card, cheque - or in person Tickets (All reserved seats): £28 / £38 / £48 (Opera performance only) plus £15.00 (additional ticket for picnic bag) Discounts: Group booking - 1 free seat in 10; students 10% Box Office: Opens to the General Public on 1st April 2011

Sun 31 July
10am - 5pm

Macmillan Cancer Support Fun Day

Entrance to the estate £10 per car Family day out with live music, singing, clogg dancing, stalls and vintage cars - something for everyone. Refreshments and cream teas available. Tours of the House are available.
The concessionary rate is £3.50 for a house
mini tour.

Please note 2 for 1 newspaper vouchers are not valid on this day. All receipts from gate and orangery come to Macmillan Cancer Support.

Sun 5 Aug Gates open 9.30am
Events from 10am

Admission £5 per car by pre-paid tickets only to include all fun events.

South West Whippet Club
Fun Day

Please note there will be no admission on the day without a ticket.

Home made refreshments available from 10am.
A fun day of Lure Coursing, Fun Dog Show and easy Agility Course.
Guided tours of Ugbrooke House for Fun Day Participants at the concessionary rate of £2.50.
DOWNLOAD a FLYER (PDF)

Application forms for tickets can be downloaded from the Club's website: www.southwestwhippetclub.webeden.co.uk/
and returned please by Friday 29 July

Sat 13 Aug 11am - 5pm

R.N.L.I. Day
(re-scheduled from June 12)

Admission

Adults  £5
Children (accompanied)  £2
Supported by Teignmouth Fundraising Team Well-behaved dogs on leads permitted in all gardens unless indicated otherwise. Gardens are indicated as being suitable for the disabled, although there may still be some inaccessible areas. Old-time fete games and tombolas, books, jewellery and collectables on sale. Food and refreshments available. The House will be open to the public

For further details contact 01626 870260

Sun 16 Sept ALL DAY
Details TBA
Classic Motorshow; entry £3.50 to show. Adults, children & seniors £2.00 Exhibitors entries £3.50 per car or £5.00 per day entries; available from 01626 200010 mobile 07576446849 or email: infor@classicmotorshow.org. Profits will support Help for Heroes

Classic & Vintage cars, bikes, trikes, American vehicles, customized or under restoration. Also car clubs all welcome. Trade stands and charity stalls. Vintage fairground rides. Beer tent, Craft tent, Entertainment, All day hot and cold food. Entries judged and trophies presented. 50/50 draw.

Mini tours of Ugbrooke House £3.50

The House is now CLOSED for the public

 

Contact us at the Estate Office

Email cliffordestate@btconnect.com
Phone +44 (0) 1626 852179
Fax +44 (0) 1626 853322
Post Ugbrooke Park, Chudleigh, Devon, TQ13 0AD

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