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Painting Out Days - 2020 SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Tuesday, 19 May - Turkey Mill, Maidstone - details to follow
Tuesday, 2 June - Ightham Mote (National Trust)  - details to follow 
Wednesday, 10 June - Mount Ephraim Gardens, Faversham - details to follow
Tuesday, 23 June - Saddlers, Doddington
Address: Saddlers, The Street, Doddington, Kent ME9 0BH
Views: Interesting and delightful NGS Garden  MAS MEMBERS ONLY
Monday, 29 June - Allington Lock
Address: Allington Lock, Allington, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0LU
Views: Lock, moored boats, river views etc.
Tuesday, 21 July - Aylesford Priory - details to follow
Wednesday, 5 August - Crisbrook Watermill
Address: Crisbrook Mill, Hayle Mill Road, Maidstone, ME15 6XR
Views: Impressive working water mill with mill pond set in lovely gardens.  MAS MEMBERS ONLY
Tuesday, 11 August - Fairview Barn, Broomfield
Address: Fairview Barn, Broomfield Road, Broomfield ME17 1PS
Views: Grade II Listed 18th Century barn with formal and informal gardens.  Adjacent oast houses and a short walk to St Margaret's Church.  MAS MEMBERS ONLY
Thursday, 27 August -  Belmont House
Address: Belmont, Belmont Park, Throwley, Faversham, Kent, ME13 0HH
Views: Historic House and gardens. Hopefully the wisteria will be in full bloom.   Website. www.belmont-house.org
Monday, 7 September - Dungeness - details to follow
Monday 14 September - Standard Quay, Faversham
Address: Standard Quay, Faversham, Kent, ME13 7BS
Views: Moored boats, river views, very old timber barns and other buildings etc.
  1. All venues have parking and toilet facilities unless stated.
  2. Times are from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm unless otherwise stated.
  3. Where weather forecast is poor, visits may be cancelled.
  4. Entry fee or charitable contribution is advised 
  5. Guest fee of £3.00 per person per day for non-members of Maidstone Art Society
Photos of the painting out days in 2019 are under the 'NEWS' HEADING.
Painting Out Days - 2018
Donald King at Whitstable Castle - our last outdoors fixture this year - above - on 10 September
Jan and Alison at Whitstable Castle  ​
 Whitstable Castle gardens (below)                                   Front entrance to building

Members painting by Godinton lake - 16 July

Terry and Dee at Godinton House
Godinton House - left and above - Diane, Alison, Linda and Jan (left-right)

Further view at Godinton below
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Bearsted Green by George Wright

Ford Place - 7 August
Westenhanger Castle

Marjorie, Sheila and Dorothy at Westenhanger

Ann, Jan and Gill at Westenhanger

Painting by George Wright at Lower Halstow - 20 June

                                              Kate at Westenhanger

25 June at Kent Rural Life
2016
Our last painting out day was on 7th September at 'The Croft', Detling.  

​The weather was fabulous and 16 people attended.   See you all next year!!!
25 August - Lower Halstow
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Brian Howe
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Drawing by Brian Howe
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Painting by Terry Longhurst
Above:  25 July at The Buttercups Goat Sanctuary, Boughton Monchelsea
19th July  Lenham tithe barn (and village)
This was one of the hottest days of the year and most of us ended up under the shade of a large chestnut tree. Unfortunately the pond was fenced because of a wedding taking place in the barn a few days later.
7th July   Tenterden Railway (Kent and East Sussex Railway)   Above:  Dee, George, Marjorie and Sue
Below: Terry Longhurst
 Above: 29 June  Upnor Castle                                           Painting above by Ann Thompson

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