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Wentworth Writing Weekend

17-19 May (carried forward from 2023)

THIS EVENT IS NOW re-scheduled to May 2024.

There are still places left so book NOW using the form below and you can pay by PayPal!

The Wentworth Writing Weekend is held in Wentworth Castle in South Yorkshire.

Wentworth Castle is a large Palladian mansion built in the 1720s which is home to Northern College. It has 60 acres of gardens now run by the National Trust and a large deer park with beautiful Fallow Deer and Red Deer.

NAWG's Writers Retreat is held there in May. This year it will be the 17^th - 19^th of May 2024.

The cost is 230 pounds.

We arrive on Friday afternoon and receive our room keys and meal vouchers at Reception. On Friday evening we go to a Toby Carvery for a pleasant meal where we all get to know each other. The cost is around 10 pounds. All other meals are in the lovely Wentworth dining room.

Our meeting room this year will be The Queen Anne Room in the Mansion. Directions can be had at Reception. When the house is closed we will meet in The Long Barn next to the residences.

There is an optional writing workshop on Saturday morning, from 9 am till lunchtime in The Queen Anne Room. In the afternoon you can socialize with other writers, walk in the gardens or go to the magnificent library where there are computers and peace to get on with your a writing project. In the evening we will be having talks, book launches, a literary quiz etc., in a party atmosphere in the Long Barn. There are no bars at Wentworth and if you would like a drink then you should bring some bottles or cans with you.

The accommodation is in Wentworth Castle Home Farm at the rear of the house next to the family church, now a function room, and the Long Barn. The rooms are ensuite with tea and coffee provided. There is a National Trust shop and cafe under the Long Barn.

This is an idyllic place with sheep, cattle and deer grazing in long rolling landscape just beyond the 60 acres of lovely gardens where the Rhododendrons and Azaleas will be in bloom. Lady Lucy's Walk in the gardens is a long avenue of Lime trees where Lady Lucy's spirit is said to haunt the area, although I've not seen her up to now. The Conservatory has been restored and is well worth a visit.

There are still places available for this year's event. Please get in touch with Chris Huck, chris.huck@ymail.com or phone on 07968 095164. It would be good to see you there for our friendly NAWG get together.



Chris Huck, Old Vicarage, Scammonden, Huddersfield HD3 3FT, chris.huck@ymail.com, Tel, 07968 095164.

Best wishes, Chris Huck.