King Arthur and the Holy Fail
Our Medieval summer continues with the return of Three Inch Theatre’s wonderful family friendly show.. An epic tale of Arthurian adventure and medieval mayhem. In a land of daring quests,…
Mummers for Easter Monday
Easter trails continue on Easter Monday .. and as an extra treat (12 ish &1.30pm) a tradtitional ‘Pace Egging’ Mummers play from our friends the Glorishears of Brummagem. A bit…
Father’s Lines: Saranjit Birdi – prints & poetry event day.
A relaxed day of performances, activities and exhibition. As part of a wider tour, multidisciplinary artist, Saranjit Birdi, explores his rediscovery of his ‘Father’s Lines’ of poetry and prose. Saranjit…
Blossom Bash – a blooming spring celebration: free event
This March our Historic Gardens are teaming up with the National Trust to celebrate the start of Spring and the National Trust’s own Festival of Blossom by hosting its first…
Colonel Pickerings: Regiment of Foote
Step back 350 years to the English Civil War and experience life on the road for soldiers and their families. Over the Easter weekend (Saturday and Sunday) , John Pickering…
Wassail in the Orchard
Wassail in the Orchard: An ancient tradition in the city. A wassail in the gloaming for all We bring the ancient Orchard Wassailing tradition to the city. Wassail is an…
World Book Day – celebrate reading for pleasure with us
We’re pleased to be able to say …. ‘dont stop celebrating reading!’ this coming Thursday, 2nd March. We know just how excited many children get when dressing up as their…
Volunteering at our Lantern Events 2017
We are looking for willing volunteers to be Stewards and servers of hot chocolate and marshmallows to visitors at our upcoming Lantern Festival! Here are some descriptions of the roles…
Harvest…
The Gardens are blessed with 2 apple and pear orchards and espaliered fruit fences all planted with over 60 heritage varieties dating back to the 1500s. Like many fruit growers…
Traditional family fun day
Nearly time again for our amazingly popular low-tech family fun day. Skittles, sack races, hopscotch and egg and spoon races bring three – or more – generations together this Thursday…