Prices. For all modules the price includes accommodation for two nights, two dinners (wine included), breakfasts, afternoon refreshments, drinks between the afternoon concerts, talks by the musicologist and gratuities for hotel staff.
A deposit of £100 per person is required at the time of booking. There is no supplement for a single room.
Combination prices. If you book two modules, there is a 10% discount off the second module. If you book three or more, there is a 15% discount off the third, 20% off the fourth and 25% off the fifth.
If you have to cancel your booking, there will be a charge which varies according to the period of notice you give. Up to 57 days before the event, the deposit only is forfeited. Thereafter a percentage of the total cost will be due:
between 56 and 29 days: 40%
between 28 and 15 days: 60%
between 14 days and 3 days: 80%
within 48 hours: 100%
Extra concerts. We encourage residents to buy concert-only tickets for concerts immediately before or after your module. See below for prices.
Concerts only. Tickets for individual concerts are available. The prices are £10 for the afternoon concerts, £15 for the morning concerts (except 13th April) and £18 for the Seven Last Words and the concert on 13th April. These are obtainable direct from the Castle Hotel, telephone 01823 272 671.
The Castle.
The Castle Hotel at Taunton is one of the finest hotels in England. It has a worldwide reputation for the warmth of its hospitality, and the restaurant is one of matching quality. The annual series of chamber music weekends provide the experience of hearing some of the world’s finest musicians to which is added the exceptional privilege of hearing them in an intimate setting, a hall the size of a large drawing room. There are no more than 130 in the audience. A further attraction is the opportunity of mingling with the musicians, who join the audience for dinner.