Visits Visit to Norwich – The Sainsbury Centre and Norwich Castle Teapot Collection TUESDAY 6TH OCTOBER 2026 We are planning a trip to Norwich on Tuesday 6th October 2026. Leaving Uppingham by coach at approximately 7.45am we will travel to the outskirts of Norwich to visit: The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts which is sited on the campus of the University of East Anglia. The Sainsbury Centre is a fantastic place to visit and we will have a guided tour of the Centre together with an opportunity to immerse ourselves in living art and explore a special exhibition in their mezzanine gallery – Joy Like Time. The campus also has a Sculpture Park with works by notable artists such as Henry Moore, Elisabeth Frink, Lynn Chadwick, Liliane Lijn and Antony Gormley. Sainsbury Centre, Main Hall Following our tour, we will have a sandwich lunch in their highly rated Modern Life Café. We will then move on to Norwich Castle situated in the heart of the city for a guided tour of their collection of almost 3,000 teapots! This is the largest collection of ceramic teapots in the world, displayed in the Twining Teapot Gallery. The majority of teapots were acquired from Colonel Edward Bulwer and his wife and Philip and Patricia Miller. This will also tie in with our June lecture on tea and teapots by Christopher Garibaldi. The Castle also houses many other artefacts together with Cotman paintings and there may be an opportunity to explore these in your own time. We aim to leave Norwich 4-4.30pm to return to Uppingham. Ruth Barrett-Danes porcelain craft teapot with five sculpted lizard forms clambering over a central form, moulded mesh patterns used to depict scales, highlights in blue glaze. Norwich Castle The cost of the day including coach travel, driver tip, lunch, entry and guides to both venues will depend on numbers, but is likely to be in the region of £75-£92. Note: Art Fund members get free admission to Norwich Castle but pay for the tour). Please note that this trip can only proceed if we have at least 20 participants. If you would be interested in this trip, please contact our Visits Organiser: Della Stones at djstones@aol.com