Broadway Art Tours

The Village of Broadway in the Cotswolds has a long and exciting history of artists who, over the years, have lived-in and been inspired by its views, buildings, characters and past-times. Jeremy Houghton, who now lives and works in the house where he was born in Broadway, has put together a fascinating tour of the village, incorporating all the relevant land-marks and buildings associated with Broadway's illustrious art history.

This 90 minute walking tour, will include stories and visuals of artists such as John Singer-Sargent, Alma Tadema, JM Barrie, Mary de Navarro Anderson, Henry James, William Morris, Frank Millet, Edwin Abbey, Alfred Parsons, Gordan Russell and many others, who all retreated to this quiet village to sample rural Cotswold life, and pursue their art.

Jeremy has inherited a love and knowledge of Broadway's history from his Grandfather, who moved to the village in 1935 as the new village doctor, and soon began to take an interest in Broadway's fascinating history. He wrote many books about the village and accumulated a vast collection of manuscripts, photos and artefacts referring to Broadway's past. Jeremy has compiled his tour with the help of these historical masterpieces, and is the ideal person to enlighten and entertain visitors to Broadway, who would like to know more about its colourful past.

This tours are due to start in the Spring of 2010. During the inaugural Broadway Arts Festival in June, they will be daily, leaving from the Millenium Garden at 2pm. During the rest of the year they must be personally arranged. Please contact the artist to do this or find out more information.