The Ship Inn Arts Centre – at Ashford Hill

Ship Inn Country Hotel RG19 8BD

Welcome everyone!

Our Website: https://shipinnarts.org/has links to our events, under Events 2026 – our events will now be held in March, August and November of each year.

Early Booking is Advised

Purchase Tickets: Tickets from Eventbrite.

You can also reserve tickets directly by ringing The Ship: 01189 814504 – then pay on the door when you come – please bring cash if you can.

All tickets are non-refundable – tickets may be exchanged for another performance providing it is within 48 hours of the advertised start time of the event. If we have to cancel an event for any reason then refunds will be issued.

If you would like to be put on our Mailing List, please email shipinnarts@gmail.com– you will receive an email monthly about events coming up for the next month.

Open Mics

Open Mics have relocated and not held at The Ship anymore. If you are interested in Open Mics, please do email us on the above email address. Jon will then be able to let you know where they are, there are plenty around!

The Ship venue is available for hire at a reasonable cost: if you would like to hold a workshop of your own, or a concert, or hire The Ship for rehearsals/recording, please ring The Ship on 01189 814504. Please see information below, scroll down and it will appear after December events.

Food Allergy Notice!

Please be advised that the food may contain allergies. Ring us a week before the event you are attending, if you have a special food requirement, so we have enough warning – thank you.

Recorder Choir(18 years and up) – come and join us! 7.30pm start – Bring your recorder if you have one, Alison has some to lend if not. Alison hopes to build the full range of recorders. Please bring £5 cash for each practise. Contact Alison Pickering, email: alisonjpickering30@gmail.com

January and February

Recorder choir is each week on a Friday at 7.30pm, please contact Alison Pickering alisonjpickering30@gmail.com

March

Our first Shipinnarts event of the year!

Sunday 8th March 2026 2pm – 4pm

“Spring Creations”

Come and join us and have fun decorating a plant pot and planting it up. Music performed while you craft and a lovely tea included – crumpets, homemade scones and home bakes! Just before Mothers Day too!

Tickets are £12 and available on Eventbrite from January 2026.

If you have any dietary requirements please make sure you ring us on 01189 814504 a week before, and leave your name and allergy, thank you.

We will so look forward to welcoming you.

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The Ship Inn Country Hotel – 01189 814504

The Ship runs a Bed & Breakfast, do get in contact if visiting the area and need somewhere to stay.

You can book an event/ practise/rehearsal/play on the baby grand piano at The Ship by ringing / email: ginaselby@hotmail.com

Would you like to have a professional recording of yourself singing or playing an instrument? Contact: jamie@jamiehowell.co.uk or ring Jamie on: 07779 893767

If you are interested to hire the venue for practise/recording/meetings/workshops, please contact Georgi Selby on 01189 814504 or email (above)

The Ship is a flourishing and welcoming London College of Music (LCME) centre for examinations for the Newbury and Basingstoke areas– we hold them 3 times a year and we have good facilities for warming up.

For more information about the London College of Music, please see their website: https://lcme.uwl.ac.uk/home/ Our centre is listed under the Information tab, click on Centres Newbury or Basingstoke. All the dates for exams in 2026 are listed. If needed, please contact the rep. Vanessa Martin-Adams 01635 299227.