Musical picnic at The Shell House [Hatfield Forest]
Saturday 19 September 2026
12:00 to 16:00
Bloomsbury Baroque quartet plays for a picnic to celebrate the Houblon Shell House as part of Open House Festival.
The concert is organised by The Huguenot Museum and is given by kind permission of the National Trust. It is supported by the A C H Crisford Caritable Foundation.
Bloomsbury Baroque [using period instruments]
William Summers - Flute
Edward Webb - Violin
David Brooker - Viola
Ibrahim Aziz - Cello
Programme [interspersed by intervals]
Set 1: ’The Grand Tour’
Corelli: trio arr. Schickhardt in D minor
Telemann: duo in D for flute and violin
Locatelli duo: violin and viola
Alessandro Scarlatti: quartet
Set 2: Ignatius Sancho
’Thou soft flowing Avon’ [imstrumental]
Country Dances.
Letters read
Sweetest Bard
Other Huguenot music: Peter Prelleur
Set 3: Mainstream concert culture
JC Bach: flute quartet
Abel: flute quartet
Barthelemon: trio
Bologne: dance music
Please bring your own picnic; otherwise, additional refreshment available from the National Trust Café nearby.
Getting there
Free carparking available for National Trust members; parking can be booked through the JustPark app using the location code 80567
The nearest railway station is Bishops Stortford - a twenty minute taxi ride from Hatfield Forest and the Houblon Shell House. Hatfield Forest Summer Map 2026
| Contact |
William williamjsummers@icloud.com 07949 652 315 |
|---|---|
| Location |
Bush End Road, Takeley Bishop's Stortford Essex CM22 6NE (view map) |
| Cost | Free |