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The Castle Howard Proms

 
Description: Castle Howard is one of Britain's finest stately homes, located in the beautiful Howardian Hills, fifteen miles ... more
The Castle Howard Proms ... northeast of the famous city of York.

Newest Review: ... Hull and Scarborough are all in striking distance. The 'Castle' is a wonderful location for the proms - the stately home at the top of a hill with a large grassy bank leading down to the Estate Lake as a backdrop for the performance stage. There is no seating - you bring your own. The thousands strong crowd use everything from a coat to a chair sat around a candle lit table for this. ... more

 ... And this is half of the fun of it - you bring your own seating, food, drink, drink, drink and everything else but the kitchen sink. An umbrella is always a good idea too. The concert itself started at 7:30 but if you intend to visit this performance...more

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Premium Review The Castle Howard Proms - So Graham Norton! (715 words)
by - written on 25/08/01 (Very useful, 1109 readings)
Rating:

Now I should first point out that I am not a great classical music fan. Far from it. Give me a bit of Ministry of Sound any day - at least it makes me feel young (even though I am not and really should grow up a bit). I also don't particularly like being in the middle of a field waiting for it to rain. In theory then I should not really have been at the Castle Howard 'last night of the proms'. But I was. I would like to think however I was a little bit patriotic. Not that I go round with a flag waving out of my car window signing 'Rule Brittania' - just discreetly patriotic like nearly all Brits. We don't need to shout it about. ...  Read the complete review

 

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