Enjoy art in Somerset during a stay at Lordleaze Hotel

The Lordleaze country hotel on the edge of Chard is offering B&B from £105 per double/twin room per night for two sharing during the Somerset Art Weeks, which run from 13-28 September. Guests staying at the former 18th century farmhouse in South Somerset will be able to visit some of the 200 artist studios opening their doors across the county.

For details or to book online at lordleazehotel.co.uk. Information about Somerset art weeks can be found on somersetartweek.org.uk.

Celebrating the visual arts, the weeks present a rare opportunity for everyone to share the inspiration of art with over 270 individual artists and makers in their own studios and workplaces, and to see how they make their work and the creative processes this involves.

The event showcases a diverse range of practices from ceramics, watercolour, textiles and jewellery to glass, wood and metal work as well as mixed media. An exceptional variety of work will be on show by both established artists of national and regional repute, including Rachael Waldock, Chris Dunseath, Liz Clay and Lucy Willis, and emerging talented artists and makers such as Jon England, Jenny Dunseath, Frances Keenan and Vincent Large. Most of the works shown in the Open Studios will be available for purchase; visitors can also commission their own pieces.