Events
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Arts and crafts
Arts and crafts
Join us every Sunday, 11am - 4pm, from 13 May to 12 August work with Karen Woods to create a variety of crafts starting with marvellous mobiles, animal masks, teabag flowers, fluttering flags, mad roc monsters and more.
Find out more by searching below for each week's activity. £5 per participant.
© Karen Woods
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HENRO Exhibition
HENRO Exhibition
Friday 18 May – Tuesday 12 June, 11am-4pm. Park, garden and house admission applies.
An exhibition by Takumasa Ono, an official artist of the National Trust in Japan. There'll be silk screen prints, traditional Japanese paintings, sumi-e-ink drawings and watercolours inspired by National Trust places.
© National Trust
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Living history
Living history
Join us for special living history days and follow in the footsteps of the servants of this grand estate.
The next living history days are Saturday 19 May, Friday 8 June, Sunday 17 June, Sunday 8 July, Saturday 21 July, Fridays 3 and 17 August, Thursday 23 August and Sunday 16 September.
House admission applies.
© Jo Sweetman
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The Great British Story
The Great British Story
On Sunday 20 May, spend a day wandering through stately rooms and stunning gardens as the BBC join us to explore The Great British Story in Suffolk.
We’ll delve into history with the help of Michael Wood, The One Show’s Joe Crowley and BBC Look East’s Stewart White. Plus an expert team of historians and academics.
© BBC
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Studio Silver Today
Studio Silver Today
We're very excited to have been chosen by The Goldsmiths' Company to host Studio Silver Today.
Most Saturdays Miriam Hanid will be in residence in the house making a silver beaker inspired by Ickworth which you could win.
Accompanying the project, we've also arranged a great programme of events for you to join in.
Find out more about Studio Silver Today
© Miriam Hanid
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Jubilee crafts and picnic
Jubilee crafts and picnic
Join us on Monday 4 June for a picnic and some fun Jubilee inspired crafts, along with a Jubilee trail in the garden.
Cream teas on the lawn with music to celebrate 60 glittering years on the throne. £5 per child for the crafts.
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The Sword in the Stone
The Sword in the Stone
Join us on Friday 8 June for a picnic and outdoor entertainment, as Cambridge Touring Theatre take you on the mystical and hilarious adventures of Arthur, a young squire and his tutor, the magical wizard Merlin.
Children's workshop at 5pm and performance at 6.30pm.
Book now for Sword in the Stone
© Cambridge Outdoor Theatre
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The history of silver, past and present
The history of silver, past and present
Thursday 21 June, 1.30pm - 4.30pm. The world of antique silver with James Rothwell, Curator and Adviser for silver for the National Trust; Rosemary Ransome Wallis, Curator of the renowned silver collections of The Goldsmiths' Company; and artist enameller Ros Conway.
Book online or call 0844 249 1895. £7.50.
© The Goldsmiths' Company
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Walking at Ickworth
Walking at Ickworth
We've a great choice of walks for you to enjoy at Ickworth. Why not try Nordic walking? It's a fabulous way to keep fit. We can arrange bespoke walks for you and your friends on anything that you'd love to learn more about. Our popular guided walks continue this year too. Search below for details of all our walks.
© National Trust
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Relay for Life
Relay for Life
Saturday 23 June, 12 noon – midnight. Free entry to the park and gardens. Entertainment throughout the day in support of Cancer Research UK, while 30 teams of all ages pace the Relay for Life track for 21 hours in recognition of the ongoing work to beat cancer.
Call Lorraine to sign up a team on 07515 759478.
© Lorraine Cockerton
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Silver workshop
Silver workshop
On Thursday 28 June, 10am-4pm, join us for this rare opportunity to make a spoon using traditional silversmithing techniques with our silversmith, Miriam Hanid. Making the item from copper, you'll then have the chance to make a second item from silver (purchased separately). £75 includes lunch.
More details below.
© Miriam Hanid
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Macbeth
Macbeth
On Sunday 29 July, 7-9.30pm, join the Lord Chamberlain's Men for their devastating and gripping thriller, Macbeth. Bring along a picnic, sit back and relax but beware witches, traitors and murderers. Picnic from 6pm.
See below for more details. To book, call 0844 2491895 or book online.
© The Lord Chamberlain's Men
Arts and crafts
HENRO Exhibition
Living history
The Great British Story
Studio Silver Today
Jubilee crafts and picnic
The Sword in the Stone
The history of silver, past and present
Walking at Ickworth
Relay for Life
Silver workshop
Macbeth