We hosted researcher and artist Liang-Jung Chen back in April for a week long Residency. Here’s a bit more about her…

James D Wilson visited the cottage in March. He caught our eye on several occasions with a bold use of dazzling colour and an unusual combination of painterly textures layered to recall snippets of landscapes.

This is our perfect day in the cottage - walks, kites, picnics, ice creams and pub gardens.

We were lucky to have cross disciplinary artist and writer Simon Linington at the cottage back in November 2022. I had met Simon at the wonderful JOYA: Arte +Ecologica and was fascinated by his methodical but gentle approach to the landscape in his work…

Painter Marie Lenclos came to This House in October. Arriving easel in hand the plan was to pick a view and spend the week observing the changing light, colours and textures of the rural landscape.

Arriving on a grey Monday Chelsea explained to us she how she had instantly found joy in retreating to the cosy interiors of the cottage; exploring the objects and furniture through drawing…

A love letter to our childhood garden…

We took a walk around the ancient woodlands of the golden Valley and stopped off for lunch at The Bell at Sapperton.

This historic lido first opened in 1937. At an impressive 50 meters long it is filled from a natural spring, is very deep and provides a brilliant place to swim.

We caught up with our second artist in resident Rebecca Sammon for a walk on the common.

Our first creative resident Lorenzo Zandri captured a series of photographs exploring the rich sculptural narratives of the five valleys during a misty November week.

Last Autumn we revisited one of our favourite pubs. Argued by many as the best in the Cotswolds, the Woolpack in Slad really does live up to its reputation.