Events

Join us for a Cumberland Conversation with Richard Harries. Lord (Richard) Harries is known to millions for his appearances on BBC Radio 4’s Thought for the Day over the past fifty years. Bishop of Oxford from 1987 to 2006, he was made a Life Peer on his retirement and remains active in the House of

Please note that the guest list for this event is now closed. A multi-day event to highlight the contributions of Black professionals in safeguarding Black children in the UK. The event will follow the Cumberland Lodge format and is designed to foreground anti-racist methods of knowledge creation (learning through conversation) and healing (creating space for

Join us at Cumberland Lodge for a festive dinner and sample some superb wines with wine connoisseur Christophe Rollet-Manus. Come and enjoy the charm of Cumberland Lodge with a sumptuous dinner designed by our Head Chef, Rob Szewczyk, and sample superb wines from across the globe with our seasoned connoisseur Christophe Rollet-Manus this festive season.

Enjoy a private tour of our beautiful 17th century building, and learn more about its history and how it came to be home to our educational charity. Tours are available on weekdays for groups and societies and last approximately 45 minutes to one hour, followed by light refreshments. Bookings are for a minimum group size

We are welcoming in the New Year with the ninth annual Shakespeare reading retreat. This year, we explore The Merry Wives of Windsor, from Tuesday 2 – Friday 5 January 2024. This event follows on from successful retreats including Antony and Cleopatra in 2023 and A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 2018. This year we will

Join us for a Cumberland Conversation with David Howard, creating a vowel sound from a 3,000 year-old Egyptian Mummy All of our voices are individual mainly as a function of the unique shape of our vocal tracts (the tubes from the larynx in the neck to the mouth and nostrils). If these tube shapes are

Polarised and vitriolic debates are a problem for democracy, yet increasingly politicians and public officials are having to deal with intimidation and abuse – sometimes with tragic consequences. This is particularly an issue for women and those from minority backgrounds. With a general election looming in the UK, the tone of political debate, both online