Artists stay for free at Camelot Castle Hotel

Camelot Castle has become one of the most sought after holiday destinations in Britain. Located where Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote “Idylls of the King”, where Elgar composed his second symphony and Turner painted.

Camelot Castle looks out over the majestic Tintagel island and the Atlantic. It commands a view that has been known to inspire heathens to prayer.

The hotel has always been a favourite of artists and the guest book reads like a Who’s Who of the creative minds of the last century. Theories as to why this is the case and why artists have felt compelled to visit this location are as diverse and interesting as the mythology that surrounds the Castle itself. What is not in doubt is the extraordinary benefit and inspiration that artists have experienced as a result of arriving there.


Artist in Residence Program

Today any artist who feels that their creativity or inspiration would benefit from staying at Camelot Castle is eligible to apply for their 'Artist in Residence Program'. Indeed, in the last 14 months, Camelot Castle has activated and helped over 350 artists from around the world who have benefited from this program.

The program runs at the discretion of the owners of Camelot (John Mappin and Ted Stourton), and is one of the most exciting, fresh and innovative ideas to influence the creative community for many years.

“It is very easy to take the creativity of artists for granted. Our own view is that any effort in the direction of helping artists is repaid one thousand times over, so we continue to help and welcome artists to stay as part of the Artists in Residence Program as often as we can.”

John Mappin

Ted Stourton

About Ted Stourton

If the pen is mightier than the sword, and a picture paints a thousand words: What would happen if a painter uses his brush to communicate images of hope and inspiration? That was the question that one rising British artist asked himself while taking in the extraordinary beauty of a sea landscape one afternoon a few years ago.

The Stourton collection at Camelot is one of the largest, most beautiful, varied and numerous collections of an artist's work, anywhere in the world.


In the last fourteen months alone, over 1,950 original works and paintings by Stourton have found their way into collectors' hands across all parts of the world and demand for his work is growing exponentially.

Currently, a permanent exhibition of nearly 1000 original paintings by Stourton can be seen at Camelot Castle where the artist currently has his studios and works.

A small sample of his work can be seen in the Artist Gallery.

For more details and information you can have a look at our pages Artist Stay for Free and About Ted Stourton.

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