Explore the famous writers and poets with connections to the Kay-Shuttleworth family in this bookish trail round the Hall.
An illuminating talk on the friendship between Elizabeth Gaskell and Charlotte Bronte and how the Kay-Shuttleworths of Gawthorpe Hall played a major part in it, by Dr Diane Duffy.
Meet our friendly sewing experts and discover some fascinating embroidery and sewing to inspire you.
Join us on a walk with a National Trust Ranger and learn about the challenges to conservation and what work is being carried out to improve biodiversity.
Be inspired to have a go at writing your own poetry inside the stunning setting of Gawthorpe Hall.
Meet the 17th century visitors who have come to Gawthorpe Hall for the weekend, discover what everyday life and work was like.
Join our BioBlitz event and help us find and identify the many species of plants, animals, fungi and other organisms that live in the grounds of Gawthorpe Hall.
A fascinating talk about women’s lives in England during the 1600s, based around diaries written in the 1660s by Alice Thornton.
Why was there a spectacular witchcraft trial in Lancashire in 1612? This question has never been properly answered, until now in this talk based on original research by Dr Colin Penny.