The Arts Society Burghley is a small, friendly society. It was formed originally as the Burghley Decorative and Fine Arts Society thanks to the dedication of Annette Beeton. 

We meet in the Burghley Room of the William Cecil Hotel and coffee is available from 10:15. Lectures are held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 10:45 with the exceptions of December when we meet earlier and in April when it will be our Study Day.

Our Chair Dr. Janet Clarke and the committee strive to offer an interesting and varied programme of 9 lectures each year between September to June. As optional events and at an additional cost we offer either a Study Day or Special Interest Morning, and also excursions. Trips last year included visits to Holdenby House and Doddington Hall and there was a very successful Study Day on Windsor Castle in Windsor with a lecture in the morning and a visit to the Castle and St. George's Chapel in the afternoon. This year we have enjoyed a guided tour of Milton Hall and a Victorian Christmas at Rockingham Castle.

Future events include a visit to Kings Cross and St. Pancras stations with Ian Swankie. Our Study Day, "Release your Inner Catoonist" will be on 23rd April 2025. Information about our forthcoming lectures and events can be found by scrolling down the page. 

The membership fee is currently £65.00 and our year of lectures begins in September and finishes in June. Our membership for the year 24-25 is now full and we have a waiting list. We will be inviting waiting list members to attend a lecture as a guest when a space is available. The guest fee is £10. If you are interested in joining our waiting list, please contact the membership secretaries by email: burghley@theartssociety.org and we will send you a form to complete. 

Subscriptions for existing members are due for renewal on 30th June and we must have received your payment by 28th July. We will be inviting waiting list members to join our society over the summer.