Every day at the Watermill, we like to give our guests a surprise, a little something to add to the enjoyment of their day, already full of inspiring tuition, beautiful surroundings, delicious food and wine and the convivial company of like-minded people on a creative course.
It might be ‘a little night music,’ a short recital provided by local young people as we sip our aperitivi on the vine verandah; or an amusing Hilaire Belloc recitation (Matilda told such dreadful lies…), but more often than not, it involves home-cooked food, from parmesan lollipops to anchovy twists, warm from the oven, to accompany our evening house cocktail.
And there is often ‘a little something’ at teatime, to tickle your palate, prepared by Lois or one of the Watermill chefs. Yesterday afternoon, our guests on Debbie Abraham’s knitting course found the appetising apple strudel above waiting for them in the communal kitchen, freshly baked by our cook Kaoutar Okbani. It didn’t last long!
I wonder what today’s surprise will be? But that would be telling…
If you fancy the odd culinary surprise, as well as the magic of our renowned creative courses, we’d love you to join us. We still have a few spaces left in our pretty full season. There are details and links below. (And if you like the look of a week that is currently fully booked, don’t despair: there are often cancellations. Just let us know through the Watermill Contact Form by clicking here and we will put you on a waiting list.
Here is today’s snapshot of current bookings
First, the list of our remaining painting tutors for 2022. You can find out more about each of them by clicking on their Profile page link in their entries below.
Keiko Tanabe – one or two places left
21 – 28 May 2022
Watercolours
To learn more about Keiko and her course at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Maggie Renner Hellman – two or three places left
28 May – 4 June 2022
Courageous Color Workshop’ Your choice: oils, acrylics, pastels and/or watercolour travel sketches
To learn more about Maggie and her course at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Ruth Korch – fully booked, waiting list open
4 – 11 June 2022
Art journaling
To learn more about Ruth and her course at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Randy Hale – two or three places left
11 – 18 June 2022
Watercolours
To learn more about Randy and his course at the mill, please visit his 2022 Profile Page.
Vicki Norman – fully booked, waiting list open
2 – 9 July 2022
Oils and watercolours (and other mediums)
To learn more about Vicki and her course at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Pamme Turner – two or three places left
9 – 16 July 2022
Watercolour and gouache en plein air
To learn more about Pamme and her course at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Carl March – two or three places left
16 – 23 July 2022
Drawing and watercolour en plein air
To learn more about Carl and his course at the mill, please visit his 2022 Profile Page.
Paul Talbot-Greaves – three or four places left
20 – 27 August 2022
Watercolours (and acrylics)
To learn more about Paul and his course at the mill, please visit his 2022 Profile Page.
Rebecca de Mendonça – three or four places left
27 August – 3 September 2022
Pastels
To learn more about Rebecca and her course at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Mike Willdridge – fully booked, waiting list open
3 – 10 September 2022
Watercolours and drawing (also gouache and acrylics, with a special emphasis on drawing on location.)
To learn more about Mike and his course at the mill, please visit his 2022 Profile Page.
Varvara Neiman – still plenty of places
10 – 17 September 2022
Water-based oils, acrylics and watercolours
To learn more about Varvara and her course at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Milind Mulick – fully booked, waiting list open
17 – 24 September 2022
‘Colourful watercolours’
To learn more about Milind and his course at the mill, please visit his 2022 Profile Page.
Cynthia Armstrong – one or two places left
24 September – 1 October 2022
Watercolours and gouache
To learn more about Cynthia and her course at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Tim Wilmot – two or three places left
1 – 8 October 2022
Watercolours
To learn more about Tim and his course at the mill, please visit his 2022 Profile Page.
Grahame Booth – fully booked, waiting list open
8 – 15 October 2022
Watercolours
To learn more about Grahame and his course at the mill, please visit his 2022 Profile Page.
Our inspiring Writing Your Life Stories course;
Jo Parfitt – fully booked, waiting list open
18 – 25 June 2022
Write your life stories
To learn more about Jo and her course at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Our unique Italian Language course:
Giulia Balestri – still three or four places
15 – 22 October 2022
Learning Italian with the Italians
To learn more about Giulia and her
2022 course at the mill, please click here.