Visit a series of extraordinary residential developments in South East England for the second part of the Baylight Fellowship from the Academy of British Housing — an experiential learning programme providing this generation’s most ambitious commissioners of new housing with the insight, knowledge and inspiration required to deliver outstanding homes and unlock sustainable future value.

Meeting at London Victoria at 9am, participants will travel by coach visiting Cedar Chase, Lyde End, Middle Turn and gardens of Turn End before returning to London around 6pm.

The day will The day will be facilitated by Aidan Hall, housing design researcher and co-founder of social enterprise Okra and will include having lunch together. Highlights of the day will include:

• Resident-led tour of the acclaimed Cedar Chase, Taplow focussing on the long-term maintenance of shared public spaces and lifetime homes.

• A tour of interiors of Middle Turn and gardens of Turn End by internationally renowned architect Peter Aldington - these are two of the three houses designed and built in the 1960s with unique, internationally renowned gardens designed as a natural extension to the house.

The multi-part course offers an opportunity to join ambitious like-minded professionals for an experiential journey exploring time-honoured elements of successful housing – building long-term collaboration between Baylight Fellows drawn from across the public and private sectors.

Open to everyone with an interest in commissioning ambitious new housing, Part 2 is the second instalment of the Baylight Fellowship and comes just a few months after Part 1 which explored extraordinary housing in London.

Prices for the day include travel and catering and are £75 for private sector with a £55 concession for those working in the public sector. Ticket price includes catering and coach transport to and from London.

The Academy of British Housing connects courageous public and private sector commissioners of new homes with the expertise, insights and passion to create popular and successful housing that will be cherished by generations to come.

It offers fellows the inspiration and embedded learning needed to embrace new perspectives and priorities in housing design, financing and delivery so they can develop both their careers and organisations. The course is suitable for those hoping to learn about the practice of creating extraordinary homes for ordinary people under tight constraints, to see and experience simple and sustainable examples of success, and to meet like-minded people with shared professional goals.

Baylight Fellows completing all modules will receive an Academy of British Housing certificate, a souvenir memento, and be inducted as lifetime members of the Academy of British Housing network offering a wealth of additional networking and professional development opportunities.