Noord Groningen Quilt Festival
An important event in the Dutch quilting calendar, the Noord Groningen Quilt Festival is just one of many highlights on this fabulous 6-day break to the Netherlands. In the company of Carolyn Forster, you’ll enjoy two leisurely days exploring the Dutch countryside visiting the towns and villages where quilts by local and international quilt artists are on display. Other textile experiences include visits to the Other Museum from Old-timer to Lace in Leeuworden and Den Haan & Wagonmakers quilt store in Amsterdam. You’ll also have the opportunity to hone your skills during two fantastic full days of hand stitching workshops with Carolyn.
Your Tour Includes
- Return flights from London to Amsterdam with 1 piece of hold luggage
- 5 nights half board accommodation
- 2 full days of workshops with Carolyn, kit, tea/coffee, and lunch included
- 2-day entrance to the Noord Groningen Quilt Festival
- Entrance fees and excursions
- Services of an experienced Arena Travel Tour Manager
Itinerary
Please choose your preferred 6 day itinerary
Every second year the municipality of Hogeland in the Dutch province of Groningen plays host to a very special event, the Noord Groningen Quilt Festival. See world-class, traditional, art, and experimental quilts, and discover the vibrant city of Groningen and the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Waddenzee.The show attracts prominent quilters from both the Netherlands and overseas, and their work is exhibited in typical Dutch windmills, characterful churches and other historical buildings that are part of the regional heritage. Marjan and Rob Ruitenberg launched the Quilt festival Noord Groningen in 2010 out of their shared passion for quilting. More than a decade on, it has grown into a biennial celebration of the art of quilting that draws visitors and exhibitors from across the world.
Meet Carolyn Forster and your Arena Travel Tour Manager at a London airport for your early morning flight to Amsterdam. On arrival we will drive to the centre of Amsterdam and
enjoy a canal cruise. After the cruise and free time for lunch, we will walk to Den Haan and Wagonmakers where you will have time to browse the fabrics at this popular quilting store in the city.
In the late afternoon, we drive
to Groningen and check in to our hotel for a
five-night stay. Get to know your fellow
stitchers over dinner.
Includes Dinner
Today is your first full-day hand-sewing workshop day with Carolyn, who has designed a project especially for this Dutch holiday. You will start hand piecing your own Dutch Tulip block to be used in a bigger project, for example a cushion front or a mini quilt.
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Includes Lunch
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Enjoy two full days at the Noord Groningen Quilt Festival. We will visit small towns and villages across the beautiful landscape of Noord-Groningen where you can admire the vast number of quilts on display.
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Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Having taken inspiration from the Quilt Festival we now enjoy another full day of stitching in a private room at the hotel. We will break for an included lunch served in the hotel before continuing our stitching during the afternoon. There will be time to relax before dinner is served.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Lunch
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
After breakfast we will check out of the hotel and drive to the town of Leeuwarden where we visit the Pakhuis Museum Koophandel, or ‘The Other Museum from Oldtimer to Lace’. Here we enjoy a guided tour with focus on the museum’s lace and quilt collection. After tea, coffee and traditional cake we drive to Schiphol Airport for our early evening flight to London.
Includes Breakfast
Stitchtopia Craft Holidays
Specially designed for knitters, this Stitchtopia knitting holiday is the ideal opportunity to meet like-minded knitters and indulge in your favourite hobby. Our talented knitting expert will be on hand throughout the holiday and host inspirational workshops with a beautifully designed project to get those needles clicking!
Accommodation
You will stay for five nights at the Best Western Plus Hotel Groningen Plaza.