Sunday Saunters…special weekend openings for winter wanderings
Sometimes all you want on Sunday afternoon at this time of year is a bit of fresh air and a stretching of the legs. No kitting up for a long…
Free lantern making workshops
Help make our enchanted mushroom lantern village for christmas in the Gardens. We’re working with artist Sophie Handy to make 100 little mushroom houses from willow and tissue paper. A great…
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…
Unplug and Play – all summer
Five weeks of good value summer fun at the Gardens Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 12- 3.30… it’s Unplug and Play Crafts, gardening and outdoor exploration. Children and families…
Dogs Don’t do Ballet
To kick off the summer holidays with a fun and warming outdoor show , get the kids up and moving with Bif… Biff is not like other dogs. He doesn’t…
Year 6 Summer Leavers Special (New)
Transition to ‘Big School’ can be a nervy time for many pupils. The Gardens’ education department is offering a fun day out for Year 6 with a purpose. A Taste…
All the world’s a stage
Those baroque Garden designers always emphasised bold theatricality in their layouts. Although we are certainly not on the grand scale of Versailles or the Royal Palaces, our ‘wilderness’ areas, boxed…
National Croquet Day at the Gardens
This Sunday is National Croquet Day! If you’ve never played croquet, then you probably only know the game through its depiction in Alice in Wonderland, where the Queen of Hearts…
Pop in for pop-up food and music…
A new series of gentle, relaxed afternoons where you can take full advantage of the Gardens for some ‘me-time’. We’ve asked some of the best local or artisan food businesses…
The Gardens are waking up.. visitor newsletter
Our first newsletter of 2017 has just been sent to over 700 people. Why not be the first to hear about things in the Garden. Get the newsletter direct to…