Arts and Inspiration Auction Lots Update
The Wine Experience
A special access tour of Waddesdon Manor – a beautiful Renaissance-style château built for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild in the 18th Century. The Buckinghamshire based Manor houses Lord Rothschild’s private collection of 15,000 bottles of rare vintage wine and you and five guests will experience a wine tasting in the unique atmosphere of the Manor’s wine cellars and a private three-course dinner in the dramatic Dairy.
The Sports Experience
An Aston Martin Performance Driving Course, held at Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire, where you will experience one on one tuition in either an Aston Martin V8 Vantage, DB9 Coupe or the flagship DBS.
The Classical Experience
The lucky winner will have the use of a box at Classic FM Live for eight people on 16 April 2009, including pre–concert and interval drinks and the chance to join the performers backstage after the concert. You will also receive a complete set of Classic FM Full Works (90 CDs) and a tour of the Classic FM studios with the opportunity to record your very own radio show in a Classic FM Studio (without the show being broadcast) and a personally dedicated Classic FM Gold Disc.
The Family Experience
A week’s stay for a family in a cottage on the Pembrokeshire Coast, including a day at Treginnis Isaf, a farm owned by author and Children & the Arts ambassador , Michael Morpurgo. You will have the loan of a Toyota Rav 4, a yummy Duchy Originals hamper and Berghaus waterproofs for the whole family, plus a family ticket to see Amazônia at the Young Vic theatre in London, inclusive of a behind the scenes tour.
The Girl’s Big Day Out
A chance for ten of you to try on millions of pounds worth of diamonds at an exclusive champagne jewellery handling session and lunch at Sotheby’s with Joanna Hardy, Senior Jewellery Expert and Auctioneer. Followed by a private champagne pod on The London Eye, complete with a gift each from Sir Hans Sloane and a subscription for all to Hello!.
The Portrait Experince
A private behind-the-scenes tour of the National Portrait Gallery, with Sandy Nairne the Director, followed by champagne tea for two in the Portrait Restaurant. You will also receive four tickets to the Annie Leibovitz – A Photographer’s Life 1990 – 2005 exhibition. To complete this amazing prize, Paul Massey – one of the most respected photographers in his field – will privately photograph you in his studio or your home.
The Royal Experience
Beat the five year waiting list - a tour and champagne tea for four people of Highgrove, HRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall’s family home in Gloucestershire. Includes the loan of a Jaguar XF or XJ for the day, a signed copy of HRH The Prince of Wales’ ‘The Elements of Organic Gardening’, Hunter Wellington boots each for the tour and an indulgent Duchy Original Hamper.
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