Easter at the Gardens 28th March-12th April
Easter Holidays in the Gardens – we’re open every day The holidays are early this year, all the better for getting out into the open air, exploring nature and having…
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…
Spring Wreath Workshop
Spring Wreath Workshop at the Gardens 🌿 Join Claire of Amber Jean Flowers for another really popular relaxed and creative Spring Wreath workshop in the historic Music Room in the…
Blossom Picnics – an english hanami celebration
Picnics under the Blossoms – a japanese tradition borrowed for our apple orchards here in Brum. If the blossom gods are kind, the two heritage apple orchards will be puffy…
Vegan Market Day: food, music, picnics…plantbased yumminess
Another great food event in the Gardens… Spend the midsummer Sunday picnicking in our glorious Gardens sampling some of the best vegan food available. Vegan Market Co returns with their…
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…
Carboot Sale (Fundraiser)
Free entry for buyers 09:30 – 12:30 After last year’s autumn date was ‘storm cancelled’… we trying again for April… With bacon batches being served from 09:00, and the Gardens…
Morris into May…
Morris Into May The success of the 2025 event has led us to schedule it once more. As the last vestiges of Winter are beaten back by the arrival of…
‘Grow it forward’ – the humble spud.
Save the date, we reviving our POTATO DAY. Who doesn’t love the wonderfully versatile spud; chips, roasted, baked or in a salad. But they’re no longer quite ‘as cheap as…
WildFoodUK Foraging Course
Foraging safely… Even here in the city, Nature offers wonderful habitats and food for free. Join us and WildFoodUK for a fascinating stroll in the ‘urban countryside’. A first level…