Do you remember Douglas Adams’ wonderful radio comedy sci-fi series A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy?, in which a supercomputer (a sort of early Artificial Intelligence machine), was asked: “What’s the secret of life, the universe and everything?”
The answer was disappointing:
It looks as if we will have to go on searching!
Might I suggest, however, a couple of other numbers that, if you take action on them, might contribute greatly to your happiness next year? They are 40 and 34.
40 is the number of days left to take advantage of the Watermill’s creative courses Early Bird offer. If you book one of our 2024 painting, creative writing, knitting or Italian language courses before the end of this year, we will give you a generous £75 (British pounds) discount on your holiday. There are just 40 days to do so!
How does 34 come in? Well, at the time of going to press, there were just 34 days left before Christmas. So, why not buy one of the Watermill’s world-renowned ‘convivial creativity’ courses as a Christmas present for your partner or even for yourself? (You know you deserve it!) Or you could come together and double the pleasure.Even if they don’t participate in the course itself, there are plenty of other activities for them to do– and a discount, too!
If you would like to enjoy inspiring teaching, warm hospitality, delicious food and wine, stunning locations, the convivial company of like-minded people AND a £75 Early Bird Christmas present from us, act on those magic numbers now.
These are our inspiring 2024 painting courses.
Carl March
20-27 April 2024
Drawing and watercolours en plein air
To learn more about Carl and his course at the mill, please visit his 2024 Tutor Profile Page.
Maggie Renner Hellmann
25 May – 1 June 2024
Colourful & expressive oil & watercolour (+ travel sketching, acrylic, pastel)
To learn more about Maggie and her course at the mill, please visit her 2024 Tutor Profile Page.
Randy Hale
8 – 15 June 2024
Watercolour
To learn more about Randy and his course at the mill, please visit his 2024 Tutor Profile Page.
Keiko Tanabe
15 – 22 June 2024
Watercolours
To learn more about Keiko and her course at the mill, please visit her 2024 Tutor Profile Page.
Michael Solovyev **NEW WATERMILL TUTOR**
22 – 29 June 2024
Atmospheric Landscape in Watercolour: Studio/Plein Air’
To learn more about Michael and his course at the mill, please visit his 2024 Tutor Profile Page.
Paul Talbot-Greaves
29 June – 6 July 2024
Watercolour
To learn more about Paul and his course at the mill, please visit his 2024 Tutor Profile Page.
Yong Chen **NEW WATERMILL TUTOR**
6 – 13 July 2024
Watercolour
To learn more about Yong and his course at the mill, please visit her 2024 Tutor Profile Page.
Sue Ford
13 – 20 July 2024
Watercolours
To learn more about Sue and her course at the mill, please visit her 2024 Tutor Profile Page.
Fiona Graham Mackay
17 – 24 August 2024
Painting en plein air (oil, acrylic, watercolour and pastel)
To learn more about Fiona and her course at the mill, please visit her 2024 Tutor Profile Page.
Pamme Turner
24 – 31 August 2024
Watercolour and gouache
To learn more about Pamme and her course at the mill, please visit her 2024 Tutor Profile Page.
Mike Willdridge
7 – 14 September 2024
Watercolour and drawing (also gouache and acrylics)
To learn more about Mike and his course at the mill, please visit his 2024 Tutor Profile Page.
Rebecca de Mendonca
14 – 21 September 2024
Pastels
To learn more about Rebecca and her course at the mill, please visit her 2024 Tutor Profile Page.
Tim Wilmot
28 September – 5 October 2024
Watercolours
To learn more about Tim and his course at the mill, please visit his 2024 Tutor Profile Page.
Grahame Booth
5 – 12 October 2024
Watercolours
To learn more about Grahame and his course at the mill, please visit his 2024 Tutor Profile Page.
La Bella Vita knitting courses for 2024.
Susan Crawford **NEW WATERMILL TUTOR**
27 April – 4 May 2024
Knitting and La Bella Vita
To learn more about Susan and her course at the mill, please visit her 2024 Tutor Profile Page.
Norah Gaughan
4 – 11 May 2024
Knitting and La Bella Vita
To learn more about Norah and her course at the mill, please visit her 2024 Tutor Profile Page.
Louisa Harding
11 – 18 May 2024
Knitting and La Bella Vita
To learn more about Louisa and her course at the mill, please visit her 2024 Tutor Profile Page.
Debbie Abrahams
18 – 25 May 2024
Knitting and La Bella Vita
To learn more about Debbie and her course at the mill, please visit her 2024 Tutor Profile Page.
Sylvia Watts-Cherry **NEW WATERMILL TUTOR**
1 – 8 June 2024
Knitting and La Bella Vita
To learn more about Sylvia and her course at the mill, please visit her 2024 Tutor Profile Page.
Our renowned Writing Your Life Stories course
Jo Parfitt
21 – 28 September 2024 s
Write your life stories
To learn more about Jo and her course at the mill, please visit please visit her 2024 Tutor Profile Page.
Our unique Italian language course
Giulia Balestri
12 – 19 October 2024
Learning Italian with the Italians
For more details on Giulia’s 2024 course at the mill, please visit please visit her 2024 Tutor Profile page.