We are extremely fortunate to be able to hold the 2023 Gloucestershire AGM at Badminton Estate by kind permission of the Duke & Duchess of Beaufort.

VENUE

Home to the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, the Badminton Estate lies in the heart of the Gloucestershire countryside. The Somerset Family, descendants of John of Gaunt, have lived at Badminton since 1612. Over the centuries, the House and Estate have evolved in the stewardship of successive generations and the current Duke and Duchess continue to invest in and improve the estate.
Badminton is recorded in the Domesday Book as ‘Madmintune’ and earlier evidence of settlement survives with the recent discovery of a Late Roman villa to the north of the park.  The origin of Badminton House was a medieval manor house owned by the Boteler family. The house and park were then extended and remodelled through the 17th, 18th and 19th Centuries by many of the leading architects of the day including Francis Smith of Warwick, James Gibbs, William Kent, and Jeffry Wyatville. George London and Henry Wise designed the formal gardens, which were later de-formalised by Charles Bridgeman and then further simplified by Kent in the mid-18th century.

Registration, Tea and Coffee from 2.15pm


PROGRAMME

2.15pm  Registration, tea and coffee
2.45pm  AGM
3.00pm  CLA Deputy President Victoria Vyvyan
3.30pm  Introduction to Badminton Estate followed by a coach tour of the estate with Christopher Hawkins & Simon Dring.
5.40pm  Drinks & Canapes
6.45pm Depart

Use postcode GL9 1DB to reach the Old Hall at Badminton House

Leave the M4 Motorway at Junction 18 and head North towards Stroud on the A46. After approximately two miles turn right at the traffic lights at the Cross Hands Hotel onto the B4040 signposted to Malmesbury and Badminton. After approximately 1.5 miles turn left, signed to Badminton, on a sharp right hand bend, by a clump pf trees. Follow the road into Badminton Village, arriving at a “T” junction, turn left. Follow the road through the village for approximately ¼ mile, then turn right into Badminton High Street in front of a set of gates. Proceed up the High Street and carry on up the front drive to Badminton House, through the gates at the top of the High Street. Drive through the garage courtyard and under the Clock Tower, where you will arrive on the West Front of Badminton House where you should park. 

From the A46 (Approaching Badminton from the North) Travelling South on the A46, turn left (signed to Great Badminton). This is at the Dunkirk crossroads approximately 250 yards south of the junction of the A433 (Tetbury Road) with the A46. (The turn to Badminton is approximately 8-9 miles south from Calcot Cross Roads (i.e. the Calcot Manor Hotel). Follow the road through Little Badminton and on to Great Badminton. Entering Great Badminton after driving underneath a small red brick bridge, drive straight ahead up the High Street. At the top of the High Street drive straight ahead through the gates and follow the directions as above